Dalston

Dalston
St. Mark's Church – "Cathedral of the East End"
Dalston Location within Greater London
OS grid reference	TQ345845
• Charing Cross	4 mi (6.4 km) SW
London borough	Hackney
Ceremonial county	Greater London
Region	London
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	LONDON
Postcode district	E8, N1, N16
Dialling code	020
Police	Metropolitan
Fire	London
Ambulance	London
UK Parliament	Hackney North and Stoke Newington Hackney South and Shoreditch
London Assembly	North East
List of places UK England London 51°32′42″N 0°04′12″W / 51.545°N 0.070°W / 51.545; -0.070

Dalston (/ˈdɔːlstən/) is an area of East London, in the London Borough of Hackney. It is four miles (six kilometres) 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.^[1]