Open · since 1890
Why is it called Kennington?
Northern
Where the name comes from
Recorded in the Domesday Book as Chenintune. Mills reads it as Old English for 'farmstead or estate associated with a man called Cēna'; another explanation is 'place of the King'.
Worth knowing: It opened in 1890 on the world's first underground electric railway, and its domed surface building is largely unaltered.
Where it is
See Kennington on the interactive map, 1863 to today
Next stations
- Northern Elephant & Castle
- Northern Nine Elms
- Northern Oval
- Northern Waterloo
At a glance
- Opened
- 1890
- Status
- Open
- Line
- Northern
- Local authority
- Southwark
- Earlier names
- New Street: proposed before opening
Sources
Station list and dates: Wikipedia’s lists of London Underground stations, citing Douglas Rose and Cyril Harris. Line routes Powered by TfL Open Data.
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