Quarry & Risinghurst
Ward in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.759, -1.196 |
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| OS grid ref: | SP 55 06 |
| Dialling code: | 01865 (Oxford) |
Quarry & Risinghurst sits on the eastern edge of Oxford in Oxfordshire, England, a largely residential neighbourhood that fringes open countryside and the tree‑lined slopes of the Shotover ridge. The ward combines inter‑war suburban streets, local shops and green corridors, with pockets of allotments and fields giving a strong sense of being on the edge of the city rather than in its centre.
Much of the housing was built in the early 20th century to serve workers in nearby industries such as those in Cowley, and the area retains a community feel with a primary school, village‑style parades and active residents’ groups. Historic traces of quarrying and other local industry sit alongside modern commuters and long‑standing families, so the ward balances conservation of green spaces and local character with pressures around housing and transport.
Postcode districts covering Quarry & Risinghurst
Most populated places nearby
- Reading 23.4 miles
- Oxford 2.2 miles
- High Wycombe 21.1 miles
- Aylesbury 16.9 miles
- Banbury 21.8 miles
- Abingdon-on-Thames 6.9 miles
- Bicester 10.1 miles
- Newbury 25 miles
- Didcot 10.5 miles
- Witney 13 miles
- Wantage 15.2 miles
- Grove 14.3 miles
Neighbouring places
- Risinghurst and Sandhills Parish 0.3 miles
- Barton & Sandhills Ward 0.6 miles
- Headington Ward 0.8 miles
- Churchill Ward 0.9 miles
- Forest Hill with Shotover Parish 1 mile
- Lye Valley Ward 1.1 miles
- Headington Hill & Northway Ward 1.2 miles
- Temple Cowley Ward 1.6 miles
- St. Clement's Ward 1.7 miles
- Forest Hill Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Horspath Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Marston Ward 1.9 miles
Example postcodes in Quarry & Risinghurst
OX3 8SX, OX3 8TP, OX3 8AG, OX3 8JY, OX3 8PA, OX3 9JE, OX3 9EH, OX3 8AY, OX3 8DH … See all
Transport links
- Luton Airport 36.3 miles
- London Heathrow Airport 37.5 miles
- Oxford Railway Station 3.2 miles
- Islip Railway Station 5 miles
- Oxford Bus Station 3.2 miles
Hotels near Quarry & Risinghurst Ad
- Old Bank Hotel 5 2.5 miles
- Old Parsonage Hotel 5 2.7 miles
- St Margarets Hotel 3 2.9 miles
- The Balkan Lodge Oxford 4 2.2 miles
- The Coach and Horses 3 2.8 miles
- Voco Oxford Spires 4 2.7 miles
- The Store 5 2.7 miles
- Malmaison Oxford 4 2.9 miles
- The Mad Hatter's Guestrooms 4 2.1 miles
- Voco Oxford Thames 4 3.6 miles
Local points of interest
- Magdalen College College 2.2 miles
- Oxford Botanical Garden Gardens 2.3 miles
- Bodleian Library, University of Oxford Library 2.5 miles
- Pitt Rivers Museum Museum 2.5 miles
- University of Oxford University 2.6 miles
- Christ Church College College 2.6 miles
- Saint Bernard's College, Oxford Historic site 2.7 miles
- Ashmolean Museum Museum 2.7 miles
- Kassam Stadium Stadium 3 miles
- Rewley Abbey Historic site 3.1 miles
- Otley Abbey Historic site 6 miles
- Blenheim Palace Estate 9.6 miles