Stoke Newington
locality, London, United Kingdom
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Stoke Newington: Castle Climbing Centre
Castle Climbing Centre, Stoke Newington, Hackney, London.
Stoke Newington is a locality within the London borough of Hackney, England. Historically, it was a metropolitan borough in northern London, part of the historic county of Middlesex. Stoke Newington was a site of Paleolithic settlement and later a Saxon village. In the 16th century, many mansions were built in the area, and it was home to notable figures like writer Daniel Defoe. The area is now largely residential and includes public spaces such as Clissold Park.12
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