Hackney, inner borough of Greater
London, SE England, on the Lea River. Clothing manufacture (in Hackney) and
printing and furniture making (in Shoreditch) are the borough's chief
industries. London's first theater was built in Shoreditch (c.1575). The
parish church of St. Mary, in Stoke Newington, is one of the few remaining
Elizabethan churches. The writer Daniel Defoe lived there. The London College of
Furniture, the Shoreditch College for the Clothing Industry, and
Cordwainer's Technical College are in the borough. Hackney Marshes, a large
sports and recreation area intersected by the Lea, lies just outside the
borough.
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