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Oval
The area is known for The Oval cricket ground.
OvalLocation within Greater London
Population	15,106 (2011 Census.Ward)
OS grid reference	TQ305775
London borough	Lambeth
Ceremonial county	Greater London
Region	London
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	LONDON
Postcode district	SE11
Postcode district	SW8, SW9
Dialling code	020
Police	Metropolitan
Fire	London
Ambulance	London
UK Parliament	Vauxhall
London Assembly	Lambeth and Southwark
List of places UK England London 51°28′53″N 0°07′11″W / 51.4813°N 0.1197°W / 51.4813; -0.1197

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 (3.38 km) 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 (since demolished) on Kennington Park Road.

Governance

The Oval ward is in the Vauxhall parliamentary constituency and is one of four wards in the borough's north Lambeth division. It includes part of Kennington and some of the River Thames. The Member of Parliament for the area is Florence Eshalomi of the Labour Party.

Geography

Oval is part of Kennington. It is 2.1 miles (3.38 km) 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 station.

References

1. "Lambeth Ward population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
2. "Kennington: Introduction and the demesne lands". British History Online. Retrieved 21 October 2023.

v t e Neighbouring areas
Kennington Vauxhall Oval Brixton Stockwell

v t e London Borough of Lambeth
Districts	Brixton Clapham Clapham Park Crystal Palace Gipsy Hill Grange Mills Herne Hill Kennington Knight's Hill Lambeth Loughborough Junction Norbury Oval South Bank South Lambeth Stockwell Streatham Streatham Vale Tulse Hill Upper Norwood Vauxhall Waterloo West Dulwich West Norwood
Attractions	Ashby's Mill BFI IMAX Black Cultural Archives Brixton murals Cinema Museum County Hall Garden Museum Florence Nightingale Museum Lambeth Archives Lambeth Palace London Eye Lower Marsh Market O2 Brixton Academy The Old Vic The Oval Ovalhouse Sea Life London Aquarium South Bank South London Theatre Southbank Centre BFI Southbank Hayward Gallery National Poetry Library Purcell Room Queen Elizabeth Hall Royal Festival Hall Royal National Theatre Type Archive White Bear Theatre Young Vic
Bridges	Hungerford Bridge and Golden Jubilee Bridges Lambeth Bridge Vauxhall Bridge Waterloo Bridge Westminster Bridge
Parks and open spaces	Archbishop's Park Brockwell Park Clapham Common Jubilee Gardens Kennington Park Larkhall Park Max Roach Park Mostyn Gardens Myatt's Fields Park Norwood Park Ruskin Park Stockwell Skatepark Streatham Common Streatham Vale Park Vauxhall City Farm Vauxhall Park
Constituencies	Streatham Vauxhall Dulwich and West Norwood
Tube, rail, and riverboat stations	Brixton rail tube Clapham Common Clapham North Clapham High Street Gipsy Hill Herne Hill Lambeth North Loughborough Junction Norbury railway station Oval Stockwell Streatham Streatham Common Streatham Hill Tulse Hill Vauxhall Wandsworth Road Waterloo Waterloo East West Norwood
Other topics	Council Grade I and II* listed buildings "The Lambeth Walk" People Public art Schools
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