Stoke Newington
OS grid reference	TQ335865
London borough	Hackney
Ceremonial county	Greater London
Region	London
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	LONDON
Postcode district	N16
Dialling code	020
Police	Metropolitan
Fire	London
Ambulance	London
UK Parliament	Hackney North and Stoke Newington
London Assembly	North East
European Parliament	London
List of places: UK • England • London

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Note: For an area with a similar name, see Newington, in the London Borough of Southwark.

Stoke Newington is a district in the London Borough of Hackney. Newington is a place in the London Borough of Southwark. ... The London Borough of Southwark is a London borough in London, England. ... The London Borough of Hackney is a London Borough in the east end of London and part of inner London. ...

Boundaries

In modern terms, Stoke Newington can be roughly defined by the N16 postcode area (though this also includes parts of Stamford Hill and the almost extinct district of Shacklewell). Its southern boundary with Dalston is quite ill-defined too. However, Stoke Newington was once a well-defined administrative unit. In 1899 the Metropolitan Borough of Stoke Newington was formed out of the greater part of the parish of Stoke Newington. The resulting boundaries seem rather anomalous now; the entire eastern side of Stoke Newington High Street and beyond, including Stoke Newington Common, were included in the next door Metropolitan Borough of Hackney, but in fact this area was already part of the parish of Hackney - not Stoke Newington - and much of it would have been regarded as being in Shacklewell at the time. These apparent oddities became moot when in 1965, the Metropolitan Borough became part of the London Borough of Hackney. The N (Northern) postcode area, also known as the London N postcode area[1], is the part of the London postal district covering much of north London, England. ... Stamford Hill is a place in the north of the London Borough of Hackney, near the border with Haringey. ... A district within the London Borough of Hackney, roughly between Dalston and Hackney Central. ... This article is about the district of London. ... The Metropolitan Borough of Stoke Newington was a metropolitan borough in the County of London between 1899 and 1965 when it became part of the London Borough of Hackney. ... Stoke Newington was an ancient parish in the county of Middlesex. ... Stoke Newington Common is dissected by this railway cutting and two busy roads. ... The Metropolitan Borough of Hackney was a metropolitan borough of the County of London from 1899 to 1965. ... Hackney was an ancient parish in the county of Middlesex. ... Year 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. ... The London Borough of Hackney is a London Borough in the east end of London and part of inner London. ...

Throughout all these changes, the core of Stoke Newington, centred around Stoke Newington Church Street, has retained its own distinct 'London village' character, and indeed, commentators^{[citation needed]} such as Nikolaus Pevsner have confessed^{[citation needed]} that they find it hard to see the district as being in London at all. Stoke Newington Church Street is a road linking Green Lanes (A105) in the west to Stoke Newington High Street ancient Ermine Street (A10) in the east. ... Sir Nikolaus Pevsner CBE (January 30, 1902 – August 18, 1983) was a German-born British historian of art and, especially, architecture. ...

Open space

The Castle Climbing Centre, once the main Water Board pumping station.

For one small district, Stoke Newington is endowed with a generous amount of open space. To its north, there is the extensive West Reservoir, now a non-working facility, but open for leisure and surrounded by greenspace, at the entrance to which is the architecturally bizarre Castle Climbing Centre, once the main Water Board pumping station. It was originally designed to look like a towering Scottish castle, and is now much-loved in the area. Image File history File links Stoke_newington_castle_1. ... Image File history File links Stoke_newington_castle_1. ... The Metropolitan Water Boards headquarters in Finsbury. ...

South of these facilities is Clissold Park, an extensive swathe of parkland complete with a small menagerie, aviary and Clissold Mansion, a Grade II listed building, built for Jonathan Hoare, a local Quaker, in the 1790¹s.^[1] Clissold Park is a popular community park located in Stoke Newington within the London Borough of Hackney. ... The Forth Bridge, designed by Sir Benjamin Baker and Sir John Fowler, opened in 1890, and now owned by Network Rail, is designated as a Category A listed building by Historic Scotland. ...

