Stoke Newington Common

Stoke Newington Common
LocationLondon, England
OS gridTQ339865
Area2.15 hectares (5.3 acres)

51°33′44″N 0°4′12″W / 51.56222°N 0.07000°W / 51.56222; -0.07000 Stoke Newington Common is an open space in the London Borough of Hackney. It lies between Brooke Road to the south and Northwold Road to the north, straddling a railway line and the busy Rectory Road. The common is 2.15 hectares (5.3 acres) in area.

The common was originally called Cockhanger Green but underwent a series of name changes. The common is part of West Hackney, an area of Hackney that is often informally also described as part of Stoke Newington.

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