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Stoke Newington history

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Early

Stoke Newington or ‘new town in the wood’ has been lightly settled for hundreds of years, close to larger neighbouring Saxon settlements near the River Lea. In the Middle Ages and Tudor times it was a very small village a few miles from the city of London.

18th century

Lady Mary Abney laid out parkland behind today’s fire station on Church Street. She drew up the first detailed maps of field boundaries and laid out a manorial parkland. A century later it passed to Lady Abney who drew up a detailed map of fields.

19th century

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. Many expensive and large houses were built to house London’s expanding population of nouveau riche.

Early 20th century

Curved brick and Portland stone Town Hall was built for the Metropolitan Borough of Stoke Newington by J. Reginald Truelove between 1935 and 1937.

Second World War

During World War II, much of the area was damaged in the Blitz and many were made homeless. The level of destruction was much lower than in those areas of East London further south such as Stepney or Shoreditch. Most of the historic buildings at the heart of Stoke Newington survived, at least in a repairable state.

Postwar developments

After the war a substantial amount of residential housing had been either destroyed or left in such a bad state that it was seen as better to demolish it. Much of this residential redevelopment was planned by Frederick Gibberd, the designer of Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral.

Political radicalism and terrorism

The ‘Stoke Newington 8’ were arrested in 1971 for suspected involvement in The Angry Brigade bombings. The most famous examples of political terrorism by Stoke Newington residents are Patrick Hayes, Jan Taylor and Muktar Said Ibrahim. The first two were convicted of two bombings and had substantial links to the huge lorry bombs of the 1990s.

21st century

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.

  

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