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Hackney Marsh London Map

Traditional county: London · Unitary authority: Greater London · Region: London

Explore Hackney Marsh, London with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Hackney Marsh map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.

Interactive Map of Hackney Marsh, London

How to Use This Hackney Marsh, London Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Hackney Marsh, London, England. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.

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PlaceHackney Marsh
Traditional CountyLondon
Unitary AuthorityGreater London
District / BoroughHackney
RegionLondon
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude51.551998
Longitude-0.021273
Place TypeSuburban Area

About Hackney Marsh

Hackney Marsh stretches across the low-lying basin of the River Lea, offering a vast, open expanse that serves as the spiritual heart of amateur football in the capital. It lies 4.0 miles north-east of City of London (from City of London: bearing 50°T, OS grid TQ 372 855). Winter light here possesses a pale, brittle clarity, catching the frosted blades of grass across the immense, flat playing fields before the morning matches begin. To the west, the rhythmic flow of the Hackney Cut provides a quiet boundary, its dark water mirroring the shifting grey clouds that drift over the marshes. The land holds a stubborn, elemental openness, resisting the encroaching density of the metropolis with its sheer, unyielding horizon. Nearby, the metallic glint of the Olympic Rings stands as a stark, modern sentinel, marking a shift in the landscape toward the manicured intensity of the neighbouring parklands. On quieter days, the wind carries a damp, earthy scent from the Main Marsh, a reminder of the alluvial soil that once defined this entire flood plain. Hackney Marsh remains a place of rugged endurance, where the simple geometry of white-lined pitches cuts through the wild, persistent verdancy of the valley floor.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Eton Manor by Carol Ann Duffy (Public Artwork) — 0.2 mi, 079° E
  • Olympic Rings (Monument) — 0.3 mi, 137° SE
  • Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park (Park) — 0.4 mi, 148° SSE
  • Hackney Cut (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.4 mi, 264° W
  • Main Marsh (Wetland) — 0.4 mi, 309° NW
  • Paralympic Agitos (Monument) — 0.4 mi, 160° SSE
  • V&A East Storehouse (Museum) — 0.4 mi, 179° S
  • V&A David Bowie Centre (Museum) — 0.4 mi, 179° S
  • Villiers Gardens (Park) — 0.5 mi, 116° ESE
  • East London Cabaret Theatre (Theatre) — 0.7 mi, 052° NE
  • V&A East Museum (Museum) — 0.8 mi, 155° SSE
  • Castle Cinema (Cinema) — 0.9 mi, 267° W
  • Sadler's Wells East (Theatre) — 0.9 mi, 152° SSE
  • Vue Westfield Stratford City (Cinema) — 0.9 mi, 132° SE
  • Parnell Road Bridge (Scheduled Monument) — 1.0 mi, 196° SSW
  • ArcelorMittal Orbit (Attraction) — 1.0 mi, 159° SSE
  • Robert (Attraction) — 1.1 mi, 133° SE
  • Three Colt Bridge, Gunmaker'S Lane (Scheduled Monument) — 1.2 mi, 203° SSW
  • Greenway (Viewpoint) — 1.2 mi, 165° SSE
  • Waterworks River (River) — 1.3 mi, 151° SSE
  • Sutton House (Attraction) — 1.3 mi, 259° W
  • Clapton Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.4 mi, 280° W
  • Tower of Church of St Augustine (Viewpoint) — 1.5 mi, 259° WSW
  • Hackney Museum (Museum) — 1.6 mi, 251° WSW
  • Walthamstow Marshes Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.7 mi, 316° NW · 38 ha
  • Prescott Channel (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.7 mi, 156° SSE
  • Bonner Hall Bridge, Regent'S Canal (Scheduled Monument) — 1.7 mi, 221° SW
  • Gatehouse of Abbey of St Mary Stratford Langthorne (Historic Ruins) — 1.7 mi, 141° SE
  • Walthamstow Pumphouse Museum (Museum) — 1.8 mi, 341° NNW
  • The Clock Mill (Attraction) — 1.8 mi, 161° SSE

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About This Hackney Marsh Map Page

Explore Hackney Marsh, London, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 51.551998, -0.021273. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.

Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.

Page builtAugust 2026
Location dataOS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0.
County dataTraditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography.
CoordinatesWGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data.