Stoke Newington (parish)
Stoke Newington St Mary | |
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Area | |
• 1881 | 638 acres (2.58 km2) |
• 1901 | 864 acres (3.50 km2) |
• 1961 | 865 acres (3.50 km2) |
Population | |
• 1881 | 22,781 |
• 1901 | 51,247 |
• 1961 | 52,301 |
Density | |
• 1881 | 36/acre |
• 1901 | 59/acre |
• 1961 | 60/acre |
History | |
• Origin | Ancient parish |
• Abolished | 1965 |
• Succeeded by | Coterminous with Metropolitan Borough of Stoke Newington from 1900 Replaced by London Borough of Hackney |
Status | Civil parish |
Government | Vestry of the Parish of Stoke Newington (1894—1900) |
• HQ | 126, Church Street, Stoke Newington |
Stoke Newington was an ancient
Civil parish
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The
In 1891 as its population had increased the parish of St Mary Stoke Newington was divided into five wards (electing
It was dissolved in 1894 with Hackney and Stoke Newington vestries forming separate local authorities. In 1900 the civil vestries were dissolved, and the Stoke Newington parish became the
Ecclesiastical parish
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The ancient parish, dedicated to
As the population increased the parish was divided:
- In 1849 a new parish of Stoke Newington, St Matthias was formed from part of the ancient parish and part of neighbouring High Churches, as part of the impetus and money for its founding came from a rich doctor named Robert Brett,[4] who thought that the Dissenting chapels such as Newington Green Unitarian Church were attracting so many worshippers in part because the Anglican pews were full.[5]
- In 1873 two new parishes of Stoke Newington, All Saints and Stoke Newington, St Faith were carved out of the parishes of St Mary and St Matthias. All Saints church was in Aden Grove, replacing an earlier iron structure, in 1876. It was demolished in 1956. St Faith's church was built on Londesborough Road in 1873, badly damaged by bombing in 1944, and finally abandoned and demolished in 1949.
- In 1883 the parish of Stoke Newington, St Andrew was created from part of St Mary's parish and part of Stamford Hill. The church was built in 1884 on Bethune and Fairholt Roads.
- The final division of the parish was in 1892, when Stoke Newington, St Olave was formed from part of St Mary's, part of St Andrew's and also included parts of the parishes of Stamford Hill, Vartry Road and Hanger Lane. The church, in Woodberry Down, was completed in 1893 to the designs of St Olave's, Jewry, demolished in 1891 were moved here.
- There was also the parish of Stoke Newington Common, created in 1886. This was outside the area of the ancient parish, being made from parts of Stamford Hill and West Hackney.
Many of the churches were severely damaged by bombs during World War II. Although both St Mary's and St Matthias were eventually restored, the extent of the damage, combined with a decrease in the population of the area, led to a number of these parishes being combined in the 20th century. For instance, in 1951 St Faith and St Matthias parishes were merged. in 1956 they were again merged with All Saints to form Stoke Newington, St Faith with St Matthias and All Saints In 1974 the name of the combined parish was shortened to Stoke Newington, St Matthias.
As of June 2006 the parishes are known by the following names:
- St Mary, Stoke Newington
- St Matthias, Stoke Newington
- St Andrew, Bethune Road
- St Olave, Woodberry Down
Manor
The manor of the parish was originally called Nentone, and later took the name Stoke Newington. The manor is co-extensive with the parish, and was the property of the Prebend of Newington, which is one of the
See also
References
- Notes
- ^ The London Gazette Issue: 26152. 14 April 1891. pp. 2062–2063. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
- ^ The London Gazette Issue: 26132. 6 February 1891. p. 694. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
- ^ a b Robinson, William (1842). The History and Antiquities of the parish of Stoke Newington in the County of Middlesex. London: John Bowyer Nichols and son. Retrieved 25 August 2008., full download available via Google Books
- ^ Allardyce, p33.
- ^ 'Stoke Newington: Churches', A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 8: Islington and Stoke Newington parishes (1985), pp. 204-211. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=4732 Date accessed: 29 May 2009.
- Bibliography
- Guide to the Local Administrative Units of England, Vol.1, Frederic Youngs, London, 1979
- The Buildings of England: London except the Cities of London and Westminster, Nikolaus Pevsner, Harmondsworth, 1952
- The Village that Changed the World: A History of Newington Green London N16 by Alex Allardyce. Newington Green Action Group: 2008.