Risinghurst and Sandhills

Risinghurst and Sandhills is a civil parish to the eastern edge of , , just outside the Oxford Ring Road. According to the 2011 census, it had a population of 4,237. It borders , Headington Quarry and .
Wikipedia
  • 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.

Hospital
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is a large tertiary teaching hospital in , 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 , the main hospital for Oxford from 1770 until 2007.

University
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, originally known as Ruskin Hall, Oxford, is a higher education institution and part of the University of West London, in , England.

Museum
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, also known as C. S. Lewis House, is the house in Risinghurst, , 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.

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is the oldest university city in the , some 50 miles to the west of the capital in its own county of , on the rivers Thames and Cherwell.

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is a village in , just south of . 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.

Suburb
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is a residential and industrial area in the south-east of , in the county of , England. 's neighbours are Rose Hill and to the south, to the north and the villages of and across fields to the east.

Risinghurst and Sandhills

Latitude
51.7575° or 51° 45′ 27″ north
Longitude
-1.19° or 1° 11′ 24″ west
Population
4,690
Elevation
377 feet (115 metres)
Open location code
9C3WQR46+X2
Geo­Names ID
7300942
Wiki­data ID
Q7336204
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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

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