- Kingston Lisle
infobox UK place
country = England
latitude = 51.58632
longitude = -1.53231
official_name = Kingston Lisle
population =
civil_parish = Kingston Lisle
shire_district =Vale of White Horse
shire_county =Oxfordshire
region = South East England
constituency_westminster = Oxford West and Abingdon
post_town = Wantage
postcode_district = OX12 9
postcode_area = OX12
dial_code = 01367
os_grid_reference = SU325876
london_distance = convert|64|mi|km
ambulance_service = South CentralKingston Lisle is a small
village andcivil parish in theVale of White Horse district ofOxfordshire ,England .Location
Kingston Lisle is situated in rolling downland convert|64|mi|km west of
London . The local town isWantage , convert|5|mi|km to the east, and large town, Swindon is convert|10|mi|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 thescarp of theWhite Horse Hills , built at the point where freshwater springs emanate from thechalk hills. TheUffington White Horse ,Uffington Castle and the Ridgeway are nearby.Amenities
There is a small
parish church . The village has onepublic house , which is also a restaurant and the village area falls into the catchment area for Uffington Primary School, just over two miles (3 km) away, to which there is a free bus service.Kinston Lisle is also home to several racehorse trainers, being convert|5|mi|km from the horse racing centre of
Lambourn .History
Kingston Lisle is the location of the
Blowing Stone ,King Alfred 's fabled means of summoning his troops before the momentousBattle of Ashdown .It was previously located in the
Royal County of Berkshire .Literary connections
The village features in the
Thomas Hughes novel "Tom Brown's Schooldays".
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