De Beauvoir Town
Area of Hackney, East London
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De Beauvoir Town is a neighbourhood in the London Borough of Hackney, 2 miles (3.2 km) north of the City of London. It is sometimes described as a part of Dalston. The name is pronounced variously; notably (də BEE-vər) and (dee BOH-vwar), with the former giving rise to its traditional Cockney nickname Beavertown.
The area, then in the ancient parish of Hackney, was developed in the mid-19th century. Most of its development was carried out as part of a plan for new town to attract prosperous residents, though it includes a range of housing types and other land uses. The new town was based around De Beauvoir Square and primarily built in the Jacobethan style.
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