Osney Mill Marina

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Entrance to the marina at the southern end of Mill Street, Oxford, with the derelict Osney Mill in the background. Osney Marina - geograph.org.uk - 1380862.jpg
Entrance to the marina at the southern end of Mill Street, Oxford, with the derelict Osney Mill in the background.

Osney Mill Marina (aka Osney Marina) is a private marina on a branch off the River Thames in Oxford, England. It is located south from the Botley Road down Mill Street and close to the site of Osney Abbey and Oxford railway station to the north. [1]

Marina A dock or basin with moorings and facilities for yachts and small boats

A marina is a dock or basin with moorings and supplies for yachts and small boats. A marina differs from a port in that a marina does not handle large passenger ships or cargo from freighters.

River Thames river in southern England

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The marina is located on a 500m long island created in the Middle Ages to provide water for Osney Mill to the north, now disused. [2] Access to the Thames is at the southern end of the marina.

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Osney Mill grade II listed building in the United kingdom

Osney Mill was a flour mill on a branch of the River Thames in Oxford, England, located south of the Botley Road, down Mill Street. While the mill was destroyed by fire in 1945 and remained derelict for over 60 years, the exterior walls were eventually incorporated into a modern apartment building that now occupies the site.

To the northeast is Osney Cemetery. Also to the north is Osney Lock.

Osney Cemetery Church of England cemetery in Osney

Osney Cemetery is a disused Church of England cemetery in Osney, west Oxford, England. It is in Mill Street south of Botley Road and near the site of Osney Abbey. It borders the Cherwell Valley Line railway a short distance south of Oxford railway station.

Osney Lock

Osney Lock is a lock on the River Thames in Oxford, England, where the village or island of Osney is next to the river.

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A420 road road in England

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Osney Abbey Church

Osney Abbey or Oseney Abbey, later Osney Cathedral, was a house of Augustinian canons at Osney in Oxfordshire. The site is south of the modern Botley Road, down Mill Street by Osney Cemetery, next to the railway line just south of Oxford station. It was founded as a priory in 1129, becoming an abbey around 1154. It was dissolved in 1539 but was created a cathedral, the last abbot Robert King becoming the first Bishop of Oxford. The see was transferred to the new foundation of Christ Church in 1545 and the building fell into ruin. It was one of the four renowned monastic houses of medieval Oxford, along with St Frideswide's Priory, Rewley and Godstow.

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Botley Road

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Thames and Kennet Marina

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Osney Bridge bridge in United Kingdom

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Fiddlers Island island in the River Thames at Oxford in England

Fiddler's Island is an island in the River Thames at Oxford in England. It is situated south of Port Meadow on the reach above Osney Lock.

Osney Rail Bridge bridge in United Kingdom

Osney Rail Bridge is a railway bridge over the River Thames at Oxford in England. It carries the Cherwell Valley Line between Didcot and Oxford across the river on the reach between Iffley Lock and Osney Lock.

Carfax Conduit Grade I listed building in South Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

The Carfax Conduit was a water conduit that supplied the city of Oxford with water from 1617 until the 19th century.

Mill Street, Oxford

Mill Street is a street in Oxford, England. It is a cul-de-sac that runs south from the Botley Road close to Oxford railway station. It includes residential houses, mainly terraced, and some office space. Mill Street was built in the 1860s as part of the development of New Osney on what was then known as Osney Island.

Bulstake Stream

Bulstake Stream, also spelt Bullstake Stream, is a backwater of the River Thames at Oxford, England.

Ferry Hinksey Road

Ferry Hinksey Road is a road in west Oxford, England, leading south from the Botley Road. The road leads to the Osney Mead Industrial Estate to the east, started in 1961. To the east is Osney Ditch.

Sheepwash Channel

Sheepwash Channel connects the River Thames to the west and the Castle Mill Stream next to the Oxford Canal to the east, in west Oxford, England. To the north are Cripley Meadow and Fiddler's Island. To the south are Osney Island and the Botley Road.

Osney Ditch

The Osney Ditch is a side channel of the River Thames at Oxford, England. It is one of the principal watercourses in west Oxford.

References

  1. ↑ Osney Mill Marina: About Us.
  2. ↑ Osney Mill Marina, Boatlaunch.

Coordinates: 51°44′53″N1°16′10″W / 51.74819°N 1.26952°W / 51.74819; -1.26952

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