Kennington is a village and civil parish in the Vale of White Horse district of Oxfordshire, just south of Oxford.

The village occupies a narrow stretch of land between the River Thames and the A34 dual carriageway.

[3] The second was built alongside it in 1956–58, designed by a local architect, T. Lawrence Dale, and the vicar, Rev.

Recent developments include Strode Court, and Chestnut Place on Kennington Road, to the north of the village.

A new development has been completed at the site of Cranbrook House in the south of the village on The Avenue.

[5] Sandford Hydro, a hydro-electric plant was constructed on the Kennington bank of the Thames between 2011 and 2018.

It uses the head of water provided by the Sandford Lashes weir, and can generate up to 450 kilowatts (600 hp) of electricity with its three archimedes screw turbines.