Tracking east from here and past the two Church of England parish churches (Stoke Newington was greedy enough to retain the old one, unusual in a London parish) leads to Abney Park Cemetery, one of the most splendid and enlightened of Victorian London cemeteries. It is now a nature reserve, a role that it was in many ways originally intended for, as it was set up as an arboretum. Finally, across the high street to the east is the fragmented Stoke Newington Common. This, however, has its charms, largely due to the extensive and diverse programme of tree planting it has enjoyed in recent years. Abney Park Cemetery—every turn of the path reveals a new and unique landscape (September 2005). ... An arboretum is a botanical garden primarily devoted to trees and other woody plants, forming a living collection of trees intended at least partly for scientific study. ... Stoke Newington Common is dissected by this railway cutting and two busy roads. ...

Liquid assets

From the 16th century on, Stoke Newington has played a prominent role in assuring a water supply to sustain London's rapid growth. Hugh Myddleton's New River runs through the area and still makes a contribution to London's water. Although this originally terminated at the New River Head in Finsbury, since 1946 its main flow has ended at the reservoirs, though a slow ornamental trickle flows past the West Reservoir to go underground for a stretch on Green Lanes, reappearing for a time in Clissold Park only to disappear underground again on its way to Canonbury. The river bank, the New River Path [1], can be walked for some distance to the north through Haringey and on to its source near Hertford, though not all sections are open. (15th century - 16th century - 17th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 16th century was that century which lasted from 1501 to 1600. ... Statue of Sir Hugh Myddleton near the terminus of the New River Sir Hugh Myddleton (1560-10 December 1631) was a Welsh goldsmith, clothmaker, banker, entrepreneur, mine-owner and self-taught engineer. ... There are also other rivers called the New River New Gauge where water leaves the River Lea at the start of the New River The New River is a man-made waterway in England, opened in 1613 to supply London with fresh drinking water. ... Finsbury is a place in the south of the London Borough of Islington. ... Green Lanes, or the A105, is a main road in north London that runs from Newington Green near Stoke Newington forming the border between Hackney and Islington, up to Finsbury Park, through Harringay and ends at the junction of Turnpike Lane. ... Canonbury is a place in the London Borough of Islington in the north of London. ... The London Borough of Haringey is a north London borough. ... Hertford (standard pronunciations /hɑtֽfəd/ and /hɑֽfəd/; local pronunciation /[h]ɑːʔֽfəd/) is the county town of Hertfordshire, England, and is in the East Hertfordshire district of that county. ...

The West reservoir, looking north.

The East and West Reservoirs, to the north of Clissold Park, are quite substantial for urban facilities. They were constructed in 1833 to purify the New River water and to act as a water reserve. As mentioned, the West Reservoir is now a leisure facility, offering sailing, canoeing and other water sports, plus Royal Yachting Association- approved sailing courses. Its local pump station is set out as a visitor centre, with a café, and pieces of the old hydraulic machinery can be viewed in the main pump hall. The other main pumping station at the reservoir gates, now a climbing centre (as mentioned above) was designed in its distinctive castellated style by William Chadwell Mylne (a past Snell Exhibitioner) and built in 1856. Image File history File links Stoke_newington_west_reservoir_1. ... Image File history File links Stoke_newington_west_reservoir_1. ... The Royal Yachting Association (RYA) is the UKs recognised national association for sailing, windsurfing, motor cruising, sportsboats, personal watercraft and powerboat racing. ... William Chadwell Mylne (born 1781, died 1863) was a British engineer and architect. ... The Snell Exhibition is an annual post-graduate scholarship awarded by Balliol College, Oxford and its recipients are referred to as Snell Exhibitioners. ...

Besides the water board facilities and the New River, Clissold Park also contains two large ornamental lakes, a home to many water birds and a population of terrapins. These lakes - purportedly the remains of clay pits dug for the bricks used in the building of Clissold House - are all that is left to mark the course of the Hackney Brook, one of London's lost rivers, which once flowed from west to east across Stoke Newington on its way to the River Lea. In flood at this point, the brook was known to span 10 metres. The two lakes are not actually fed from the brook, which has long disappeared into the maze of sewers under London, but from the mains supply - ultimately the New River. Terrapin, from the Algonquin word meaning a little turtle, may mean: An amphibious reptile Terrapin, which spends its time both in the water and on land. ... The Hackney Brook is one of the subterranean rivers of London. ... This article is not about the River Lee that flows through Cork, in the Republic of Ireland; see River Lee (Ireland). ...

History

Unusually, Stoke Newington retains two parish churches. St Mary's Old Church (left) and New Church (right).

