Kingsley, Hampshire
Encyclopedia
Kingsley is a village in the East Hampshire
district of Hampshire
, England
. It is 2.1 miles (3.4 km) north of Bordon
, on the B3004 road. The village has a community centre
and an inn
, the Cricketers.
The nearest main railway station is Alton
, 4.2 miles (6.7 km) west of the village, although Bentley
station is within a similar distance to the north. The village was formerly served by Kingsley Halt
on the Bentley to Bordon branch line.
Kingsley village website
East Hampshire
East Hampshire is a local government district in Hampshire, England. Its council is based in Petersfield. Other towns are Alton, Horndean and Whitehill-Bordon....
district of Hampshire
Hampshire
Hampshire is a county on the southern coast of England in the United Kingdom. The county town of Hampshire is Winchester, a historic cathedral city that was once the capital of England. Hampshire is notable for housing the original birthplaces of the Royal Navy, British Army, and Royal Air Force...
, England
England
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. It is 2.1 miles (3.4 km) north of Bordon
Bordon
Bordon is a town in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. It lies 5.4 miles southeast of Alton and forms a part of the civil parish of Whitehill, the adjoining village. Both settlements are on the A325 road and close to the A3 road between London and Portsmouth...
, on the B3004 road. The village has a community centre
Community centre
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and an inn
INN
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, the Cricketers.
The nearest main railway station is Alton
Alton railway station
Alton railway station is a railway station in the town of Alton, in the English county of Hampshire. The station is the terminus for two railway lines; the Alton Line which runs to Brookwood and onto London Waterloo and the Mid Hants Watercress Railway, which runs to Alresford. The latter once ran...
, 4.2 miles (6.7 km) west of the village, although Bentley
Bentley (Hampshire) railway station
Bentley railway station serves the village of Bentley in Hampshire, England. It is situated on the Alton Line, between Farnham and Alton. The station and all trains serving it are operated by South West Trains....
station is within a similar distance to the north. The village was formerly served by Kingsley Halt
Kingsley Halt railway station
Kingsley Halt was a railway station on the Bordon Light Railway which served the village of Kingsley. The station had been constructed by the London and South Western Railway in the hope that the area would attract residential development, but in the event this never materialised...
on the Bentley to Bordon branch line.
Kingsley village website