Hinksey Hill is a hill and residential area 2 miles (3.2 km) south of the centre of Oxford. 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
Hinksey Hill is located in Oxfordshire
Hinksey Hill
Hinksey Hill
Location within Oxfordshire
OS grid referenceSP5004
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townOxford
Postcode districtOX1
Dialling code01865
PoliceThames Valley
FireOxfordshire
AmbulanceSouth Central
UK Parliament
WebsiteThis is South Hinksey, Oxfordshire England
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UK
England
Oxfordshire
51°43′30″N 1°15′54″W / 51.725°N 1.265°W / 51.725; -1.265

At the foot of the hill is Hinksey Hill Interchange where the Abingdon By-Pass joins the Southern By-Pass Road. The road up the hill was the route of the A34 until the 1970s, when the Abingdon Bypass was completed. It is now an unclassified road.

At the summit of Hinksey Hill is the Old Berkeley Golf Course which was the former private golf course of Lord Berkeley of Berkeley Castle on Boars Hill. The land is now preserved as a nature reserve and it a great spot for dog walking and observing the great views of the city of Oxford painted many times by the artist William Turner of Oxford. His Oxford from Hinksey Hill sold for £18,900 at Christie's in 2022.[1]

Much of the land on Hinksey Hill was owned by the Earls of Abingdon until it was sold by the 7th Earl in Acre sized plots throughout the 1910s.

Home to the Priors a local philanthropic family.

View of Oxford from Hinksey Hill by William Turner circa 1840

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References

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  1. ^ "William Turner of Oxford ... Oxford from Hinksey Hill". Christie's. 5 July 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
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