Kennington, Oxfordshire

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Kennington
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Present (right) and former (left) St Swithun's parish churches
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Kennington
Location within Oxfordshire
Population4,076 (2011 census) [1]
OS grid reference SP5202
Civil parish
  • Kennington
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Oxford
Postcode district OX1
Dialling code 01865
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51°43′01″N1°15′00″W / 51.717°N 1.250°W / 51.717; -1.250

Kennington is a village and civil parish in the Vale of White Horse district of Oxfordshire, just south of Oxford. The village occupies a narrow stretch of land between the River Thames and the A34 dual carriageway. It was in Berkshire until the 1974 boundary changes transferred it to Oxfordshire.

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Kennington was partly in South Hinksey parish and partly in Radley parish until 1936, when a new Kennington civil parish was constituted. Apart from the village, most of Kennington civil parish is wooded, including all of Bagley Wood and West Wood to the west of the village.

Notable buildings

The manor house is Jacobean, built in 1629 during the Great Rebuilding of England. [2] It is half-timbered, i.e. its upper storey is timber-framed but its lower storey is not. In this case the lower storey is of local limestone. [2]

St Swithun's former parish church, built 1828. Kennington OldStSwithun.JPG
St Swithun's former parish church, built 1828.

The Church of England parish of St Swithun has two churches. The first is a very early example of the Norman revival, designed by the architect Daniel Robertson and built in 1828. [3] The second was built alongside it in 1956-58, designed by a local architect, T. Lawrence Dale, and the vicar, Rev. S.S. Davies. [3] The 1828 building is now deconsecrated.

The present St Swithun's parish church, completed 1958. Kennington NewStSwithun.JPG
The present St Swithun's parish church, completed 1958.

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. [4] Chandlings School, an independent co-educational preparatory school, is nearby.

Amenities

Kennington has a public house, The Tandem. The village has a health centre, two shops, a post office and a pharmacist, there is also a fish and chip shop, a take away, and a laundrette.[ citation needed ] There are two sports fields: Playfield Road and Forestside.

Developments

There has been a great increase in residential building development in the village recently. 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 former 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. [5]

Sandford Hydro, a hydro-electric plant was constructed on the Kennington bank of the Thames between 2011 and 2018. It uses the head of water provided by the Sandford Lashes weir, and can generate up to 450 kilowatts (600 hp) of electricity with its three archimedes screw turbines. [6] [7] [8] [9]

Local organisations

A brass band was set up in the village in 1973, originally named the Kennington (Oxford) Youth Band. [10] The Musical Director was Ron Sudworth. The band grew and developed and was soon entering and winning contests all across England.[ citation needed ] The word Youth was dropped from its name as the age of the members rose. It won the National 4th Section title at Pontins Holiday Camp in 1977 and progressed to the upper reaches of the National 2nd section by 1981.[ citation needed ] Although it has long since ceased participating in contests, the band is still very active. It practises each Sunday morning at the Youth Club and performs regularly throughout Oxfordshire and beyond.

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References

  1. ↑ "Area: Kennington CP (Parish): Parish Headcounts". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics . Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  2. 1 2 Pevsner, 1966, page 160
  3. 1 2 Pevsner, 1966, page 159
  4. ↑ "Oxford Bus Company 35A Matthew Arnold School Bus Service".
  5. ↑ "Planning for 21 properties on site of Cranbrook House". publicGIS. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  6. ↑ "Oxford's Sandford Hydro power plant in pictures". Oxford Mail. 27 March 2018.
  7. ↑ "Thames hydro-power set to make a splash". Oxford Mail. 27 April 2013.
  8. ↑ "Sandford Hydro". Low Carbon Hub. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  9. ↑ Election Maps (Map). Ordnance Survey . Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  10. ↑ Sudworth's History of Kennington (Oxford) Band.[ when? ]

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