Newington Green, London

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Newington Green, London is a historic north London area known as a hub of 18th-century dissenting thought and radical Enlightenment ideas, closely associated with Mary Wollstonecraft and early feminist and reformist circles.


Statements (34)
Predicate Object
instanceOf district of London
historical locality
administrativeHistory historically part of the county of Middlesex
associatedWith Mary Wollstonecraft
associatedWithMovement English Dissenters
early feminism
political reform in Britain
country United Kingdom
culturalSignificance important site in the history of British liberal and radical thought
symbolic location in the history of women’s rights in Britain
hasCommemoration memorials to Mary Wollstonecraft and dissenting heritage
hasFeature village green
hasLandmark Newington Green Unitarian Church
historicalPeriodOfProminence 18th century
historicalRole centre of radical Enlightenment in London
hub of English Dissenters in the 18th century
knownFor 18th-century dissenting thought
early feminist thought
radical Enlightenment ideas
reformist political circles
religious nonconformism
locatedIn England
London
North London
locatedInBorough London Borough of Hackney
London Borough of Islington
nearbyArea Canonbury
Dalston
Mildmay
Stoke Newington
partOf Inner London
religiousTraditionAtLandmark Unitarianism
transportConnection Newington Green bus routes
urbanCharacter mixed residential and commercial area

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Mary Wollstonecraft
Richard Price
residence

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