Haymarket
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United Kingdom

  • Haymarket (London), street in Westminster, London
  • Newcastle Haymarket
    Newcastle Haymarket
    Haymarket is an area in the north of the city centre of Newcastle upon Tyne, England.The area functions as a public transport hub with Eldon Square bus station, Haymarket bus station and Haymarket Metro station located next to each other....

    , section of Newcastle upon Tyne city centre, England
    • Haymarket bus station
      Haymarket Bus Station
      Haymarket bus station is one of two bus stations serving the city centre of Newcastle upon Tyne, North East England.Originally opened in 1930, refurbished in the early 1970s and rebuilt in 1997, it is located in the Haymarket area of the city centre, near to Newcastle University and adjacent to the...

      , bus station in Newcastle upon Tyne, above
  • Haymarket, Edinburgh
    Haymarket, Edinburgh
    Haymarket is an area of Edinburgh, Scotland. It is in the west of the city and is a focal point for many main roads, notably Dalry Road , Corstorphine Road and Shandwick Place .Haymarket contains a number of popular pubs, cafés and...

    , area of Edinburgh, Scotland
    • Haymarket railway station
      Haymarket railway station
      For the Tyne and Wear Metro see Haymarket Metro station.Haymarket railway station is in Haymarket, Edinburgh, Scotland. It is Edinburgh's second largest station after Waverley, a major commuter and long-distance destination, located quite centrally near the West End...

      , railway station in Edinburgh, Scotland

United States

  • Haymarket, Virginia
    Haymarket, Virginia
    Haymarket is a town in Prince William County, Virginia, United States. The population was 879 at the 2000 census, but the 2009 is 1,252. Haymarket is home to the Haymarket Senators of the Valley Baseball League...

    , town in Prince William County, Virginia, USA
  • Haymarket Square (Boston)
    Haymarket Square (Boston)
    Haymarket Square in Boston is an open-air fruit and vegetable market near the North End, Government Center, West End and Faneuil Hall Marketplace...

    , area in Boston
    Boston
    Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...

    , Massachusetts
    Massachusetts
    The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...

    , USA, still used for open-air markets, though several blocks from the historic square
    • Haymarket (MBTA station)
      Haymarket (MBTA station)
      Haymarket is a MBTA station on the Green and Orange lines, located at the corner of Congress and New Sudbury Street. Transfer between the Green and Orange Lines is possible here, although the adjacent North Station may be more convenient for some cross-platform transfers.Originally, the Orange...

      , a metro station
      Metro station
      A metro station or subway station is a railway station for a rapid transit system, often known by names such as "metro", "underground" and "subway". It is often underground or elevated. At crossings of metro lines, they are multi-level....

       serving the above location in Boston
  • Haymarket Theatre (Boston, Massachusetts)
    Haymarket Theatre (Boston, Massachusetts)
    The Haymarket Theatre or Hay-Market Theatre was a theatre in late-18th century Boston, Massachusetts. Organized by Charles Stuart Powell, it occupied a large, wooden building "opposite the Mall on Common Street, near Hatch's Tavern." In addition to dramatic plays, the theatre presented some 62...

  • Haymarket House, cooperative household in Chicago, Illinois, USA
  • Haymarket (Louisville)
    Haymarket (Louisville)
    The Haymarket referred to an outdoor farmer's market in Louisville, Kentucky. The market occupied the block between Jefferson, Liberty, Floyd and Brook streets. A small section extended south down Floyd Street. It was established in 1891 on the site of the city's earliest rail station, belonging to...

    , former outdoor farmer's market in Louisville, Kentucky, USA

Other

Haymarket may refer to:
  • Haymarket affair
    Haymarket affair
    The Haymarket affair was a demonstration and unrest that took place on Tuesday May 4, 1886, at the Haymarket Square in Chicago. It began as a rally in support of striking workers. An unknown person threw a dynamite bomb at police as they dispersed the public meeting...

    , 1886 incident in Chicago, Illinois
  • Haymarket Theatre
    Haymarket Theatre
    The Theatre Royal Haymarket is a West End theatre in the Haymarket in the City of Westminster which dates back to 1720, making it the third-oldest London playhouse still in use...

    , theatre in London
  • Haymarket Shopping Centre, shopping centre in Leicester
  • Haymarket Theatre
    Haymarket Theatre (Leicester)
    The Haymarket Theatre was a theatre in Leicester, England, based in the Haymarket Shopping Centre on Belgrave Gate in Leicester city centre. The theatre closed at the end of 2006 and has been replaced by the Curve Theatre...

    , theatre in Leicester
  • Haymarket Group
    Haymarket Group
    Haymarket Media Group is a privately owned media company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It has offices in Australia, Belgium, China, Germany, India, Japan, Singapore and the United States....

    , magazine publishing firm
  • Haymarket Books
    Haymarket Books
    Haymarket Books is a non-profit left-wing book publisher and distributor. It is published by the Center for Economic Research and Social Change...

    , non-profit publisher of left-wing literature in the United States

Etymology

When horses and other domesticated animals were still being kept within the confines of European cities most larger cities had a market place that was primarily used for the sale of hay for the animals. And the name of the market place, "hay market", lives on in many European cities and in several different languages, including Haymarket in London, England, Heumarkt
Heumarkt
means "haymarket":* Heumarkt , Köln-Altstadt-Nord, Köln* Am Heumarkt , Vienna 3** Heumarktkaserne...

in Cologne, Germany and Vienna, Austria and Hötorget
Hötorget
Hötorget is a city square in the center of Stockholm. During the daytime it is the site of a fruit and vegetable market, except on Sundays, when flea markets are arranged....

in Stockholm, Sweden. All three names literally mean "hay market".
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