Walton Manor is a residential suburb in

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. It is north of

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and the

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and forms part of

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. The street layout and many of the area's buildings date from the mid-19th century. It was developed on land belonging to

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. In 1975, Walton Manor was designated as a

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under the

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. The conservation area is bounded by

Leckford Road Leckford Road is a road in North Oxford, England. It runs between Kingston Road to the west and Woodstock Road to the east. Location To the north halfway along is a junction with Warnborough Road. To the south, Leckford Place links with Pla ...

on the north, Woodstock Road on the east, the properties fronting Observatory Street to the south, and Kingston Road and Walton Street to the west. The main road north–south through the area is Kingston Road, which continues southwards as Walton Street towards the city centre. Walton Manor has a residents' association. Walton Manor Farm used to be on the site of St Sepulchre's Cemetery, in

, just south of the Eagle Ironworks on

Walton Well Road Walton Well Road is a road, about 400 metres (a quarter mile) long, near the centre of Oxford, England. It provides a link from central Oxford to Port Meadow. Location The road marks the northern edge of the district known as Jericho. At the ...

.Christopher Hibbert and Edward Hibbert (editors),
The Encyclopaedia of Oxford
'. ''

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Walton Manor Residents' Association
Areas of Oxford St John's College, Oxford {{Oxfordshire-geo-stub

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