Barton, Oxfordshire
| Barton | |
| Oxfordshire | |
|---|---|
 St Mary's parish church in Bayswater Road | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SP555078 |
| Location: | 51°46’5"N, 1°11’46"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Oxford |
| Postcode: | OX3 |
| Dialling code: | 01865 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Oxford |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Oxford East |
| Website: | bartoncommunity.com |
Barton is a suburb of Oxford, the great city in Oxfordshire, on the city's eastern edge. Barton is just outside the Northern-by-pass, north of Headington Roundabout where the Northern-by-pass (part of the A40 road) and the Eastern-by-pass (part of the A4142 road) meet London Road (part of the A40 to the east and A420 road to the west).
History
The course of a Roman road between Dorchester on Thames and Alchester passes through Barton. Barton Manor is a 17th-century listed building built of ashlar-faced Cotswold stone.[1][2] Barton was rural until the middle decades of the 20th century. It now has predominantly semi-detached, brick-built houses, but there are also significant numbers of pre-fabricated dwellings and small three or four storey flat and maisonette blocks. Much of the housing was built as social housing, and remains in Oxford City Council ownership.
The parish church, St Mary, was built in 1958. Oxford Crematorium is off Bayswater Road just north of Barton. It was opened in 1939 by the Oxford Crematorium Company.[3]
Outside links
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References
- ↑ National Heritage List 1047369: Barton Manor (Grade II listing)
- ↑ Barton Manor, 7 Barton Village Road: Headington history (Stephanie Jenkins)
- ↑ "Oxford Crematorium". Headington history. Stephanie Jenkins. http://headington.org.uk/history/buildings/crematorium.htm.