Carfax Conduit
The Carfax Conduit was a water conduit that supplied the city of Oxford with water from 1610 until 1869. The conduit ran in an underground lead pipe from a spring on Hinksey Hill above the village of North Hinksey, beneath Seacourt Stream and the River Thames, to a building at Carfax in the centre of Oxford.Photo: Motmit, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Monument
- Description: Grade I listed building in South Oxfordshire, England, UK
- Also known as: “Carfax Conduit, 540m south west of Nuneham House”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lock Wood Island and Old All Saints Church.
Lock Wood Island
Islet
Photo: Motmit, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lock Wood Island is an island in the River Thames in England just downstream of Nuneham House on the reach above Abingdon Lock. The island sits on a sharp bend in the river.
Old All Saints Church
Church
Photo: Bill Nicholls, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Old All Saints Church, or Harcourt Chapel, is a redundant Church of England church near the village of Nuneham Courtenay, Oxfordshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust. Old All Saints Church is situated 2,400 feet northeast of Carfax Conduit.
Nuneham House
Building
Photo: Motmit, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nuneham House is an eighteenth century villa in the Palladian style, set in parkland at Nuneham Courtenay in Oxfordshire, England. It is currently owned by Oxford University and is used as a retreat centre by the Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual University. Nuneham House is situated 1,800 feet northeast of Carfax Conduit.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Radley and Burcot.
Radley
Village
Photo: Motacilla, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Radley is a village and civil parish about 2 miles northeast of the centre of Abingdon, Oxfordshire. The parish includes the hamlet of Lower Radley on the River Thames.
Burcot
Hamlet
Photo: Shaun Ferguson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Burcot is a hamlet in the civil parish of Clifton Hampden, in the South Oxfordshire district of Oxfordshire, England. It is on the left bank of the River Thames. In 1931 the parish had a population of 187. Burcot is situated 1½ miles southeast of Carfax Conduit.
Marsh Baldon
Village
Photo: Motacilla, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Marsh Baldon is a village and civil parish about 5 miles southeast of Oxford in Oxfordshire, England. The parish also includes the hamlet of Little Baldon. Marsh Baldon is situated 2 miles northeast of Carfax Conduit.
Carfax Conduit
Latitude
51.67524° or 51° 40′ 31″ northLongitude
-1.22443° or 1° 13′ 28″ westOpen location code
9C3WMQGG+36OpenStreetMap ID
way 556961815OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monumentWikidata ID
Q5039236
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In Other Languages
“Carfax Conduit” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “卡法斯水管”
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Highlights include Nuneham Park and Lock Wood.
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