Little Kingshill is a small Chilterns village in the

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Little Missenden Little Missenden is a village and civil parish on the River Misbourne in Buckinghamshire, England. It is in the Chiltern Hills, about southeast of Great Missenden and west of Amersham. The village lies on the River Misbourne in the Misbourne v ...

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, England, with the closest amenities being in its post town of

Great Missenden Great Missenden is an affluent village with approximately 2,000 residents in the Misbourne Valley in the Chiltern Hills in Buckinghamshire, England, situated between the towns of Amersham and Wendover, with direct rail connections to London Mary ...

. It is just less than two miles south of

, with its fast train to London Marylebone. It is approximately five miles west of

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, and about four and a half miles north west of

High Wycombe High Wycombe, often referred to as Wycombe ( ), is a market town in Buckinghamshire, England. Lying in the valley of the River Wye surrounded by the Chiltern Hills, it is west-northwest of Charing Cross in London, south-southeast of Ayl ...

. The hamlet name 'Kingshill' means a hill in possession of the

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, which local

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suggests was

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; there is certainly evidence of King John granting the manor at Kingshill to Hugh de Gournay in 1213, although this same document states that the land was previously possessed by Geoffrey fitzPeter. The affix 'Little' was added later to differentiate between the hamlet and neighbouring village

Great Kingshill Great Kingshill is a small village in the parish of Hughenden in Buckinghamshire, England. It is located in the Chiltern Hills, about five miles west of Amersham and two and a half miles south of Great Missenden. The village name 'Kingshill' ...

, although the two are in separate parishes and, indeed, separate districts, with Little Kingshill, in effect, an extension of Great Missenden. Little Kingshill has one pub: The Full Moon in Hare Lane. The main road, Windsor Lane, is home to the playing fields, the playground, the Baptist church, which is home to a coffee shop, and the highly regarded village school. This Chiltern village is surrounded by

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countryside. Little Kingshill has its own primary school with a nursery, catering for children from 3–11 years. It is controlled by

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and an

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report in 2011 judged the school to be "Outstanding"..

References

External links

Little Kingshill Village SocietyLittle Kingshill Cricket ClubLittle Kingshill SchoolLittle Kingshill Baptist Church
Hamlets in Buckinghamshire {{Buckinghamshire-geo-stub