Wood Farm, Oxfordshire

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Wood Farm
Location within Oxfordshire
OS grid reference SP553059
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Oxford
Postcode district OX3
Dialling code 01865
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51°45′07″N1°12′00″W / 51.752°N 1.200°W / 51.752; -1.200 Coordinates: 51°45′07″N1°12′00″W / 51.752°N 1.200°W / 51.752; -1.200

Wood Farm is a residential district of Oxford, England, south of Headington in the southeast of the city. It largely consists of social housing built in the 1950s and 1960s, originally intended to house workers from the nearby car factory. [1] The Eastern By-Pass is to the east, Cowley is to the southwest and Headington Quarry is to the north.

Services

Oxford City Council organizes street wardens in the area. [2] Wood Farm has a Community Centre in Titup Hall Drive. [3] Wood Farm has a primary school. [4]

The area also has regular bus services to Oxford city centre as well as Headington, Cowley, Botley, and Abingdon.

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References

  1. "History of Headington, Oxford". www.headington.org.uk. Archived from the original on 24 November 2010.
  2. Oxford City Council: Street Wardens — Wood Farm area
  3. Touchlocal.com: Wood Farm Community Centre
  4. Wood Farm School