Kennington
Area of London, mostly within the London Borough of Lambeth
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About
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. 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 2011 United Kingdom census was 15,106.
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The Oval
International cricket ground in Kennington, London, England
0.3 mi away
Little Portugal, London
Portuguese community area in London
0.4 mi away
Vauxhall Bridge
Arch bridge in central London
0.6 mi away
Lambeth
District in South London, England
0.7 mi away
Vauxhall Gardens
Public park in London, England
0.5 mi away
Kennington Park
Public park in South London, the United Kingdom
0.6 mi awayPlaces to eat nearby
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