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The Kia Oval

Stadium · Kennington, England

The Kia Oval is the cricket ground at Kennington Oval, and the operator states that the Oval has been its home ever since 1845. Wikipedia gives the capacity as 27,500, the owner as the Duchy of Cornwall and the tenant as Surrey County Cricket Club. Oval Underground station, on the Northern line, is 168 metres away.

History

Wikipedia records an England against Australia Test match played here on 6 to 8 September 1880. The ground carries no designation. Oval House, the former theatre building 148 metres away at 52 to 54 Kennington Oval, is Grade II listed as Oval House, NHLE 1080424. Vauxhall is 713 metres from the ground and Kennington 814 metres.

Visit

The Kia Oval, Kennington Oval, London SE11 5SS

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