- Kennington, Oxfordshire
Kennington is a
village andcivil parish in theVale of White Horse District Council area of the English county ofOxfordshire (though it was inBerkshire until 1974), just to the south ofOxford . It sits in a narrow stretch of land between theRiver Thames and the A34 dual carriageway, and is home to around 4,000 people.Amenities
There are several local amenities in the village including three shops, a
post office and a chemist. The village'spublic house is called "The Tandem". It is located near the local health centre. There are two sports fields: Playfield Road and Forest Side.Playfield has recently been fitted with floodlights to enable training in the evening/night.
Education
The local primary school is St Swithun's
Church of England School. The village is in the catchment area for Matthew Arnold secondary school. Matthew Arnold School is not located in the village but a bus service is provided.Chandlings Manor School , an independent co-educational preparatory school, is nearby.Building developments
Over the last few years there has been a great increase of building development in the village. This is to allow more housing. The developments are all large houses with large gardens which have been turned into flats. The two exceptions are the new houses at the site of the old
public house "The Scholar Gypsy" (named after the local poet,Matthew Arnold ) and flats on the site of the former Kennington Service Station. Recent developments include Strode Court, and Chestnut Place on Kennington Road, to the north of the village. A new development has been completed at the site of Cranbrook House in the south of the village on The Avenue.Parish Council
The Parish Council was created in 1936. Prior to this date Kennington was divided between
South Hinksey andRadley parishes. Until 1 April 1974 the parish formed part of the Abingdon Rural District Council area of Berkshire. Since 1974 it has been part of theVale of White Horse District Council of the enlarged Oxfordshire. According to the minutes of the October 2007 parish council meeting the chairmen of the parish council since formation have been:Monty Robinson 1936-37; Samuel Grundy 1937-42; George Kirk 1942-47; George Simpson 1947-59; Reg Jackson 1959-62; Ted Perkins 1962-74; Hettie Perkins 1974-83; Roger Dennett 1983-92; Peter Biggs 1992- to date
External links
* [http://www.kennington.org Kennington Online]
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