sentences:  The parish of St Matthias Stoke Newington was created in 1849, out of the parish of Stoke Newington and a parcel of 'detached' land belonging to Hornsey parish.The patron of the new parish - responsible for appointing the clergy - was alternately the Crown and the Bishop of London.The impressive church building was designed by William Butterfield (1814–1900) and completed and consecrated in June 1853.