Stoke Newington or 'new town in the wood', has been lightly settled for many hundreds of years, close to larger neighbouring Saxon settlements near the River Lea. In the nineteenth century it was discovered that Stoke Newington Common and Abney Park Cemetery had been part of a Neolithic working area for axe-making, some examples of which can be seen in the Museum of London. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (480x640, 233 KB) Summary Old (left) and new (right) parish churches, Stoke Newington, Hackney, London. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (480x640, 233 KB) Summary Old (left) and new (right) parish churches, Stoke Newington, Hackney, London. ... For other uses, see Anglo-Saxon. ... This article is not about the River Lee that flows through Cork, in the Republic of Ireland; see River Lee (Ireland). ... Stoke Newington Common is dissected by this railway cutting and two busy roads. ... Abney Park Cemetery—every turn of the path reveals a new and unique landscape (September 2005). ... Interior showing the Mayors state coach The Museum of London documents the history of London from the Palaeolithic to the present day. ...

Stoke Newington is recorded as part of the Ossulstone hundred in the county of Middlesex in the Domesday Book of 1086. In the 17th century, for administrative purposes the west of Stoke Newington High Street became part of the new Finsbury division and the east part of the Tower division. Both divisions were in 1889 then incorporated into the County of London. Ossulstone was a hundred of the ancient county of Middlesex, England. ... A hundred is an administrative division, frequently used in Europe and New England, which historically was used to divide a larger region into smaller geographical units. ... A county is generally a sub-unit of regional self-government within a sovereign jurisdiction. ... The Middlesex Guildhall at Westminster Middlesex is one of the 39 historic counties of England and was the second smallest (after Rutland). ... A line drawing entitled Domesday Book from Andrew Williamss Historic Byways and Highways of Old England. ... Events Domesday Book is completed in England Emperor Shirakawa of Japan starts his cloistered rule Imam Ali Mosque is rebuilt by the Seljuk Malik Shah I after being destroyed by fire. ... (16th century - 17th century - 18th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 17th century was that century which lasted from 1601-1700. ... The Finsbury Division was one of four divisions of the Hundred of Ossulstone, in the county of Middlesex, England. ... The Tower Division was a liberty in the ancient county of Middlesex. ... Year 1889 (MDCCCLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... The County of London was an administrative county and ceremonial county of England from 1889 to 1965. ...

In the Middle Ages and Tudor times it was a very small village a few miles from the city of London, frequently visited by wayfarers as a pit stop before journeying North. At this date the whole Manor was owned by St. Paul's Cathedral and yielded a small income, enough to support part of their work. During the 17th century the Cathedral sold the Manor to William Patten who became the first Lord of the Manor. His initials 'WP' and the motto 'ab alto' can be seen inscribed above the doorway of the old church next to Clissold Park. A century later it passed to Lady Mary Abney who drew up the first detailed maps of field boundaries and began to lay out a manorial parkland behind today's Fire Station on Church Street, with the aid of Dr Isaac Watts and her daughters. The Middle Ages formed the middle period in a traditional schematic division of European history into three ages: the classical civilization of Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and modern times, beginning with the Renaissance. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... St Pauls Cathedral is a cathedral on Ludgate Hill, in the City of London in London, and the seat of the Bishop of London. ... (16th century - 17th century - 18th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 17th century was that century which lasted from 1601-1700. ... Clissold Park is a popular community park located in Stoke Newington within the London Borough of Hackney. ... Isaac Watts (July 17, 1674 – November 25, 1748) is recognised as the Father of English Hymnody, as he was the first prolific and popular English hymnwriter, credited with some 750 hymns. ...

During the early 19th century, as London expanded, the Manor of Stoke Newington was 'enfranchised' to be sold in parcels as freehold land for building purposes. Gradually the village became absorbed into the seamless expansion of London. It was no longer a separate village by the mid to late 1800s. Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Being on the outskirts at this time, many expensive and large houses were built to house London's expanding population of nouveau riche whose journey to the commercial heart of the capital was made possible by the birth of the railways and the first Omnibuses. The latter were first introduced into central London in the 1820s by George Shillibeer, following his successful trial in a more limited capacity of the first school bus in the world for William Allen and Susannah Corder's novel Quaker school at Fleetwood House, Abney Park in Stoke Newington. Nouveau riche (French for new rich), or new money refers to persons who acquire wealth within their generation. ... “Autobus” redirects here. ... George Shillibeer, born in London, England c. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

St Mary's Lodge on Lordship Road - the 1843 home of noted architect and District Surveyor John Young - is the last-surviving of several grand detached homes built in the area around that time for well-off members of the new commuter class.

