Kingston Lisle
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| Kingston Lisle | |
  Kingston Lisle shown within Oxfordshire |
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| OS grid reference | |
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| - London | 64 miles (103 km) |
| Parish | Kingston Lisle |
| District | Vale of White Horse |
| Shire county | Oxfordshire |
| Region | South East |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Wantage |
| Postcode district | OX12 9 |
| Dialling code | 01367 |
| Police | Thames Valley |
| Fire | Oxfordshire |
| Ambulance | South Central |
| European Parliament | South East England |
| UK Parliament | Oxford West and Abingdon |
| List of places: UK • England • Oxfordshire | |
Kingston Lisle is a small village and civil parish in the Vale of White Horse district of Oxfordshire, England.
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[edit] Location
Kingston Lisle is situated in rolling downland 64 miles (103 km) west of London. The local town is Wantage, 5 miles (8.0 km) to the east, and large town, Swindon is 10 miles (16 km) to the west. The village nestles at the foot of Blowing Stone Hill. It is one of the many villages situated at the foot of the scarp of the White Horse Hills, built at the point where freshwater springs emanate from the chalk hills. The Uffington White Horse, Uffington Castle and the Ridgeway are nearby.
[edit] Amenities
There is a small parish church. The village has one public house, which is also a restaurant and the village area falls into the catchment area for Uffington Primary School, just over two miles away, to which there is a free bus service.
Kinston Lisle is also home to several racehorse trainers, being 5 miles (8.0 km) from the horse racing centre of Lambourn.
[edit] History
Kingston Lisle is the location of the Blowing Stone, King Alfred's fabled means of summoning his troops before the momentous Battle of Ashdown.
It was previously located in the Royal County of Berkshire.
[edit] Literary connections
The village features in the Thomas Hughes novel Tom Brown's Schooldays.
