Various parts of the street have had different names in the past. On the south side and starting in the west at Green Lanes, the section up to Clissold Crescent was the site of Newington Hall. The next section, occupying almost all of the street from Clissold Crescent to Clissold Road, was known as Paradise Row (now 229-249 Stoke Newington Church Street).
Different areas along the street have had various names throughout history. Starting at Green Lanes and moving southward up to Clissold Crescent, this area was once called Newington Hall. The next section, which extends almost the entire length of the street from Clissold Crescent to Clissold Road, is now known as Paradise Row (now 229-249 Stoke Newington Church Street).