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 miles39.5 km
- Swindon 24.5 miles39.5 km
- Oxford 1.9 miles3.1 km
- High Wycombe 24.6 miles39.5 km
- Aylesbury 21.1 miles33.9 km
- Banbury 21.9 miles35.3 km
- Abingdon-on-Thames 5 miles8.1 km
- Bicester 12.2 miles19.7 km
- Newbury 23.6 miles37.9 km
- Didcot 9.5 miles15.4 km
- Witney 9.2 miles14.9 km
- Thatcham 24.2 miles38.9 km
Neighbouring places
- Botley & Sunningwell Ward 0.4 miles0.7 km
- Osney & St. Thomas Ward 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Carfax & Jericho Ward 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Chawley Built-up area 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Walton Manor Ward 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Hinksey Park Ward 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Holywell Ward 1.8 miles2.8 km
- South Hinksey Built-up area 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Oxford Built-up area 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Wytham Parish 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Cumnor Built-up area 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Summertown Ward 2.1 miles3.4 km
Example postcodes in North Hinksey
OX2 9LG, OX2 9EB, OX2 9LS, OX2 9EW, OX2 9AB, OX2 9LD, OX2 9HJ, OX2 9TJ, OX2 0LJ … See all
Transport links
- Luton Airport 40.4 miles65 km
- London Heathrow Airport 40.5 miles65.2 km
- Oxford Railway Station 1 mile1.6 km
- Radley Railway Station 4.7 miles7.6 km
- Oxford Bus Station 1 mile1.7 km
Hotels near North Hinksey Ad
- Old Bank Hotel 5 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Old Parsonage Hotel 5 1.6 miles2.6 km
- St Margarets Hotel 3 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Malmaison Oxford 4 1.3 miles2.1 km
- The Store 5 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Voco Oxford Spires 4 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Courtyard by Marriott Oxford City Centre 4 1.2 miles2 km
- River Hotel 2 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Rhodes House, Oxford 1.7 miles2.8 km
- The Balkan Lodge Oxford 4 2.5 miles4 km
Schools in North Hinksey
- North Hinksey C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Rewley Abbey Historic site 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Ashmolean Museum Museum 1.5 miles2.3 km
- Christ Church College College 1.5 miles2.5 km
- Saint Bernard's College, Oxford Historic site 1.5 miles2.5 km
- University of Oxford University 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Bodleian Library, University of Oxford Library 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Pitt Rivers Museum Museum 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Oxford Botanical Garden Gardens 1.9 miles3 km
- Magdalen College College 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Kassam Stadium Stadium 4.1 miles6.6 km
- Eynsham Hall Estate 7.1 miles11.5 km
- Otley Abbey Historic site 7.6 miles12.2 km