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Headington Road is an arterial road in the east of Oxford, England. The road connects the junction of St Clements and Marston Road with the suburb of Headington , up Headington Hill . [ 1 ] When it reaches the Headley Way junction, it becomes London Road , as the Boundary Brook runs under the road at this point.
New Headington refers to some of the area on the south side of the London Road, originating as a late 19th-century suburb. [4] Other neighbourhoods of the modern Headington suburb include Highfield, Quarry, and Headington Hill. [5] The City of Oxford Silver Band began as the Headington Brass Band having been founded in the 19th century. In 2002 ...
Hugo Dyson, a member of the Oxford literary group called the Inklings, lived at 32 Sandfield Road until his death in 1975. [3]Sandfield Road's most famous resident was the author and academic J. R. R. Tolkien, another member of the Inklings, who lived at No 76 with his wife Edith from 1953 to 1968, towards the end of his time in Oxford.
Old Road is a long street in Headington, east Oxford, England, extending into Oxfordshire as a road east of Oxford, to Littleworth near Wheatley. [2] It is part of the main old road between Oxford and London until the late 18th century, [3] passing over Shotover Hill. [4] Nowadays it crosses the Oxford Ring Road with a bridge.
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.
The road runs east–west in a gentle curve around the southern edge of South Park, south of Headington Hill, rising from west to east. At the western end is a junction with St Clement's , part of the main arterial road leading east out of Oxford. At the eastern end of the road is a roundabout close to Warneford Hospital.
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.