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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Wolvercote

  

Wolvercote Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Wolvercote

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Wolvercote history

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The Domesday Book of 1086 lists Wolvercote as Ulfgarcote (cottage of Woolgar; or Woolgar’s place). The toponym had become “Wolvercote” by 1185. The Oxford Canal divided the village into two parts and the Oxford and Rugby Railway was built through the village in 1846. The paper mill was once a major local employer, and ceased paper-making in 1998.

You can visit Wolvercote places with Walkfo Wolvercote to hear history at Wolvercote’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Wolvercote has 161 places to visit in our interactive Wolvercote map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Wolvercote, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Wolvercote places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Wolvercote & the surrounding areas.

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161 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Wolvercote historic spots	Wolvercote tourist destinations	Wolvercote plaques	Wolvercote geographic features
Walkfo Wolvercote tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Wolvercote

  

Best Wolvercote places to visit

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Wolvercote has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Wolvercote’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Wolvercote’s information audio spots:

Dyson Perrins Laboratory The Dyson Perrins Laboratory is in the science area of the University of Oxford . It was the main centre for research into organic chemistry from 1916 until 2003 . Parts of the building were used as teaching laboratories in which undergraduate students were trained in practical organic chemistry .

Clarendon Laboratory The Clarendon Laboratory is part of the Department of Physics at Oxford University . It houses atomic and laser physics, condensed matter physics, and biophysics groups . The Oxford Centre for Quantum Computation is also housed in the laboratory .

Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford The Department of Engineering Science is part of the Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences Division . The main building is the tall 1960s Thom Building that dominates the local landscape, especially the view from the University Parks to the east .

Denys Wilkinson Building The Denys Wilkinson Building is a prominent 1960s building in Oxford, England . It was designed by Philip Dowson at Arup in 1967 .

Oxford University Computing Services Oxford University Computing Services (OUCS) until 2012 provided the central Information Technology services for the University of Oxford . The service was based at 7-19 Banbury Road in central north Oxford, England, near the junction with Keble Road . OUCS became part of IT Services when the new department was created in August 2012 .

The Lighthouse in Oxford The Lighthouse is a public house in central Oxford, England. The pub is located next to the Castle Mill Stream and close to the end of the Oxford Canal. The site of the modern-day Lighthouse pub was within a stone’s throw of the Norman city walls.

Worcester Street Worcester Street is a street in west central Oxford, England. It is located on Worcester Street, west of Oxford, and is one of the main streets in Oxford.

OFS Studio Arts at the OFS is an arts centre in Oxford with a Theatre, Gallery and Shop. The building is shared between Arts at The OFS and Crisis Skylight Oxford. The Arts side put on great shows and exhibitions, and Crisis support people who are homeless.

St Frideswide’s Church St Frideswide’s Church is a Church of England church on the south side of the Botley Road in New Osney, west Oxford. The church is in a district originally part of the parish of St Thomas the Martyr.

Sackler Library The Sackler Library holds a large portion of the classical, art historical, and archaeological works belonging to the University of Oxford, England. It is the largest library of classical and art historical works owned by Oxford University.

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