Risinghurst, Oxford

#314 among attractions in Oxford

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Risinghurst is an outlying residential area of Oxford, England, just outside the Eastern Bypass Road which forms part of the Oxford ring road. It is about 1 mile east of the centre of Headington and 3 miles east of Oxford city centre. It is part of the Risinghurst and Sandhills civil parish and is typical of housing estates built between the wars to house an increasingly prosperous working class who were moving into new urban centres—in this instance to take advantage of the burgeoning motor industry in Oxford. ()

Coordinates: 51°45'38"N, 1°11'25"W

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Quarry and RisinghurstOxford United Kingdom

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Risinghurst – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Headington Shark, Rock Edge, St Andrew's Church, Lye Valley.

1 miW
Large sculpture and a popular photo op
Headington Shark, Oxford
26 min walk • The Headington Shark is a rooftop sculpture located at 2 New High Street, Headington, Oxford, England, depicting a large shark embedded head-first in the roof of a house.
0.8 miSW
Park
Rock Edge, Oxford
20 min walk • Rock Edge is a 1.7-hectare geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Oxford in Oxfordshire.
1 miW
Church
St Andrew's Church, Oxford
26 min walk • St Andrew's Church, Headington is a Church of England parish church in the village of Old Headington, Oxfordshire, England, now absorbed as part of the suburb of Headington in the city of Oxford. The church building is located in St Andrew's Road. It is a Grade II* listed building.
1.1 miSW
Park
Lye Valley, Oxford
29 min walk • Lye Valley is a 2.3-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Headington, a suburb of Oxford in Oxfordshire. It is part of the 4.5-hectare Lye Valley Local Nature Reserve, which is owned and managed by Oxford City Council.
~1550 ftS
Park
CS Lewis Nature Reserve, Oxford
8 min walk • CS Lewis Nature Reserve is a 3-hectare nature reserve in Risinghurst, a suburb of Oxford in Oxfordshire. It is managed by the Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust.
1 miS
Park
Shotover, Oxford
26 min walk • Shotover is a hill and forest in Oxfordshire, England. The hill is 3 miles east of Oxford. Its highest point is 557 feet above sea level.
0.5 miW
Tomb, Gothic Revival architecture
Holy Trinity Church, Oxford
12 min walk • Holy Trinity Church, Headington Quarry, is located in the district of Headington Quarry, Oxford, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the Diocese of Oxford.
0.9 miW
Area
Headington, Oxford
24 min walk • Headington is an eastern suburb of Oxford, England. It is at the top of Headington Hill overlooking the city in the Thames valley below, and bordering Marston to the north-west, Cowley to the south, and Barton and Risinghurst to the east.
~820 ftNE
Neighbourhood
Risinghurst and Sandhills, Oxford
4 min walk • Risinghurst and Sandhills is a civil parish in the city of Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. It consists of Risinghurst and Sandhills, two areas in the east of Oxford, east of the junction of the A40 and the A4142.
~1330 ftS
Museum, C. S. Lewis
The Kilns, Oxford
7 min walk • The Kilns, also known as C. S. Lewis House, is the house in Risinghurst, Oxford, England, where the author C. S. Lewis wrote all of his Narnia books and other classics. The house itself was featured in the Narnia books.
0.9 miSW
Neighbourhood
Wood Farm, Oxford
23 min walk • Wood Farm is a residential district of Oxford, England, south of Headington in the southeast of the city. It largely consists of social housing built in the 1950s and 1960s, originally intended to house workers from the nearby car factory.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Risinghurst?

Nearby attractions include Risinghurst and Sandhills, Oxford (4 min walk), The Kilns, Oxford (7 min walk), CS Lewis Nature Reserve, Oxford (8 min walk), Holy Trinity Church, Oxford (12 min walk).

How to get to Risinghurst by public transport?

The nearest stations to Risinghurst:

Bus

Thornhill Park and Ride • Lines: 280, Lgw, Lhr, Tube (11 min walk)
Green Rd Roundabout • Lines: Tube (11 min walk)