Visit South Hackney Places

Welcome to Visit South Hackney Places
The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in South Hackney

  

South Hackney Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about South Hackney

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South Hackney history

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In Tudor times, South Hackney consisted of two small settlements. There were two moated houses, the one on the north side of Well Street belonging to the Knights of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem. In Church Crescent, near the church are six almshouses, created by a bequest from William Monger in 1669.

You can visit South Hackney places with Walkfo South Hackney to hear history at South Hackney’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo South Hackney has 686 places to visit in our interactive South Hackney map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout South Hackney, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at South Hackney places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to South Hackney & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 686 audio facts unique to South Hackney places in an interactive South Hackney map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit South Hackney Places Map
686 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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South Hackney historic spots	South Hackney tourist destinations	South Hackney plaques	South Hackney geographic features
Walkfo South Hackney tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in South Hackney

  

Best South Hackney places to visit

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South Hackney has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied South Hackney’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo South Hackney’s information audio spots:

Liberty of Norton Folgate Norton Folgate was a liberty in Middlesex, England . It was adjacent to the City of London in what would become the East End of London .

Whitecross Street Prison Whitecross Street Prison was a debtors’ prison in London . It was built between 1813–15 to ease overcrowding at Newgate Prison and closed in 1870 . All of the prisoners were transferred to the newly built Holloway Prison .

The Screen On The Green The Screen On The Green is a single screen cinema facing Islington Green in the London Borough of Islington, London . The current building was opened in 1913 and it is one of the oldest continuously running cinemas in the UK .

King Square Gardens King Square Gardens is a park in the area of St Luke’s in the London Borough of Islington . The park is designated as a Site of Local Importance to Nature Conservation . It was used in the opening scene of the 1979 Pink Floyd song Another Brick in the Wall Part 2 .

Holy Trinity Priory, Aldgate The Holy Trinity Priory was founded in 1108 by Queen Matilda of England, wife of King Henry I, near Aldgate in London . The house was founded with clergy from St Botolph’s Priory in Colchester .

Bishopsgate Library Bishopsgate Library is an independent, charity-funded library . It is located in the Bishops Gate Institute in the City of London .

New North Road, Islington The New North Road is 0.8 miles (1.3 km) in length and is part of the A1200 . It is a link road from the A1 at Highbury into the City of London at Moorgate .

Highbury New Park Highbury New Park is a street in Highbury in the London Borough of Islington . It runs from Highbury Quadrant in the north to Highbury Grove in the south .

Stoke Newington Stoke Newington is part of the London Borough of Hackney. It is 5 miles (8 km) north-east of Charing Cross. The historic core of the area retains the distinct London village character.

Dalston Synagogue The Dalston Synagogue was a Jewish place of worship in the London Borough of Islington, North London, from about 1885 to 1970 . Jews fleeing the pogroms of the Russian Empire established a congregation in the neighbourhood by 1876 . The Victorian Gothic building was erected in Poets Road in 1885 .

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