Risinghurst and Sandhills
Risinghurst and Sandhills is a civil parish to the eastern edge of Oxford, England, just outside the Oxford Ring Road. According to the 2011 census, it had a population of 4,237. It borders Barton, Headington Quarry and Wood Farm.- Type: Locality with 4,690 residents
- Description: civil parish in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Risinghurst and Sandhills (civil parish), Oxfordshire” and “Risinghurst and Sandhills, Oxfordshire”
Places of Interest
Highlights include John Radcliffe Hospital and Ruskin College.
John Radcliffe Hospital
Hospital
Photo: ceridwen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
John Radcliffe Hospital is a large tertiary teaching hospital in Oxford, England. It is a part of the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and is named after John Radcliffe, an 18th-century physician and Oxford University graduate, who endowed the Radcliffe Infirmary, the main hospital for Oxford from 1770 until 2007.
Ruskin College
University
Photo: RuskinCollegeOxford, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ruskin College, originally known as Ruskin Hall, Oxford, is a higher education institution and part of the University of West London, in Oxford, England.
The Kilns
Museum
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Oxford and Sandford-on-Thames.
Oxford
Photo: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Oxford is the oldest university city in the United Kingdom, some 50 miles to the west of the capital London in its own county of Oxfordshire, on the rivers Thames and Cherwell.
Sandford-on-Thames
Photo: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sandford-on-Thames is a village in Oxfordshire, just south of Oxford. It combines the charming peace of a small old-English village with easy access to the nearby city centre, making it a pleasant base from where to explore both Oxford and the surrounding English landscapes.
Cowley
Suburb
Photo: Motacilla, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cowley is a residential and industrial area in Oxford, in the county of Oxfordshire, England. Cowley's neighbours are Rose Hill and Blackbird Leys to the south, Headington to the north and the villages of Horspath and Garsington across fields to the east.
Risinghurst and Sandhills
- Category: civil parish
- Location: Oxford, Oxfordshire, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Risinghurst and Sandhills” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Risinghurst and Sandhills”
- Irish: “Risinghurst agus Sandhills”
- Swedish: “Risinghurst and Sandhills”
- Turkish: “Risinghurst and Sandhills”
- “Risinghurst and Sandhills”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Risinghurst and Shotover Hill.
Notable Places Nearby
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