Simons Land
Simons Land is a nature reserve in Sandford-on-Thames, South Oxfordshire District, England. Simons Land is situated nearby to the neighborhood Littlemore Park, as well as near the suburb Rose Hill.Places of Interest
Highlights include Kassam Stadium and Iffley Lock.
Kassam Stadium
Stadium
Photo: Nigel Cox, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Kassam Stadium is the home of Oxford United F.C., and is named after the ground's owner and former chairman of the football club, Firoz Kassam. The Kassam Stadium was built whilst Oxford United played in Division Two; however, Oxford were relegated to Division Three the season before the new stadium was built and were further relegated to the Conference National in 2005–06.
Iffley Lock
Lock
Photo: Steve Daniels, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Iffley Lock is a lock on the River Thames in England near the village of Iffley, Oxfordshire. It is on the southern outskirts of Oxford. The original lock was built by the Oxford-Burcot Commission in 1631 and the Thames Navigation Commission replaced this in 1793.
University College
University
Photo: Man vyi, Public domain.
University College, formally The Master and Fellows of the College of the Great Hall of the University commonly called University College in the University of Oxford and colloquially referred to as "Univ", is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in England.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Oxford and Abingdon-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.
Abingdon-on-Thames
Photo: Andrew Gray, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Abingdon-on-Thames is in Oxfordshire on the River Thames about 7 miles south of Oxford. It is a busy market town with a good choice of shops, pubs and restaurants. It sits aside the River Thames and having an attractive County Hall.
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.
Simons Land
- Type: Nature reserve
- Also known as: “Simon’s Land”
- Categories: wetland and recreation area
- Location: Sandford-on-Thames, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.7185° or 51° 43′ 7″ northLongitude
-1.2363° or 1° 14′ 11″ westOpen location code
9C3WPQ97+9FOpenStreetMap ID
way 475684285OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserveOpenStreetMap feature
natural=wetland
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Littlemore Park and Rose Hill.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Rose Isle and Fox Furlong Park.
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