The Oval (Kennington)
The Oval is a stadium in Kennington, United Kingdom. Its recorded capacity is 23,500.
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Key facts
The Oval is a stadium in Kennington, United Kingdom. Its recorded capacity is 23,500. It is owned by Duchy of Cornwall. It is operated by Surrey County Cricket Club. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. Current tenants are Surrey County Cricket Club, Glentoran Belfast United L.F.C., Harrow Chequers F.C., Surrey Stars, MI London.
- Location
- Kennington, United Kingdom
- Type
- Stadium
- Capacity
- 23,500
- Opened
- Not recorded
- Status
- Active
- Current owner
- Duchy of Cornwall
- Naming rights
- No current sponsor name
- Name changes
- 0
The Oval is at latitude 51.483719, longitude -0.114981, in Kennington, United Kingdom. The marker is drawn from the recorded coordinates. The building outline appears here once OpenStreetMap footprint geometry is available for this venue.
Data table for this chart
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Latitude | 51.483719 |
| Longitude | -0.114981 |
| City | Kennington |
| Region | Kennington |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| OpenStreetMap object | Not recorded |
| Footprint geometry | Not yet exported by the pipeline |
Naming rights
No naming history is recorded for this venue.
Ownership and operation
| Role | Organization | Period | Status | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | Duchy of Cornwall | Present | Current | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
| Operator | Surrey County Cricket Club | Present | Current | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
Tenants
| Tenant | Competitions | Period | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surrey County Cricket Club | Not mapped | Present | Current | Source |
| Glentoran Belfast United L.F.C. | Not mapped | Present | Current | Source |
| Harrow Chequers F.C. | Not mapped | Present | Current | Source |
| Surrey Stars | Not mapped | Present | Current | Source |
| MI London | Not mapped | Present | Current | Source |
Recorded changes
24 changes to this venue have been recorded by the monthly pipeline runs.
| Date | Table | Field | From | To | Month |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 2026 | venue_roles | confidence | wikidata | wikipedia_infobox | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_roles | source_url | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1155836 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Oval | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_roles | source_id | 1 | 3 | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_roles | confidence | wikipedia_infobox | wikidata | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_roles | source_url | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Oval | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1155836 | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_roles | source_id | 3 | 1 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | confidence | wikidata | wikipedia_infobox | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | source_url | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1155836 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Oval | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | source_id | 1 | 3 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | confidence | wikipedia_infobox | wikidata | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | source_url | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Oval | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1155836 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | source_id | 3 | 1 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 41816 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | confidence | wikidata | wikipedia_infobox | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | source_url | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1155836 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Oval | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | source_id | 1 | 3 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 35649 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 35648 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 35647 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 35646 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 35645 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 35644 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_revid | not set | 1373376456 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_title | The_Oval | The Oval | 2026-09 |
Sources and licenses
Every ownership, naming and sponsorship row on this page carries the URL it was derived from. The site as a whole is built from these sources:
- Wikidata: CC0 1.0. Data from Wikidata, released under CC0 1.0 Universal.
- OpenStreetMap: ODbL 1.0. © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL 1.0). See https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright.
- Wikipedia: CC BY-SA 4.0. Text from Wikipedia, available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License.
Row-level sources used for this venue: