KENNINGTON, (Surrey) near Vauxhall, is one of the 8 precincts of the p. of Lambeth. In the R. of Edw. III. it was the
estate of Roger d'Amory, who forfeiting it by his sedition, that K. gave it to Hugh Despenser Earl of Winchester, for
life, with remainder to his son Hugh, and his heirs. It is supposed to have keen a royal seat, while it was in that King's
hands, and afterwards, though there is no token of it to be discovered now. However, it has the honour of giving the title
of Earl to the D. of Cumberland. Kennington-Common is noted for the execution of malefactors.