As a late Victorian and Edwardian suburb, Stoke Newington prospered, and continued in relative affluence and civic pride with its own municipal government until changes brought about by the Second World War.

Gibson Gardens, an early example of quality tenement buildings erected for the housing of 'the industrious classes' were built off Stoke Newington High Street in 1880 and still stand today. Gibson Gardens with original cobblestone paving. ...

Second World War

Abney Park Blitz memorial. Most of the space is taken up with the names of the victims of the 1940 Coronation Avenue incident.

During World War II, much of the area was damaged in the Blitz, and many were made homeless, although the level of destruction was much lower than in those areas of East London further south, such as Stepney or Shoreditch, or even in next-door Hackney. The death toll, too, was relatively low, almost three-quarters of civilian deaths being due to one tragic incident on 13 October 1940, when a crowded shelter, at Coronation Avenue off the high street, received a direct hit. The memorial to all the residents of the Borough who died in the air raids, including local Jewish people, can be seen in Abney Park Cemetery. And (like Hackney and Tottenham), Stoke Newington avoided most of the later V-weapon attacks, which fell disproportionately on South London; only a total of seven V-1s and two V-2s hit the then borough. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (900x656, 278 KB) File links The following pages link to this file: Abney Park Cemetery ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (900x656, 278 KB) File links The following pages link to this file: Abney Park Cemetery ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... For other uses, see Blitz. ... Stepney is a place in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. ... Shoreditch Town Hall Shoreditch is a place in the London Borough of Hackney. ... is the 286th day of the year (287th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Abney Park Cemetery—every turn of the path reveals a new and unique landscape (September 2005). ...

So most of the historic buildings at the heart of Stoke Newington survived, at least in a repairable state. A notable exception was the classically grand Parish Church of West Hackney, St James's, on Stoke Newington High Street, which dated from 1824. This was so severely damaged in the October 1940 bombing that the entire church had to be demolished, never to be rebuilt. It was replaced after the war by a much more modest structure, St Paul's, which is set well back from the street. Traces of the old church's stonework can still be seen facing the High Street.

Postwar developments

The old Metropolitan Borough town hall west portico showing traces of second world war camouflage to this day.

After the war a substantial amount of residential housing, particularly to the east of modern Stoke Newington; in Hackney borough at the time, had been either destroyed or left in such a bad state that it was seen by the urban planners of that era, as better to demolish it. Postwar redevelopment has replaced many of these areas with large estates, some more successful than others. Much of this residential redevelopment was planned by Frederick Gibberd, the designer of Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral. Image File history File links Stoke_newington_town_hall_2. ... Image File history File links Stoke_newington_town_hall_2. ... Sir Frederick Ernest Gibberd (b. ... Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral steps The south elevation and main entrance to the Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral, a Roman Catholic cathedral in Liverpool, has the official name of Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King. ...

Ever a home to radicals, Communist Party meetings were held in the Town Hall in the post-war years. And although Stoke Newington became part of the London Borough of Hackney in 1965, it has never quite lost its own identity. Indeed, following the 1960s, it increasingly became home to a number of squatters, artists, bohemians and also political radicals. Famously, the 'Stoke Newington 8' were arrested on 20 August 1971 at 359 Amhurst Road for suspected involvement in The Angry Brigade bombings. The London Borough of Hackney is a London Borough in the east end of London and part of inner London. ... Year 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. ... is the 232nd day of the year (233rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. ... The Angry Brigade was a British libertarian communist urban guerilla group responsible for a long string of bomb attacks around Britain between 1970 and 1972. ...

