London Borough of Hackney

Hackney was a borough in Greater London. (COMIC: The Widow's Curse, TV: Revenge of the Slitheen, PROSE: )

Geography
Hackney shared its north-western border with Haringey, its north-eastern border with Waltham Forest, its south-eastern border with Newham, its southern border with Tower Hamlets, its south-western border with the City of London and its western border with Islington. (TV: Revenge of the Slitheen)

Coal Hill, and therefore Shoreditch, was located in Hackney. (COMIC: Clara Oswald and the School of Death) It also included the district of Haggerston.

History
Hackney appeared on Mr Smith's map of London. (TV: Revenge of the Slitheen)

It was governed by Hackney Borough Council. (COMIC: The Widow's Curse)

Hackney held a Hackney Harvest feast on Sunday 29 September 2016, on the junction of Narrow Way and Mare Street. Around this time, Your Hackney was a short film competition in Hackney. (TV: For Tonight We Might Die)

In October 2016, a Shadow Kin in pure shadow form chased Tanya Adeola into a shop. (TV: For Tonight We Might Die)