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Dalston
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Dalston () is an area of East London, in the London Borough of Hackney. It is northeast of Charing Cross. Dalston began as a hamlet on either side of Dalston Lane, and as the area urbanised the term also came to apply to surrounding areas including Kingsland and Shacklewell, all three of which being part of the Ancient Parish of Hackney.

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UK place.official_name
Dalston
UK place.static_image_name
St Mark's Church, Dalston - geograph.org.uk - 386321.jpg
UK place.static_image_caption
St. Mark's Church – "Cathedral of the East End"
UK place.map_type
Greater London
UK place.region
London
UK place.country
England
UK place.london_borough
Hackney
UK place.constituency_westminster
Hackney North and Stoke Newington
UK place.constituency_westminster1
Hackney South and Shoreditch
UK place.post_town
LONDON
UK place.postcode_area
E
UK place.postcode_district
E8
UK place.postcode_area1
N
UK place.postcode_district1
N1, N16
UK place.dial_code
020
UK place.os_grid_reference
TQ345845
UK place.charingX_distance_mi
4
UK place.charingX_direction
SW

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St. Mark's Church Dalston.jpg
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TQ345845
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Dalston, London
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  • Notable buildings
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Dalston () is an area of East London, in the London Borough of Hackney. It is northeast of Charing Cross. Dalston began as a hamlet on either side of Dalston Lane, and as the area urbanised the term also came to apply to surrounding areas including Kingsland and Shacklewell, all three of which being part of the Ancient Parish of Hackney.

The area has experienced a high degree of gentrification in recent years, a process accelerated by the East London line extension, now part of London Overground, and the reopening of Dalston Junction railway station, part of London's successful bid to host the 2012 Olympics.

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