The most famous examples of political terrorism by Stoke Newington residents, none originally from the area are Patrick Hayes, Jan Taylor and Muktar Said Ibrahim. The first two were convicted of two Red Action bombings and had substantial links to the huge lorry bombs of the 1990s. Both were arrested, firing at officers in Walford Road and later sentenced to thirty years imprisonment. The third, Muktar Said Ibrahim, was arrested in Farleigh Road and later convicted of planting a failed bomb on the 26 bus, misfiring later in Shoreditch on the 21st July 2005. Red Action is a small London-based leftist grouping. ... Ibrahim on Number 26 bus on 21 July 2005 Muktar Said Ibrahim (born c. ... Shoreditch Town Hall Shoreditch is a place in the London Borough of Hackney. ... Wikinews has news related to: Four small explosions strike Londons transport system On 21 July 2005, four attempted bomb attacks disrupted part of Londons public transport system two weeks after the 7 July 2005 London bombings. ...

These days, Stoke Newington is a very multicultural area, with large Asian, Irish, Turkish, Jewish and Afro-Caribbean communities. The area continues to be home to many new and emerging communities such as Polish and Somali immigrants. In recent years, the area has undergone a rapid gentrification, attracting a many affluent professionals and the housing around Stoke Newington Church Street in particular has become increasingly desirable. It is also worth noting that Stoke Newington the has a very large lesbian community and also has the highest number of young families in London. The term British Asian is used to denote a person of Southern Asian ancestry or origin, or sometimes Western Asian origin, who was born in or was an immigrant to the United Kingdom. ... British Jews (often referred to collectively, but imprecisely, as Anglo Jewry) are British subjects of Jewish descent or religion who maintain a connection to the Jewish community, either through actively practising Judaism or through cultural and historical affiliation. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Caribbean British. ... This article is about same-sex desire and sexuality among women. ...

On Saturday mornings, the playground of William Patten Primary school, in Stoke Newington Church Street, hosts an active farmers' market from 10am to 2:30pm.

N16 magazine is an excellent resource on the area with news and searchable archive of previous issue spanning nearly a decade.

People associated with Stoke Newington

• Lady Mary Abney, inherited the manor and commissioned the first map-based survey.
• William Allen, quaker, philanthropist, scientist and abolitionist - lived in Stoke Newington.
• Anna Lætitia Barbauld, writer and poet of the Victorian era, lived in the house 113 Stoke Newington Church Street.
• Mark 'Bedders' Bedford , bass player with Madness - lives in Stoke Newington.
• Violet Berlin , television presenter - lives in Stoke Newington with partner Gaz Top.
• Marc Bolan, musician - lived on Stoke Newington Common until age 15.
• Catherine Booth, co-founder of the Salvation Army is buried in Abney Park Cemetery.
• William Booth, and his wife, Catherine founders of the Salvation Army are buried in Abney Park Cemetery.
• Eric Bristow, retired darts player, 5 times world professional darts champion
• Clem Cattini, musician - born in Stoke Newington.
• Sir Horace Cutler, politician - born in the district.
• Elton Dean, experimental jazz saxophonist from Bluesology lived in Stoke Newington.
• John Diamond, journalist and radio presenter - born in Stoke Newington.
• Daniel Defoe, writer - born and lived on Church Street. His gravestone can be seen in the Hackney Museum.
• DJ Dextrous, Ivor Novello & BAFTA awards winning Producer/DJ - born in Stoke Newington.
• Charles Fleetwood, Parliamentary General during the English Civil War, later Lord Deputy of Ireland and Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces lived in Stoke Newington.

Paul Foot (1937–2004).

• Paul Foot, political activist and writer - born in Palestine, lived in Stoke Newington.
• Jonathan Freedland, journalist and author - lives in Stoke Newington.
• John Howard, founding father of the prison reform movement, lived in Stoke Newington.
• Gareth Jones, aka Gaz Top, TV presenter and producer - lives in Stoke Newington.
• Stewart Lee, comedian and writer - lives in Stoke Newington.
• Leona Lewis, singer, songwriter and winner of X Factor 2006 - worked as a receptionist on the High Street.
• Joseph Jackson Lister, amateur opticist and physicist, inventor of the modern microscope and the father of Joseph Lister - born in Stoke Newington.
• Zoe Lucker, actress in Holbyblue & Footballers Wives lives in Stoke Newington.
• Jean Marsh, actress and writer for television, co-creator of Upstairs, Downstairs.
• Warren Mitchell, actor - born in the district.
• Samuel Morley MP, businessman, statesman, philanthropist and abolitionist - lived in Stoke Newington.
• David O'Leary, football manager and Arsenal FC appearance record holder - born in Stoke Newington.
• Alexei Sayle, comedian - wrote a famous stand up sketch about Stoke Newington.
• Tjinder Singh, lead singer of Cornershop, currently lives in Stoke Newington.
• James Stephen, slavery abolitionist - his father moved the family home to Stoke Newington in 1774.
• Edgar Allan Poe, writer - attended Manor School on Church Street around 1820. His stay in the area provides the background for the popular 2004 novel, The American Boy, by Andrew Taylor).
• Isaac Watts, theologian, logician and hymnwriter - lived and died at Abney House.
• Barbara Windsor, actress in EastEnders & the Carry On films - born in Shoreditch but grew up around Amhurst Road.
• Joseph Woods, Quaker, botanist and architect, son of a founding abolitionist by the same name.

