Visit Osney Places

Welcome to Visit Osney Places
The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Osney

  

Osney Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Osney

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Osney history

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The name “Osney” is Old English, and means either “Osa’s Island” or “island in the Ouse” The name was applied to the island formed by two streams of the River Thames, Castle Mill Stream and the stream which is now the main channel of the river. Osney Abbey was founded on the south part of the island in 1129 and Rewley Abbey in the north in 1280. The Great Western Railway built its line across the island from north to south in 1850.

You can visit Osney places with Walkfo Osney to hear history at Osney’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Osney has 348 places to visit in our interactive Osney 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 Osney, 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 Osney places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Osney & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 348 audio facts unique to Osney places in an interactive Osney map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Osney Places Map
348 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Walkfo Osney tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Osney

  

Best Osney places to visit

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