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Kennington Oxfordshire Map

Traditional county: Oxfordshire · District / Borough: Vale of White Horse · Region: South East

Explore Kennington, Oxfordshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Kennington map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.

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PlaceKennington
Traditional CountyOxfordshire
District / BoroughVale of White Horse
RegionSouth East
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude51.716544
Longitude-1.245113
Place TypeVillage

About Kennington

Kennington persists as a persistent threshold between the urban sprawl of Oxford and the quiet, expansive reach of the Oxfordshire countryside. It lies 2.5 miles south-south-east of Oxford (from Oxford: bearing 168°T, OS grid SP 522 022), and is situated north-west of Sandford-on-Thames village. The landscape here bows to the ancient weight of Bagley Wood, whose timbered shadows press against the western edge of the houses, offering a dense, green sanctuary that shifts with the turn of the seasons. Below the quiet residential streets, the river curves with a deliberate, slow-moving grace, reflecting the pale, washed-out light of the Thames valley. A short walk toward the eastern boundary reveals the geological curiosity of the Littlemore Railway Cutting Sssi, where the earth yields its limestone secrets in a jagged, fossil-rich scar. Kennington maintains a character defined by this proximity to both deep forest and water, where the air often carries the damp, cool scent of the nearby pools. Residents move through these lanes with a familiarity born of long winters and the quiet persistence of the local geography. The proximity of such varied terrain ensures that the pace of life remains tethered to the natural rhythms of the riverbank and the high, rustling canopy of the nearby woods.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Heyford Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.4 mi, 050° NE
  • Littlemore Railway Cutting Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 0.6 mi, 065° ENE
  • Fiddler's Elbow (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.6 mi, 128° SE
  • Rivermead Nature Park (Park) — 0.7 mi, 025° NNE
  • Bagley Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 0.7 mi, 274° W
  • Sunningwell Bottom (Valley) — 0.7 mi, 228° SW
  • Sandford Pool (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.7 mi, 131° SE
  • Middle Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.8 mi, 280° W
  • Littlemore Brook (River) — 0.8 mi, 108° ESE
  • Iffley Meadows Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 0.9 mi, 007° N · 36 ha
  • Old Abingdon Road Culverts (Scheduled Monument) — 0.9 mi, 342° NNW
  • Hinksey Drain (River) — 1.0 mi, 343° NNW
  • Willow Pollen (Public Artwork) — 1.1 mi, 356° N
  • Longbridges Nature Park (Park) — 1.4 mi, 003° N
  • Romano-British Pottery Site, Prehistoric Ring-Ditches And Enclosures, Including Medieval Ridge And Furrow, Lower Farm, Nuneham Courtenay (Scheduled Monument) — 1.5 mi, 134° SE · 17 ha
  • Vue Cinema Oxford (Cinema) — 1.5 mi, 087° E
  • Muntjac Point (Viewpoint) — 1.5 mi, 001° N
  • Boathouse Corner (Viewpoint) — 1.8 mi, 356° N
  • Pegasus Theatre (Theatre) — 1.8 mi, 012° NNE
  • Section Of The Grandpont Causeway (Scheduled Monument) — 2.0 mi, 348° NNW
  • Christ Church (Historic Park or Garden (Grade I)) — 2.1 mi, 354° N · 35 ha
  • Jacqueline du Pré Music Building (Theatre) — 2.1 mi, 359° N
  • Christ Church Meadow (Attraction) — 2.1 mi, 352° N
  • Jarn Mound (Attraction) — 2.2 mi, 271° W
  • The Ultimate Picture Palace (Cinema) — 2.2 mi, 006° N
  • Oxford Botanic Garden (Historic Park or Garden (Grade I)) — 2.3 mi, 359° N · 3 ha
  • Corpus Christi (Historic Park or Garden) — 2.3 mi, 353° N
  • Mill Stream (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.4 mi, 335° NNW
  • Tolkien's Table (Attraction) — 2.4 mi, 354° N
  • Merton College Chapel (Attraction) — 2.4 mi, 352° N

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About This Kennington Map Page

Explore Kennington, Oxfordshire, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 51.716544, -1.245113. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.

Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.

Page builtAugust 2026
Location dataOS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0.
County dataTraditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography.
CoordinatesWGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data.