Kingston Lisle
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Kingston Lisle is a small village and civil parish in the Vale of White Horse district of Oxfordshire, England (previously Berkshire).
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[edit] Location
Kingston Lisle is located at grid reference SU325876. 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, picturesque parish church. The village has one public house, which is also a restaurant. Kinston Lisle is also home to some racehorse trainers, being not far from the village 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.
[edit] Literary connections
The village features in the Thomas Hughes novel Tom Brown's Schooldays.
