Headington Hill

Headington Hill

A view down Headington Hill, along Headington Road, from the bridge which now connects two parts of Oxford Brookes campus.
Headington Hill
Headington Hill shown within Oxfordshire
OS grid reference SP531063
Civil parish
  • unparished
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Oxford
Postcode district OX3
Dialling code 01865
Police Thames Valley
Fire Oxfordshire
Ambulance South Central
EU Parliament South East England
UK Parliament
Website Headington, Oxford

Headington Hill is a hill in the east of Oxford, England, in the suburb of Headington. The Headington Road goes up the hill leading out of the city. There are good views of the spires of Oxford from the hill, especially from the top of South Park.

Between 1644 and 1646, Headington Hill was used by the Parliamentarian forces while besieging Oxford during the First English Civil War. Headington Hill Hall, built in 1824 for the Morrell family (local brewers), stands on the hill, and is now the home of Oxford Brookes University's School of Law.

A view up Headington Hill along Headington Road, with an Oxford Park&Ride bus.

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