Ridley Road Market (known locally as Ridley Road) but often referred to as "Dalston Market" is the central

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Dalston Dalston () is an area of East London, in the London Borough of Hackney. It is 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 i ...

in the

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. It is opposite Dalston Kingsland railway station, just off the Kingsland High Street section of the A10, about three miles north of the

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. It sells a wide range of commodities, including food. Goods, particularly fruit and vegetables, are sold from traditional barrows (trolleys) in the pedestrianised street from 8am to 6pm daily (not Sundays or bank holidays). There is a large range of traditional and exotic produce from around the world. Other stalls and many other shops lining the street sell a wide variety of foods and household goods. New style stalls have recently been introduced by the local council.

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* Retail markets in London Streets in the London Borough of Hackney {{London-geo-stub Dalston

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