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Headington Hill Park is a park on Headington Hill in the east of Oxford, England. [ 1 ] The park is part of the grounds of Headington Hill Hall , [ 2 ] previously owned by the Morrell family , bought by Oxford City Council , and leased to Oxford Brookes University since 1992.
View across South Park South Park in the snow. South Park is a park on Headington Hill in east Oxford, England. [1] It is the largest park within Oxford city limits. A good view of the city centre with its historic spires and towers of Oxford University can be obtained at the park's highest point, a favourite location for photographers.
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.
Headington Clock, at the centre of the Headington shopping centre. Headington's most famous modern landmark is The Headington Shark, made by John Buckley for local broadcaster Bill Heine in 1986. Headington has a number of green spaces including Headington Hill Park, Bury Knowle park and South Park.
To the south is South Park, from which good views of the city centre with its historic university buildings can be seen. Also to the south on Gipsy Lane at the top of Headington Hill is the Headington campus of Oxford Brookes University, originally the Oxford Polytechnic. Pullens Lane leads off to the north at the top of Headington Hill.
Barton has four schools: Bayards Hill Primary School, Barton Park Primary School and Sandhills Community Primary School - both part of the River Learning Trust - and Endeavour Academy, a special needs school. [31] [32] [33] Rectory Farm was founded in 1954 and owns land around Barton.
St Clement's is a district in Oxford, England, [1] on the east bank of the River Cherwell. [2] " St Clement's" is usually taken to describe a small triangular area from The Plain (a roundabout) bounded by the River Cherwell to the North, Cowley Road to the South, and the foot of Headington Hill to the East.
In 1953, James Morrell III sold Headington Hill Hall to Oxford City Council. It continued to be used as a rehabilitation centre until 1958. [5] Subsequently, the publisher Robert Maxwell (1923–1991), founder of Pergamon Press, took a lease of the building rented from the Council for 32 years as a residence and offices.