Hinksey Hill

Hinksey Hill
Oxford from Hinksey Hill by William Turner, c.1840
Hinksey Hill is located in Oxfordshire
Hinksey Hill
Hinksey Hill
Location within Oxfordshire
OS grid referenceSP5004
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Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townOxford
Postcode districtOX1
Dialling code01865
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51°43′30″N 1°15′54″W / 51.725°N 1.265°W / 51.725; -1.265

Hinksey Hill is a hill and residential area 2 miles (3.2 km) south of the centre of Oxford, England. It is in South Hinksey civil parish, about 0.5 miles (800 m) south of the village. Hinksey Hill was part of Berkshire until the 1974 boundary changes transferred it to Oxfordshire.

Hinksey Hill road up the hill

At the foot of the hill is Hinksey Hill Interchange, where the Abingdon By-Pass joins the Southern By-Pass Road.[1] The road up the hill (also known as "Hinksey Hill") was the route of the A34 until the 1970s, when the Abingdon Bypass was completed.[2] It is now an unclassified road.

Grandpont (literally "great bridge") was a causeway supported by more than 40 arches, running from Folly Bridge over the River Thames to the foot of Hinksey Hill.[3] It was built by Robert D'Oilly in the late 11th century.

The summit of Hinksey Hill gives views of the city of Oxford, painted many times by the artist William Turner of Oxford (1789–1862). His Oxford from Hinksey Hill sold for £18,900 at Christie's in 2022.[4] The painting is in the Oxford Town Hall.[5] The nearby Boars Hill also gives views over Oxford.

Much of the land on Hinksey Hill was owned by the Earls of Abingdon until it was sold by the Montagu Bertie, 7th Earl of Abingdon (1836–1928) in acre-sized plots throughout the 1910s.[citation needed]

See also

References

  1. ^ "A34 Hinksey Hill Interchange". roads.org.uk. UK. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
  2. ^ "Hinksey Hill roundabout A34 aerial view, 5.1982". UK: Oxfordshire County Council. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
  3. ^ "The meaning of street and area names in South Oxford". Local History in South Oxford. UK. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
  4. ^ "William Turner of Oxford ... Oxford from Hinksey Hill". Christie's. 5 July 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  5. ^ "Turner's Oxford – The City of Oxford, as viewed from South Hinksey Village (19th Century)". oxquarry.co.uk. UK. Retrieved 23 January 2026.