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The civil parish of Headington was reduced to just cover the area outside the borough of Oxford in 1894. At the same time, Headington was given a parish council and included in the Headington Rural District. [8] The parish of Headington was removed from the rural district and converted into an urban district in 1927. It was only an urban ...
St Andrew's Church, Headington [1] is a Church of England [2] parish church in the village of Old Headington, Oxfordshire, England, now absorbed as part of the suburb of Headington in the city of Oxford. The church building is located in St Andrew's Road. [3] It is a Grade II* listed building.
Headington was a rural district in Oxfordshire, England [1] from 1894 to 1932, based on the Headington rural sanitary district. It covered an area to the east of the city of Oxford. The parish of Headington was split out as a separate urban district in 1927. It was abolished under a County Review Order in 1932.
It is near to Headington, Risinghurst and Marston. Though it is now distinct, Barton was historically considered part of the Headington parish. [3] Oxford City Council built the Barton housing estate because of a housing shortage in the 1930s. 35.4% of the existing houses in Barton and 354 of 865 houses being built west of Barton are socially ...
In 1954-56 Saint Michael and All Angels parish church [8] was built on Marston Road at the corner of Jack Straw's Lane as a chapel of ease for the parish of St Andrew, Headington. [7] St Michael's was consecrated in September 1955 [9] and superseded the Ferry Road mission hall, which was then deconsecrated and sold for secular use. [7]
A view up Headington Hill along Headington Road, with an Oxford Park&Ride bus. Headington Hill section on Headington Community website; Located on Headington Road is the Oxford Spanish Civil War memorial, dedicated to Oxford residents who joined the International Brigades during the Oxford Spanish Civil War memorial and died fighting against fascist forces backed by Hitler and Mussolini.
Churchyard of Holy Trinity, Headington Quarry. The grave of C. S. Lewis is marked by the white slab on the left. Attached to the church is a small graveyard, particularly noted for including the grave of C. S. Lewis , [ 5 ] who died on 22 November 1963.
The land east of the Marston Road was part of Headington until the 20th century and was thus in the parish of St Andrew's Church. [2] Under the Headington Enclosure Award of 1804–5, the Lord of the Manor of Headington acquired a 280-acre (1.1 km 2) plot that included the whole of Jack Straw's Lane.