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

  

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

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North Hinksey history

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North Hinksey was anciently called Hengestseigge, and was given in 955 to Abingdon Abbey. It was once part of the estate of the Benedictine abbey at Abeddon. The toponym is thought to mean ‘stallion’s isle’

You can visit North Hinksey places with Walkfo North Hinksey to hear history at North Hinksey’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo North Hinksey has 323 places to visit in our interactive North 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 North 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 North Hinksey places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to North Hinksey & the surrounding areas.

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Walkfo: Visit North Hinksey Places Map
323 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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

  

Best North Hinksey places to visit

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

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 .

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 .

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 .

Holywell Music Room The Holywell Music Room is the city of Oxford’s chamber music hall . It is said to be the oldest purpose-built music room in Europe, and hence Britain’s first concert hall .

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 .

Magdalen Tower Magdalen Tower, completed in 1509, is a bell tower that forms part of the bell tower . It is a central focus for the celebrations in Oxford on May Morning .

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 .

Indian Institute The Indian Institute is at the north end of Catte Street on the corner with Holywell Street and facing down Broad Street from the east . Sir Monier Monier-Williams started the Institute in Oxford in 1883 to provide training for the Indian Civil Service .

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