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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in New Hinksey

  

New Hinksey Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about New Hinksey

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New Hinksey history

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The suburb of New Hinksey was developed in the 19th century. Until then the area was covered by water meadows. It was absorbed into Oxford in 1889, when it was incorporated into the city.

New Hinksey geography / climate

The suburb is west of the Abingdon Road (A4144) To the north is Grandpont and to the east, over Donnington Bridge, is Cowley. To the west is the railway line between Oxford and Didcot Parkway.

You can visit New Hinksey places with Walkfo New Hinksey to hear history at New Hinksey’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo New Hinksey has 357 places to visit in our interactive New Hinksey 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 New Hinksey, 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 New Hinksey places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to New Hinksey & the surrounding areas.

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357 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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

  

Best New Hinksey places to visit

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

St Anthony of Padua, Oxford The Church of St Anthony of Padua, Oxford is a yellow brick-built Catholic church . It is located in suburb of Headington, east Oxford, Oxfordshire, England .

Cotuit Hall Cotuit Hall is part of the EF International Academy’s campus in Oxford, England . Until 2011 it was one of the halls of residence at Oxford Brookes University .

Parson’s Pleasure Parson’s Pleasure in the University Parks at Oxford, England, was a secluded area for male-only nude bathing on the River Cherwell . It was located next to the path on the way to Mesopotamia at the south-east corner of the Parks . The facility closed in 1991 and the area now forms part of the parks .

Headington Hill Hall Headington Hill Hall was built in 1824 and the Morrell family remained in residence for 114 years . It became the home to Pergamon Press and to disgraced tycoon Robert Maxwell . It currently houses Oxford Brookes School of Law .

Cheney Student Village Cheney Student Village is one of the nine halls of residence at Oxford Brookes University . It houses 750 students in single study bedrooms with en suite shower rooms and self catered kitchens .

Holywell Manor, Oxford Holywell Manor is a historic building in central Oxford, England, in the parish of Holywell . It currently houses some of Balliol College’s postgraduate students .

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 .

South Park, Oxford South Park is a park on Headington Hill in east Oxford, England . It is the largest park within Oxford city limits . A good view of the city centre with its spires and towers of Oxford University can be obtained at the park’s highest point .

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 .

Farmington Institute The Farmington Institute is based at Harris Manchester College, a constituent college of the University of Oxford . The Institute’s aim is to support, encourage and improve Christian education in schools, colleges and universities .

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