Cuckoo Lane, Headington Hill, Oxford - geograph

Headington Road is an

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in the east of

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. The road connects the junction of St Clements and

Marston Road Marston Road is a road in the east of Oxford, England. It links London Place, the junction of St Clements, the foot of Headington Hill ( Headington Road), and Morrell Avenue by South Park to the south with the suburb of New Marston to the n ...

with the suburb of

Headington Headington is an eastern suburb of Oxford, England. It is at the top of Headington Hill overlooking the city in the Thames valley below, and bordering Marston to the north-west, Cowley to the south, and Barton and Risinghurst to the east. Th ...

, up

Headington Hill 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 ...

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UK. When it reaches the Headley Way junction, it becomes London Road, as the Boundary Brook runs under the road at this point. To the south is South Park, from which good views of the city centre with its historic

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buildings can be seen. Also to the south on

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at the top of Headington Hill is the Headington campus of Oxford Brookes University, originally the

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. Pullens Lane leads off to the north at the top of Headington Hill.

Headington Hill Hall Headington Hill Hall stands on Headington Hill in the east of Oxford, England. It was built in 1824 for the Morrell family, who remained in residence for 114 years. It became the home to Pergamon Press and to media tycoon Robert Maxwell. It cur ...

, built in 1824 for the Morrell family, local

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s, is nearby, with its associated

Headington Hill Park Headington Hill Park is a park on Headington Hill in the east of Oxford, England. The park is part of the grounds of Headington Hill Hall, previously owned by the Morrell family, bought by Oxford City Council, and leased to Oxford Brookes Uni ...

bordering Headington Road to the north. The road is designated the A420.

History

The road did not exist until 1775, when it was cut through the countryside as part of the scheme to replace the old route from Oxford to

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(via Cheney Lane, Old Road,

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, and Wheatley) by a new road via Stokenchurch. Until that date, the road at the top of Headington Hill turned left into Cuckoo Lane, the former road to

Old Headington Headington is an eastern suburb of Oxford, England. It is at the top of Headington Hill overlooking the city in the Thames valley below, and bordering Marston to the north-west, Cowley to the south, and Barton and Risinghurst to the east. Th ...

Spanish Civil War memorial

Headington Road is the home of the

Oxford Spanish Civil War memorial The Oxford Spanish Civil War memorial is a monument in Oxford dedicated to the 31 known local residents who fought in the Spanish Civil War (1936–1939) against Nationalist forces. Erected and unveiled in 2017, the memorial is located close to ...

which is dedicated to local residents who travelled to Spain to join the International Brigades to fight against fascist forces backed by Hitler and Mussolini during the

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(1936-1939). During the Spanish Civil War, 29 British people with connections to Oxfordshire joined the International Brigades, with a further two who joined

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. Plans to have an anti-fascist memorial in the city centre were rejected by Oxford City Council.

References

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