North Hinksey
Parish in Vale of White Horse, Oxfordshire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.746, -1.291 |
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| OS grid ref: | SP 49 05 |
| Dialling code: | 01865 (Oxford) |
The village and civil parish of North Hinksey lies just west of Oxford in the district of the Vale of White Horse, Oxfordshire, England. It sits above the low-lying plain with views towards Hinksey Hill and is threaded by waterways such as Hinksey Stream, giving a pleasing mix of suburban edge and countryside.
With medieval origins and a long local identity (it was historically in Berkshire until the 1974 county reorganisation), North Hinksey today combines village amenities - a school, village hall and pubs - with an active community life, while many residents commute into Oxford, preserving a strong local character and regular community events.
Postcode districts covering North Hinksey
Most populated places nearby
- Reading 24.5 miles
- Swindon 24.5 miles
- Oxford 1.9 miles
- High Wycombe 24.6 miles
- Aylesbury 21.1 miles
- Banbury 21.9 miles
- Abingdon-on-Thames 5 miles
- Bicester 12.2 miles
- Newbury 23.6 miles
- Didcot 9.5 miles
- Witney 9.2 miles
- Thatcham 24.2 miles
Neighbouring places
- Botley & Sunningwell Ward 0.4 miles
- Osney & St. Thomas Ward 0.9 miles
- Carfax & Jericho Ward 1.4 miles
- Chawley Built-up area 1.4 miles
- Walton Manor Ward 1.7 miles
- Hinksey Park Ward 1.7 miles
- Holywell Ward 1.8 miles
- South Hinksey Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Oxford Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Wytham Parish 1.9 miles
- Cumnor Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Summertown Ward 2.1 miles
Example postcodes in North Hinksey
OX2 9FZ, OX2 9TG, OX2 9AY, OX2 9FE, OX2 9TH, OX2 9HF, OX2 9HP, OX2 9LF, OX2 0FQ … See all
Transport links
- Luton Airport 40.4 miles
- London Heathrow Airport 40.5 miles
- Oxford Railway Station 1 mile
- Radley Railway Station 4.7 miles
- Oxford Bus Station 1 mile
Hotels near North Hinksey Ad
- Old Bank Hotel 5 1.7 miles
- Royal Oxford Hotel 3 1.1 miles
- The Store 4 1.6 miles
- Voco Oxford Spires 4 1.8 miles
- Courtyard by Marriott Oxford City Centre 4 1.2 miles
- Malmaison Oxford 4 1.3 miles
- Old Parsonage 5 1.7 miles
- The Buttery 4 1.5 miles
- Crown Hotel 2.3 miles
- The Randolph Hotel Oxford 4 1.5 miles
Schools in North Hinksey
- North Hinksey C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Rewley Abbey Historic site 1.1 miles
- Ashmolean Museum Museum 1.5 miles
- Christ Church College College 1.5 miles
- Saint Bernard's College, Oxford Historic site 1.5 miles
- University of Oxford University 1.7 miles
- Bodleian Library, University of Oxford Library 1.7 miles
- Pitt Rivers Museum Museum 1.7 miles
- Oxford Botanical Garden Gardens 1.9 miles
- Magdalen College College 1.9 miles
- Kassam Stadium Stadium 4.1 miles
- Eynsham Hall Estate 7.1 miles
- Otley Abbey Historic site 7.6 miles