Editing Kennington (section)

==Culture and community==
Kennington is essentially a multi-ethnic area with a mixed and varied population, all falling within different geodemographic strands. The area attracts young and affluent incomers who fall within the ABC1 demographic strand of the [[NRS social grade]] spectrum.

[[File:Durning Library, Kennington - geograph.org.uk - 175711.jpg|thumb|Durning Library, Kennington]]
[[File:Brightly Coloured Shops at Kennington Cross - geograph.org.uk - 575955.jpg|thumb|Brightly coloured shops at Kennington Cross]]

Kennington is within the [[Division bell]] zone for the [[Houses of Parliament]]. This means that, at least in theory, it is within eight minutes from the division lobbies of the Houses of Parliament. A large number of members of parliament and civil servants live within the area. An article in ''[[The Sunday Times]]'' described Kennington as "the politicians' enclave across the Thames from Westminster"; and ''[[The Times]]'' observed that "Kennington&nbsp;... is the suburb that has featured the most in the MPs' expenses scandal. [[Hazel Blears]] and [[Alistair Darling]] are only two of the ministers with Kennington second homes".

Kennington Road and Kennington Lane, south of Kennington Cross, could properly be described as the "shopping area" of Kennington. This area is identified as a "Local Centre" in the [[London Plan]]. There is a range of local shops, restaurants, cafés and estate agents, and there is a post office. There is a [[Tesco]] supermarket on Kennington Lane.
The area has a number of pubs and some bars. There are two theatres in Kennington: the White Bear Theatre and the Oval House Theatre and the area has an active [[residents' association]] called the Kennington Association. The Friends of [[Kennington Park]] is a local organisation, involved with the promotion of Kennington Park as a valuable resource for the community. Kennington is also home of [[Cinema Museum (London)|The Cinema Museum]] – a popular local venue for watching films and learning about the history of cinema.

A weekly [[farmers' market]] takes place on a Saturday from about 10 am to 3 pm at St. Mark's Church opposite [[Oval tube station]].

The distillery of [[Beefeater Gin]] – the only premium gin still distilled in London – is situated in Montford Place, Kennington.

The [[City and Guilds of London Art School]], one of the longest-established art colleges in the country, has been at Kennington Park Road since 1879.

'''Kennington in literature and film'''

* In 1853, ''[[Bleak House]]'', by [[Charles Dickens]], was published. Mr Guppy, the law clerk, takes a “commodious tenement” on Walcot Square. 
* In 1915, ''[[Of Human Bondage]]'', by [[W. Somerset Maugham]], was published. Philip Carey, the protagonist, finds lodgings in the "vulgar respectability" of Kennington.
* In 1945, ''[[London Belongs to Me]]'', by [[Norman Collins]], was published. The central setting for the novel is a boarding-house at 10, Dulcimer Street, Kennington.
* Scenes from the film ''[[Passport to Pimlico]]'' were filmed in and around Kennington. The film was released in 1949.
* Scenes from the 1990 film ''[[The Krays (film)|The Krays]]'' were filmed in Kennington.
* A pub, "The Jolly Gardeners", on Black Prince Road, was adopted for [[Snatch (film)|Snatch]] and cast as "The Drowned Trout", in 2000.
* In 2001, ''[[London Boulevard]]'', by [[Ken Bruen]], was published. Kennington is a setting within the novel, and features in the 2010 film of the same name.
* In the 2008 film ''[[Traitor (film)|Traitor]]'', Don Cheadle's character Samir Horn is shown exiting Kennington tube station and walking up Kennington Park Road in the direction of Oval.
* In the 2010 film ''[[The Ghost Writer (film)|The Ghost Writer]]'', fictitious former Prime Minister Adam Lang is revealed through old letters to have started his political career while living at an address in Kennington.
* Scenes from the 2011 film ''[[The Iron Lady (film)|The Iron Lady]]'' were filmed in Kennington.
* The 2011 film ''[[Attack the Block]]'' was set in Kennington.
* Scenes from the 2014 film ''[[Kingsman: The Secret Service]]'' were filmed at The Black Prince pub in Kennington.
* The video for the film  'Come On Eileen' by [[Dexys Midnight Runners]] was filmed in Kennington. The 1982 music video was directed by [[Julien Temple]] and filmed in the vicinity of the corner of Brook Drive and Hayles Street, then Austral Street and Holyoak Road.