Kennington, Oxfordshire
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Kennington is a village and civil parish in the English county of Oxfordshire (though formerly in Berkshire), just to the south of Oxford. It sits in a narrow stretch of land between the River Thames and the A34 dual carriageway, and is home to around 4,000 people.
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[edit] Amenities
There are several local amenities in the village including three shops, a post office and a chemist. The village's public house is called The Tandem. It is located near the doctor's surgery. There are two sports fields: Playfield Road and Forest Side.
Playfield has recently been fitted with floodlights to enable training in the dark.
[edit] 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.
[edit] Gangs
Local gangs include the OXA, a band of OUFC supporters/hooligans.
[edit] 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 benn turned in to flats or houses of up to 6. The one exception is the building of flats at the site of the old Public House the "Scholar Gypsy" , the Public House was named after the local poet Matthew Arnold. Recent developments include Strode Court, located along Kennington Road, to the north of the village.
