Waterways, Oxford

Waterways

Community litter-picking at Waterways.
Waterways
 Waterways shown within Oxfordshire
OS grid referenceSP502084
Civil parishunparished
DistrictOxford
Shire countyOxfordshire
RegionSouth East
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town Oxford
Postcode district OX2
Dialling code 01865
Police Thames Valley
Fire Oxfordshire
Ambulance South Central
EU Parliament South East England
UK ParliamentOxford West and Abingdon
WebsiteWaterways World
List of places
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England
Oxfordshire

Coordinates: 51°46′19″N 1°16′23″W / 51.772°N 1.273°W / 51.772; -1.273

The Waterways is housing estate in North Oxford, England. The Oxford Canal runs through the centre of the estate and it is bounded on the east by the Cherwell Valley railway line.[1][2] To the west beyond the railway line are Port Meadow and the River Thames. The estate begins in the south as a continuation of Frenchay Road, part of Victorian North Oxford, and as Elizabeth Jennings Way connects with the Woodstock Road (A4144) at the northern end of the estate.

The estate was built between 2000 and 2006, on the site of the British Motor Corporation's former Osberton Radiator Factory.[3] Residents claim their homes are beset with vibration issues from the nearby railway. Network Rail has identified that vibration is a consequence of the poor quality construction of the homes.[4] There is a Waterways Residents Association (WRA).[5]

South of the estate a Town Green area called The Trap Grounds is a delightfully muddy wetland full of wildlife. The wetland is fed by the watercourse that runs through the estate from the 'lake' that was originally one of the North Oxford clay pits.

References

  1. ↑ "About the Waterways". www.thewaterways.co.uk. Oxford, UK: The Waterways. Retrieved 6 September 2012.
  2. ↑ The Waterways estate, Oxford, Wikimapia.
  3. ↑ "The Morris Motor Works (Osberton) by Woodstock Road and the Oxford Canal, Oxford, 1930 | Britain from Above". Britain from Above. Retrieved 2016-03-31.
  4. ↑ "Rail improvements set to ease nuisance to householders plagued by train vibrations". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 2016-08-07.
  5. ↑ "Waterways Residents Association (WRA)". www.thewaterways.co.uk. Oxford, UK: The Waterways. Retrieved 6 September 2012.


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