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Hoxton
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Hoxton is an area in the London Borough of Hackney, England. It was historically in the county of Middlesex until 1889. Hoxton lies north-east of the City of London, is considered to be a part of London's East End and was once part of the civil parish and subsequent Metropolitan Borough of Shoreditch, prior to its incorporation into Hackney.

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UK place.official_name
Hoxton
UK place.map_type
Greater London
UK place.region
London
UK place.country
England
UK place.london_borough
Hackney
UK place.constituency_westminster
Hackney South and Shoreditch
UK place.post_town
LONDON
UK place.postcode_area
E
UK place.postcode_district
E2
UK place.postcode_area1
N
UK place.postcode_district1
N1
UK place.dial_code
020
UK place.os_grid_reference
TQ335835
UK place.charingX_distance_mi
2.7
UK place.charingX_direction
SW
UK place.static_image_name
Hoxton Square park.jpg
UK place.static_image_caption
Hoxton Square Park in 2017

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postal code
N1
OS grid reference
TQ335835
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Hoxton
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Ruth Pfau
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13 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Origins
  • Tudor Hoxton
  • Gunpowder, treason and a letter
  • Almshouses and madhouses
  • Victorian era and 20th century
  • Hoxton today
  • Hoxton Market
  • People
  • Education
  • Transport
  • References and notes
  • External links

Hoxton is an area in the London Borough of Hackney, England. It was historically in the county of Middlesex until 1889. Hoxton lies north-east of the City of London, is considered to be a part of London's East End and was once part of the civil parish and subsequent Metropolitan Borough of Shoreditch, prior to its incorporation into Hackney.

The area is generally considered to be bordered by Regent's Canal on the north side, Wharf Road and City Road to the west, Old Street to the south, and Kingsland Road to the east.

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