Waterways
The Waterways is housing estate in North Oxford, England. The Oxford Canal runs through the centre of the estate and it is bounded on the east by the Cherwell Valley railway line.- Type: Neighborhood
- Description: housing estate in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK
- Also known as: “Waterways, Oxford”
Places of Interest
Highlights: St Hugh’s College and Somerville College.
St Hugh’s College
University
St Hugh's College is a constituent college of the University of Oxford. It is located on a 14.5-acre site on St Margaret's Road, to the north of the city centre.
Somerville College
University
Somerville College is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in England. It was founded in 1879 as Somerville Hall, one of its first two women's colleges.
St Antony’s College
University
St Antony's College is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in England. Founded in 1950 as the result of the gift of French merchant Sir Antonin Besse of Aden, St Antony's specialises in international relations, economics, politics, and area studies relative to Europe, Russia, former Soviet states, Latin America, the Middle East, Africa, Japan, China, and South and South East Asia.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Summertown and Park Town.
Summertown
Suburb
Summertown in North Oxford is a suburb of Oxford, England. Summertown is a one-mile square residential area, north of St Giles, the boulevard leading out of Oxford's city centre.
Park Town
Neighborhood
Park Town is a small residential area in central North Oxford, a suburb of Oxford, England. It was one of the earliest planned suburban developments in the area and most of the houses are Grade II listed.
Norham Manor
Quarter
The Norham Manor estate is a residential suburb in Oxford, England. It is part of central North Oxford. To the north is Park Town with its crescents, to the east is the River Cherwell, to the south are the University Parks and to the west is Walton Manor, on the other side of Banbury Road.
Waterways
- Categories: housing estate and locality
- Location: Oxford, Oxfordshire, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.77251° or 51° 46′ 21″ north
Longitude
-1.27201° or 1° 16′ 19″ west
Open location code
9C3WQPFH+25
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhood
Wikidata ID
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: North Oxford and Waterside.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Mrs Chu’s Park and St John’s College Sports Ground.
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