Dalston

Dalston is a place in the London Borough of Hackney, England.

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Its historical borders are Kingsland Road and Kingsland High Street in the west, London Fields in the east, Downs Park Road in the north and the Shoreditch parish boundary in the south. Its main shopping street, Kingsland High Street, follows the route of the Roman Ermine Street, and has the road number A10.

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Modern Dalston is often seen as the area surrounding both sides of Kingsland High Street, even though some of the west side is within the London Borough of Islington. As such, it bestrides the main route north from the City of London. While any investment in a 'run down' area is generally a good thing, the gentrification of this area is leading to a rapid increase in property prices, leading to understandable resentment from people priced out of the area in which they grew up. This process has been accelerated since the East London Line extension, reopening Dalston Junction Station, was confirmed in the run-up to London's sucessful bid to hold the 2012 Olympics.

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London Borough of Hackney: :For other uses of Hackney, see Hackney (disambiguation)...

England: :For an explanation of often confusing terms like England, (Great) Britain and United Kingdom see British Isles (terminology)....

London Fields: :London Fields is also the title of a 1989 novel by British writer Martin Amis....