<P> The Uffington White Horse is a highly stylised prehistoric hill figure , 110 m ( 360 ft ) long , formed from deep trenches filled with crushed white chalk . The figure is situated on the upper slopes of White Horse Hill in the English civil parish of Uffington ( in the ceremonial county of Oxfordshire and historic county of Berkshire ) , some 8 km ( 5 mi ) south of the town of Faringdon and a similar distance west of the town of Wantage ; or 2.5 km ( 1.6 mi ) south of Uffington . The hill forms a part of the scarp of the Berkshire Downs and overlooks the Vale of White Horse to the north . The best views of the figure are obtained from the air , or from directly across the Vale , particularly around the villages of Great Coxwell , Longcot and Fernham . The site is owned and managed by the National Trust and is a Scheduled Ancient Monument . The Guardian stated in 2003 that `` for more than 3,000 years , the Uffington White Horse has been jealously guarded as a masterpiece of minimalist art . '' It has also inspired the creation of other white horse hill figures . </P>
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on the upper slopes of White Horse Hill in the English civil parish of Uffington ( in the ceremonial county of Oxfordshire and historic county of Berkshire ) , some 8 km ( 5 mi ) south of the town of Faringdon and a similar distance west of the town of Wantage ; or 2.5 km ( 1.6 mi ) south of Uffington