Kennington

Kennington is a place in the south of London in the London Borough of Lambeth. It is the location of the Oval, the well-known cricket venue.

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Kennington Park (laid out by Victorian architect James Pennethorne) now exists on the site of Kennington Common. This is where the Chartists gathered for their biggest demonstration in 1848.

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Nearest places:

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• Vauxhall
• Walworth
• Newington — usually known as Elephant and Castle
• Stockwell
• Camberwell

Nearest tube stations:

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• Kennington tube station
• Oval tube station

London Borough of Lambeth: The London Borough of Lambeth is a London borough in inner southwest London. It was formed in 1965 from the Metropolitan Borough of Lambeth and Streatham and Clapham from the Metropolitan Borough of Wandsworth....

Oval: In technical drawing an oval (from Latin ovum, 'egg') is a figure constructed from two pairs of arcs, with two different radii (see image on the right). The arcs are joined at a point, in which lines tangential to both joining arcs lie on the same line, thus making the joint smooth. Any point of an...

Kennington Park: Kennington Park is in Kennington, London, England, in London SE11, and lies between Kennington Park Road and St Agnes Place. It was opened in 1854. Previously the site had been Kennington Common. This is where the Chartists gathered for their biggest 'monster rally' on 10 April 1848. Soon after thi...

Kennington related Images and Photos (experimental)

The Chartist Demonstration: The Meeting on Kennington Common London

Northern Line Train on It's Way to Kennington Via Charing Cross Emerges Overground from a Tunnel