It is an open space in Stoke Newington in the London Borough of Hackney . Unlike its near neighbor, Hackney Downs , this land has been cruelly dissected by London 's burgeoning transport links. The deep cutting of the railway line between Stoke Newington and Rectory Road railway stations cuts straight through the common from north to south, and the parallel Rectory Road slices off another strip to the west. As the first stop on the 'Green Route' that extends west to the grandeur of Abney Park Cemetery and Clissold Park , it forms a pleasant little intro.
