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Human settlement in England
New Hinksey
New Hinksey is located in OxfordshireNew HinkseyNew HinkseyLocation within Oxfordshire
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Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townOxford
Postcode districtOX1
Dialling code01865
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51°44′13″N 1°15′14″W / 51.737°N 1.254°W / 51.737; -1.254

New Hinksey is a suburb in the south of the city of Oxford.

Geography

The suburb is west of the Abingdon Road (A4144). To the north is Grandpont and to the east, over Donnington Bridge, which crosses the River Thames, is Cowley. To the west is the railway line between Oxford and Didcot Parkway and beyond that Hinksey Stream, a branch of the River Thames.

Amenities

The original Church of England parish church of Saint John the Evangelist was designed by the Gothic Revival architect EG Bruton and built in 1870. In 1900 it was demolished and replaced by one designed by the Scots architects William Bucknall and Ninian Comper. New Hinksey Church of England Primary School is on Vicarage Road, beside St. John the Evangelist church. There is a large outdoor public swimming pool in Hinksey Park between New Hinksey and Grandpont.

History

The suburb of New Hinksey was developed in the 19th century. Until then the area was covered by water meadows. New Hinksey was in Berkshire, in the parish of South Hinksey, until 1889, when it was absorbed into the city of Oxford. It remained in the ecclesiastical parish of South Hinksey, which is now called the parish of South with New Hinksey.

References

  1. ^ Sherwood & Pevsner, 1974, page 335
  2. New Hinksey CE Primary School
  3. Oxford City Council: Hinskey Pool
  4. Oxford City Council: Hinskey Park
  5. Page & Ditchfield, 1924, pages 408-410
  6. The Church of England: St John the Evangelist, Oxford

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