| Kennington Common | |
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 Part of Kennington Common that is now Kennington Park. | |
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| Type | Common land |
| Location | London Borough of Lambeth |
| Coordinates | 51°28′59″N 0°06′25″W / 51.483°N 0.107°W |
Kennington Common was a swathe of common land mainly within the London Borough of Lambeth. It was one of the earliest venues for cricket around London, with matches played between 1724 and 1785.[1][2] The common was also used for public executions, fairs and public gatherings. Important orators spoke there, addressing crowds numbering tens of thousands.
- ^ G B Buckley, Fresh Light on 18th Century Cricket, Cotterell, 1935
- ^ H T Waghorn, The Dawn of Cricket, Electric Press, 1906