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Headington is an eastern suburb of Oxford, in the county of Oxfordshire, England. [1] 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.
The land east of the Marston Road was part of Headington until the 20th century and was thus in the parish of St Andrew's Church. [2] Under the Headington Enclosure Award of 1804–5, the Lord of the Manor of Headington acquired a 280-acre (1.1 km 2) plot that included the whole of Jack Straw's Lane.
Headington Hill was a large freehold estate established in the 1840s. [15] The first road was cut to service these properties. In 1877, 6,000 acres (2,400 ha) were resumed from the Clifton pastoral run and offered for selection on 17 April 1877. [16] Subsequent development of small farms to the north of Clifton led to road improvements.
View across South Park South Park in the snow. South Park is a park on Headington Hill in east Oxford, England. [1] It is the largest park within Oxford city limits. A good view of the city centre with its historic spires and towers of Oxford University can be obtained at the park's highest point, a favourite location for photographers.
Headington Road is an arterial road in the east of Oxford, England. The road connects the junction of St Clements and Marston Road with the suburb of Headington , up Headington Hill . [ 1 ] When it reaches the Headley Way junction, it becomes London Road , as the Boundary Brook runs under the road at this point.
Pullens Lane (a.k.a. Pullen's Lane [1]) is in Headington, east Oxford, England. It is located at the top of Headington Hill, leading north off Headington Road to Jack Straw's Lane and Harberton Mead. The cul-de-sac Pullens Field (a.k.a. Pullen's Field, named in 1972 [2]) leads off west from Pullens Lane.
The Vines is a house on Pullens Lane, Headington, a suburb in east Oxford, England. It was the first house to be built on the west side of the lane, on land that was originally owned by the Morrell family, local brewers. The house is built of red brick with stone dressings.
The Headington Shark (proper name Untitled 1986) 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. It was protest art , put up without permission, to be symbolic of bombs crashing into buildings.