Londons first Tudor theatres were built at Shoreditch and the Gunpowder Plot was first exposed nearby in Hoxton too.[8] Notable residents from the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries included Robert Aske, William Cecil, Samuel Courtauld, Samuel Hoare, Joseph Priestley and Thomas Sutton. Many grand houses stood in Stoke Newington and Stamford Hill, with the latter providing a haven for Hackneys many Orthodox Jewish residents from the 1930s. Alfred Hitchcock made many of his first films in Hoxton at the Gainsborough Studios in Poole Street.[9] After industrialisation, extensive post-war development and immigration, the areas many Georgian and Victorian terraces are being gentrified, warehouses are being converted and new apartments are being built.[10] It was inner Londons greenest borough and London Transports best bike borough 2006,[11] with 62 parks and open spaces, covering 815 acres (3.3 km2).[12] Seven Hackney parks have now achieved Green Flag status.[13] One, Abney Park, became scheduled in 2009 as one of Britains historic park and garden at risk from neglect and decay.[14] Hackney Marshes play host to the largest collection of football pitches in Europe; and was the site of part of the 2012 Summer Olympics. Governance[edit]
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