Oval

Oval is an area in , in the . It is the part of around cricket ground, situated 2.1 miles to the southeast of .
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  • Type: Suburb with 15,100 residents
  • Description: area in the London Borough of Lambeth, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Oval, London”

Places of Interest

Highlights include The Oval and Ovalhouse.

Stadium
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, for sponsorship reasons named the Kia Oval, is an international cricket ground in , located in the borough of , in .

Theater building
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, formerly called Oval House Theatre, was an Off-West End theatre in the , located at 52–54 Kennington Oval, London, SE11 5SW. It closed in 2020, and moved to , becoming the Brixton House theatre.

Metro station
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Oval is a London Underground station in the . It is on the of the Northern line, between and stations.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kennington Cross and Kennington.

Neighborhood
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is a locality in the . It is at the junction of two major roads, Kennington Lane that links Vauxhall Cross with the and Kennington Road that runs from to Kennington Park.

Suburb
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is a district in , England. It is mainly within the , running along the boundary with the , a boundary which can be discerned from the early medieval period between the Lambeth and St George's parishes of those boroughs respectively.

Suburb
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is an area of , within the . Named after a medieval manor called Fox Hall, it became well known for the Pleasure Gardens.

Oval

Latitude
51.48212° or 51° 28′ 56″ north
Longitude
-0.1145° or 0° 6′ 52″ west
Population
15,100
Elevation
30 feet (9 metres)
Open location code
9C3XFVJP+R5
Open­Street­Map ID
node 8821128225
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
6690601
Wiki­data ID
Q145711
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Oval” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “أوفال”
  • Esperanto: “Ovalo”
  • Irish: “Oval”
  • Japanese: “オーバル (ロンドン)”
  • Japanese: “オーバル”
  • Korean: “오발”
  • Turkish: “Oval”
  • Urdu: “اوول، لندن”

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Highlights include Hanover Gardens and The White House, Oval House Theatre.

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