[1] Kingsland derives its name from being the hunting grounds of a Tudor royal residence at Newington Green – hence King's Lands.

[2] Deforestation occurred quickly as the demands of the nearby City took wood for building and firewood, and the cleared land was quarried for brick clay.

[3] The small villages of Kingsland, Dalston, Newington and Shacklewell were all situated within the Parish of Hackney and were grouped together for assessment purposes.

Large scale development began in 1807, again by the main road, and a new estate was created on Lamb farm, to the south and west of the junction.

[4] In his youth, Samuel Pepys lodged in the village, for a while with his brother Tom and his nurse, Goody Lawrence.

At the closure of the hospital, local people petitioned to keep the chapel open; it was never repaired and was in poor condition in the 1820s, being demolished in 1846.

Over time, the area round the junction became known by the name of the station – a common phenomenon in London.