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[[File:Stoke newington town hall 2.jpg|thumb|Stoke Newington Town Hall]]'''Stoke Newington''' is a district and former metropolitan borough, now within the [[London Borough of Hackney]].

==LGBT history==
The singer [[Johnny Brandon]] was born there.

[[Blush]] is a local lesbian cafe bar<ref>http://www.visitlondon.com/things-to-do/place/279263-blush. Accessed: 2015-05-22. (Archived by WebCite® at http://www.webcitation.org/6YiiNAt0w)</ref>

In 2011 homophobic stickers were posted in [[Shoreditch]] and Stoke Newington.<ref>http://hackneycitizen.co.uk/2011/02/21/stickers-declare-gay-free-zone-in-hackney/</ref>

[[Elly Barnes]] teaches at Stoke Newington School.

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[[Category:Hackney]]
[[Category:Localities in London]]
[[Category:Former metropolitan boroughs]]