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Suburb of Ashford, Kent, England

Kennington is a suburb of Ashford and civil parish in Kent, England. It is about a mile northeast of the town centre and north of the M20 motorway, and contains the 12th century church, St Mary's. The main A28 Canterbury Road and A2042 Faversham Road run through the village, and the A251 Trinity Road skirts the western edge. In recent years the village has expanded with the building of new housing estates in Little Burton, Trinity Road, Conningbrook Lakes, and planned for Conningbrook Park and Eureka Park. The Great Stour river and the Kennington stream run through the area.

There is one secondary school in the village, the Towers School, with a local junior school, Kennington CE Academy, and an infants school, Downs View Infants School. Since the county still operates a grammar school system, those who pass the Kent Test (which replaced the 11+) are given the opportunity to attend the grammar school in Ashford, the Norton Knatchbull School or Highworth Grammar School.

Kennington is home to 1st Kennington Scout group, a long running scout group that includes all factions of the Scouting association; Beavers, Cubs, Scouts, Explorers (also known as 'Big Cubs'), and a highly successful branch of Network, dubbed 'The Roosters', featuring local minor celebrity 'Little' John Sheret. Kennington has four pubs, "The Old Mill" (formerly The Golden Ball), "The Conningbrook Hotel" (formerly The Pilgrims Rest), "The Rose Inn", "The Pheasant" and "The Kennington Carvery". Kennington Summer Fayre is held annually, usually on the last Saturday in June. It is a not for profit event, raising money for local causes. Two areas of Kennington were designated as Conservation Areas in 1996, covering parts of Ball Lane, The Street, Ulley Road, Upper Vicarage Road, and Faversham Road.

At the 2021 UK census, Kennington had a population of 10,900 (59,597,500 people in England and Wales), of which Female 52.1% and Male 47.9%. The age distribution across Kennington was: 0–19 years 25.1%, 20–39 years 21.9%, 40–59 years 26.4%, 60–79 years 20.6%, 80 years and over 16.1%.

One or more UK identity only 92.5%
UK identity and non UK identity 1.7%
Non UK identity only 5.8%

Economically active: In employment 57.3%
Economically active: Unemployed 2.5%
Economically inactive 40.2%

Managers, directors and senior officials 13.3%
Professional occupations 19.8%
Associate professional and technical occupations 12.5%
Administrative and secretarial occupations 10.0%
Skilled trades occupations 10.7%
Caring, leisure and other service occupations 9.2%
Sales and customer service occupations 8.9%
Process, plant and machine operatives 6.3%
Elementary occupations 9.2%

No qualifications 18.7%
Level 1, 2 or 3 qualifications 44.3%
Apprenticeship 5.8%
Level 4 qualifications and above 28.1%
Other qualifications 3.1%

Owns outright 37.6%
Owns with a mortgage or loan or shared ownership 33.9%
Social rented 15.7%
Private rented or lives rent free 12.8%

Whole house or bungalow 90.4%
Flat, maisonette or apartment 9.5%
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure 0.1%

Household is not deprived in any dimension 46.9%
Household is deprived in one dimension 35.4%
Household is deprived in two dimensions 14.7%
Household is deprived in three dimensions 2.9%
Household is deprived in four dimensions 0.1%

No religion 40.7%
Christian 48.6%
Buddhist 0.7%
Hindu 2.1%
Jewish 0.2%
Muslim 1.7%
Sikh 0.1%
Other religion 0.7%
Not answered 5.2%

No cars or vans in household 15.6%
1 car or van in household 40.2%
2 cars or vans in household 32.8%
3 or more cars or vans in household 11.4%