page_title: Stoke Newington Common
section_title: Notable people
hierarchical_section_title: Stoke Newington Common / Notable people
caption_attribution_description: Plaque commemorating Marc Bolan's childhood home, 25 Stoke Newington Common, Hackney, London. 4 November 2005. Photographer: Fin Fahey.
context_page_description: 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 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.
context_section_description: The common can claim at least one internationally famous resident, Marc Bolan of the band T. Rex, who lived at 25 Stoke Newington Common, on the south side, from birth until the age of 15.
  Another more or less famous resident was Frederick Lewis Demuth (1851-1929) who died here at "13 Stoke Newington Common" on 29 January 1929. Demuth was the illegitimate son of Karl Marx and his servant Helena Demuth.
caption: Plaque at 25 Stoke Newington Common commemorating Marc Bolan's childhood. (November 2005)
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