Tooley’s Boatyard
Tooley's Boatyard is a dockyard on the Oxford Canal in the centre of the town of Banbury, Oxfordshire, England. The opening of the Oxford Canal from Hawkesbury Junction to Banbury on 30 March 1778 gave the town a cheap and reliable supply of Warwickshire coal.- Type: Museum
- Description: oldest continuously working dry dock in Great Britain
- Also known as: “Tooley’s Historic Boatyard”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Castle Quay Shopping Centre and Banbury Museum.
Castle Quay Shopping Centre
Shopping center
Photo: Alan Cooper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Castle Quay Shopping Centre is a shopping centre in the town of Banbury, North Oxfordshire, England. The shopping centre is located in the centre of Banbury by the Oxford Canal, off Castle Street. Banbury Museum and Tooley's Boatyard are also located here.
Banbury Museum
Museum
Photo: Elliott Brown, CC BY 2.0.
Banbury Museum & Gallery is a local museum in the town of Banbury, north Oxfordshire, England. It displays exhibits on the history of the town.
Banbury railway station
Railway station
Photo: Andy F, Public domain.
Banbury railway station serves the historic market town of Banbury in Oxfordshire, England. The station is a stop on the Chiltern Main Line; it is operated by Chiltern Railways and has four platforms in use. Banbury railway station is situated 1,600 feet southeast of Tooley’s Boatyard.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Grimsbury and Neithrop.
Grimsbury
Suburb
Grimsbury is a largely residential area which forms the eastern part of Banbury, in the Cherwell district, in the county of, Oxfordshire, England. It is situated east of the River Cherwell, the Oxford Canal and the Cherwell Valley Line railway.
Neithrop
Suburb
Neithrop is an inner housing estate and part of the greater Neithrop ward of Banbury, in the Cherwell district, in the county of Oxfordshire, England. It is one of the oldest areas in Banbury, having first been first recorded as a hamlet in the 13th century.
Nethercote
Hamlet
Nethercote is a hamlet in the civil parish of Banbury in Oxfordshire, England. It lies close to the border with West Northamptonshire. The hamlet sits south-east of junction 11 of the M40, south of the A422 and east of the M40.
Tooley’s Boatyard
- Categories: shipyard, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Banbury, Cherwell, Oxfordshire, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.0634° or 52° 3′ 48″ northLongitude
-1.3334° or 1° 20′ 0″ westOpen location code
9C4W3M78+9JOpenStreetMap ID
way 187928202OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumOpenStreetMap feature
waterway=boatyardWikidata ID
Q7824078
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