Kingsley is a village in the
East Hampshire
East Hampshire is a local government district in Hampshire, England. Its council is based in the town of Petersfield, although the largest town is Alton. The district also contains the town of Bordon along with many villages and surroundin ...
district of
Hampshire
Hampshire (, ; abbreviated to Hants.) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South East England. It is bordered by Berkshire to the north, Surrey and West Sussex to the east, the Isle of Wight across the Solent to the south, ...
, England. It is 2.1 miles (3.4 km) north of
Bordon
Bordon is a town in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. It lies in the interior of the royal Woolmer Forest, about southeast of Alton. The town forms a part of the civil parish of Whitehill which is one of two contiguous villa ...
, on the B3004 road. The village has a
community centre
A community centre, community center, or community hall is a public location where members of a community gather for group activities, social support, public information, and other purposes. They may be open for the whole community or for a sp ...
and an
inn
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, the ''Cricketers''. The Victorian parish church of All Saints Is a Grade II
listed building
In the United Kingdom, a listed building is a structure of particular architectural or historic interest deserving of special protection. Such buildings are placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, Hi ...
.
The nearest main railway station is , 4.2 miles (6.7 km) west of the village, although
Bentley
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station is within a similar distance to the north. The village was formerly served by on the Bentley to Bordon branch line.
The parish includes
Kingsley Common.
References
Further reading
* Annette Booth (ed. J. V. Bridge) ''St Nicholas, Kingsley: A brief history of one of Hampshire's oldest Village Churches'' Arrowhead Publishing, 1982 (available from the church)
External links
Kingsley village websiteStained Glass Windows at All Saints, Kingsley, HampshireStained Glass Windows at St. Nicholas, Kingsley, Hampshire
Villages in Hampshire
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