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Headington was an ancient parish in the Bullingdon Hundred of Oxfordshire. [6] In 1868, an area on the western edge of the parish around Headington Hill was included in the Oxford constituency, and in 1889 the same area was added to the city and municipal borough of Oxford. [7]
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.
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.
The Old Road Campus is a University of Oxford site south of Old Road, in Headington, east Oxford, England. The Churchill Hospital, a teaching hospital managed by the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, is to the south.
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 stone was traditionally used for a number of the older Oxford University college buildings. In 1396, stone from quarrying in Headington was used to build the bell-tower for New College. It was also used for Oxford's city walls. Headington stone was used in the 1520s by Cardinal Wolsey to build his Cardinal College, now known as ...
Oxford United F.C. 1925–2001 The Manor Ground was a football stadium in Oxford , England, the home of Oxford United (previously known as Headington United) between 1925 and 2001. It hosted United's record crowd of 22,750 against Preston North End in an FA Cup 6th Round match on 29 February 1964.
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.