Oval, London
Oval is an area in south London, in the London Borough of Lambeth. It is the part of Kennington around The Oval cricket ground, situated 2.1 miles to the southeast of Charing Cross.
History
The land here was, from the seventeenth century, used for a market garden. The name "Oval" emerged from a street layout which was originated in 1790 but never completely built. The Montpelier Cricket Club leased ten acres of land from the Duchy of Cornwall in 1844, and Surrey County [Cricket Club] was formed soon thereafter at a meeting at the Horns Tavern on Kennington Park Road.
Governance
The Oval ward of the London Borough of Lambeth includes part of Kennington and some of the River Thames. It is in the Vauxhall and Camberwell Green parliamentary constituency, represented in Parliament by Florence Eshalomi of the Labour Party.
Geography
Oval is part of Kennington. It is 2.1 miles to the southeast of Charing Cross in central London. It straddles the border of south-west London and south-east London, and is where the postcode SE11 converges with the postcodes SW8 and SW9.
Demography
In 2001, the National Census recorded a population of 11,983 for Oval.
Transport
The nearest tube stations are Oval, Kennington, Stockwell and Vauxhall.