The Kilns
The Kilns, also known as C. S. Lewis House, is the house in Risinghurst, Oxford, England, where the author C. S. Lewis wrote all of his Narnia books and other classics.- Type: Museum
- Description: private house in England
- Also known as: “The Kilns - CS Lewis’s Home”
- Address: Lewis Close, Oxford, OX3 8JD
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Shotover and Holy Trinity Church.
Shotover
Peak
Photo: tony wilcock, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Shotover is a hill and forest in the civil parish of Forest Hill with Shotover, in the South Oxfordshire district, in the county of Oxfordshire, England. The hill is 3 miles east of Oxford. Its highest point is 557 feet above sea level.
Holy Trinity Church
Church
Photo: EugeneStarostin, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Holy Trinity Church, Headington Quarry, is located in the village of Headington Quarry, Oxford, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the Diocese of Oxford. Holy Trinity Church is situated 1,800 feet west of The Kilns.
Parish Church of St Mary
Church
Photo: Motacilla, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Parish Church of St Mary is situated 2,900 feet northwest of The Kilns.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wood Farm and Barton.
Wood Farm
Suburb
Wood Farm is a suburb of Oxford, England, 3.5 miles southeast of the city centre. It is mainly made up of social housing built in the 1950s to 1960s, originally to house workers of the nearby car factory. It is near to Headington, Cowley and Morrell Avenue.
Barton
Suburb
Photo: David Hawgood, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Barton is a village and suburb of Oxford, in Oxfordshire, England. It is 3 miles east of the centre of Oxford, just outside the Oxford Ring Road. It is near to Headington, Risinghurst and Marston.
Headington Hill
Neighborhood
Photo: BrainVE, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Headington Hill is a hill in the east of Oxford, England, in the suburb of Headington. The Headington Road goes up the hill leading out of the city. There are good views of the spires of Oxford from the hill, especially from the top of South Park. Headington Hill is situated 1½ miles west of The Kilns.
The Kilns
- Categories: building, house, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Risinghurst and Sandhills, Oxford, Oxfordshire, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.7568° or 51° 45′ 25″ northLongitude
-1.18995° or 1° 11′ 24″ westInception
1930Levels
1Operator
C.S. Lewis FoundationOpen location code
9C3WQR46+P2OpenStreetMap ID
way 830022005OpenStreetMap feature
building=detachedOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q7744401
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Portuguese—“The Kilns” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “窯屋”
- Portuguese: “The Kilns”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Richards Way Children’s Ball Park and Risinghurst Community Centre.
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