18th century thumb|left|Plaque at St Mark's Church, Kennington in 2022 The eighteenth century saw considerable development in Kennington. At the start of the century, the area was essentially a village on the southern roads into London, with a common on which public executions took place. On three dates in 1746, Francis Towneley and sixteen men who had taken part in the Jacobite rising were hanged, drawn and quartered at Kennington Common.
18th century thumb|left|Plaque at St Mark's Church Kennington in 2022 The eighteenth century saw considerable development in Kennington At the start of the century the area was essentially a village on the southern roads into London with a common on which public executions took place On three dates in 1746 Francis Towneley and sixteen men who had taken part in the Jacobite rising were hanged drawn and quartered at Kennington Common