Mary Abney (née Gunston) (1676- January 12th 1750), inherited the Manor of Stoke Newington in the eartly 1700s, which lies about five miles north of St Pauls Cathedral in the City of London and had been granted by the Cathedral to a succession of private owners since the... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Anna Laetitia Barbauld (June 20, 1743—March 9, 1825) was an English poet and miscellaneous writer. ... Stoke Newington Church Street is a road linking Green Lanes (A105) in the west to Stoke Newington High Street ancient Ermine Street (A10) in the east. ... Better known as the ultimate bender, this Ginger shirt lifter is reputed to have slept with more than 3000 men - mainly taking. ... Madness are an English pop/ska band from Camden Town, London that formed in 1976. ... 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Listed buildings

Although Stoke Newington contains only one Grade I listed building (St Matthias Church), it contains a fair number of Grade II* buildings for one London district. Unsurprisingly, given its nature, residential buildings are strongly represented, and this becomes even more clear when the lowest grade, Grade II, is considered, where almost whole streets are listed in some cases. The Forth Bridge, designed by Sir Benjamin Baker and Sir John Fowler, opened in 1890, and now owned by Network Rail, is designated as a Category A listed building by Historic Scotland. ...

Restoration of St. Matthias Church following wartime bombing: The Times, 23 March 1953.

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• St Matthias Church, Wordsworth Road

Grade II*

• 187-191 Stoke Newington High Street
• 81/83 Stoke Newington Church Street
• 85/87 Stoke Newington Church Street
• Saint Mary's Old Church
• Saint Mary's New Church
• Clissold House, Clissold Park
• Saint Andrew's Church, Bethune Road
• The Castle Climbing Centre, Green Lanes

Grade II (selective)

• Stoke Newington Town Hall and Library
• Abney Park Chapel
• Newington Green Unitarian Church
• 113 Stoke Newington Church Street, one time residence of the poet and writer Anna Laetitia Barbauld.
• Sanford Terrace

There are many Grade II listed properties on Stoke Newington Church Street, the historical heart of the district, and two other notable residential streets to the west of the district — Albion Road and Clissold Road — are replete with listed properties.

• Source: Hackney council listed buildings

Education

One of the early London School Board schools: Stoke Newington High Street 1877, now a private residence.

For details of education in Stoke Newington see the Hackney article

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Primary schools

• Benthal Junior
• Betty Layward Primary
• Grasmere Primary
• Grazebrook Primary
• Holmleigh Primary
• Princess May Primary
• Jubilee Primary
• Simon Marks Jewish Primary
• Sir Thomas Abney [2]
• Saint Mary's Church of England Primary
• Saint Matthias Church of England Primary
• William Patten Primary.

Secondary schools

• Beis Malka Girls'
• Stoke Newington School Media Arts College
• Our Lady's Convent High
• Skinners' School for Girls
• Tawhid Boys School

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Nearest places

• Dalston to the south
• Finsbury Park to the north-west
• Hackney Downs to the south-east
• Highbury to the west
• Newington Green to the south-west
• Shacklewell to the south-east
• Stamford Hill to the north
• Upper Clapton to the east

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Transport

• Manor House tube station
• Rectory Road railway station
• Stoke Newington railway station
• Stamford Hill railway station

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References

External links

• Abney Park Trust
• Alexandra Theatre With archive images and History.
• Newington Green Unitarian Church
• Saint Mary's Church, Stoke Newington
• Saint Mary's Lodge, Lordship Road
• Stoke Newington Farmers' Market
• The annual Stoke Newington festival (usually held in June)
• West Reservoir Sailing Centre

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