Little Kingshill is a small Chilterns village in the
parish
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of
Little Missenden in
Buckinghamshire
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, England, with the closest amenities being in its post town of
Great Missenden. It is approximately five miles west of
Amersham
Amersham ( ) is a market town and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England, in the Chiltern Hills, northwest of central London, south-east of Aylesbury and north-east of High Wycombe. Amersham is part of the London commuter belt.
There ar ...
, about four and a half miles north west of
High Wycombe
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and just under two miles south of Great Missenden, with its fast train to
London Marylebone
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.
The hamlet name 'Kingshill' means a hill in possession of the
king
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, which local
folklore
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suggests was
King John; 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, 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 village school. This
Chiltern village is surrounded by
Metropolitan Green Belt
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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
Buckinghamshire County Council.
References
External links
Little Kingshill Village SocietyLittle Kingshill Cricket ClubLittle Kingshill SchoolLittle Kingshill Baptist Church
Hamlets in Buckinghamshire
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