Kennington

Kennington
Kennington is located in London Borough of Lambeth
Kennington
Kennington
Kennington is located in Greater London
Kennington
Kennington
Location within Greater London
Population15,106 (Oval ward 2011 Census)
OS grid referenceTQ305775
• Charing Cross1.4 mi (2.3 km) N
London borough
Ceremonial countyGreater London
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLONDON
Postcode districtSE11
Dialling code020
PoliceMetropolitan
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UK Parliament
London Assembly
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51°29′N 0°07′W / 51.48°N 0.12°W / 51.48; -0.12

Kennington is a district in south London, England. It is mainly within the London Borough of Lambeth, running along the boundary with the London Borough of Southwark, a boundary which can be discerned from the early medieval period between the Lambeth and St George's parishes of those boroughs respectively.[1] It is located 1.4 miles (2.3 km) south of Charing Cross in Inner London and is identified as a local centre in the London Plan. It was a royal manor in the parish of St Mary, Lambeth in the county of Surrey and was the administrative centre of the parish from 1853. Proximity to central London was key to the development of the area as a residential suburb and it was incorporated into the metropolitan area of London in 1855.

Kennington is the location of three significant London landmarks: the Oval cricket ground, the Imperial War Museum, and Kennington Park. Its population at the United Kingdom Census 2011 was 15,106.

  1. ^ "Stratus Connect". Maps.southwark.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 21 January 2013. Retrieved 15 August 2013.

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