Stoke Newington
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Stoke Newington is an area occupying the north-west part of the London Borough of Hackney in north-east London, England. It is five miles (eight kilometres) northeast of Charing Cross. The Manor of Stoke Newington gave its name to Stoke Newington the ancient parish.
Area in London, England
Human settlement in England
| Stoke Newington | |
|---|---|
 Stoke Newington Town Hall, built 1935–37 for the Metropolitan Borough of Stoke Newington | |
  Stoke Newington Location within Greater London | |
| OS grid reference | TQ3386 |
| • Charing Cross | 5 mi (8.0 km) SW |
| London borough | |
| Ceremonial county | Greater London |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | London |
| Postcode district | N16 |
| Postcode district | E8 |
| Dialling code | 020 |
| Police | Metropolitan |
| Fire | London |
| Ambulance | London |
| UK Parliament | |
| London Assembly | |
| 51.56°N 0.08°W / 51.56; -0.08 | |
The historic core on Stoke Newington Church Street retains the distinct London village character which led Nikolaus Pevsner to write in 1953 that he found it hard to see the district as being in London at all.[1]