Botley, Oxfordshire
| Botley | ||
|---|---|---|
Shire county | ||
| Region | ||
| Country | England | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom | |
| Post town | Oxford | |
| Postcode district | OX2 | |
| Dialling code | 01865 | |
| Police | Thames Valley | |
| Fire | Oxfordshire | |
| Ambulance | South Central | |
| UK Parliament | ||
Botley is a village in the
A34 and A420
is to the village's north.
Topography
Botley, aside from central offices and a modest row of shops, is a residential
Matthew Arnold School
.
Landmarks and economy
Botley shops comprise Elms Parade and the West Way shopping precinct. The various large office buildings along the main road include Seacourt Tower, known locally as "Botley Cathedral" owing to its small metal spire, originally built in 1965–66 as a car showroom and garage to a design by Beecher and Stamford.Hartwell Ford.
Religion
Botley's
ecclesiastical parish to include St Frideswide's Church, Oxford, St Lawrence's Church, North Hinksey and St. Margaret of Antioch, Binsey.[4] Other Christian churches in Botley include Calvery Chapel[5]
and Roman Catholic Church, the oldest being Botley Baptist established in 1890.
History
Botley was first settled in the
New Botley development along Botley Road in Oxford.[7]
The name Old Botley is preserved in a street set back from the main road. The major development which began in the 1930s took place to the west, beyond the current ring road.
To the north of Botley was the
public house
.
Localities
New Botley
A
Osney Mead
industrial estate.
Famous inhabitants
- Guy Browning, humorist, grew up in Botley[9]
- MI6 agent and journalist[citation needed]
References
- ^ "Property heat maps". Archived from the original on 8 June 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
- ^ Ordnance surveywebsite
- ^ Sherwood & Pevsner, 1974, p. 333
- ^ Sykes, Clare. "Botley: St Peter & St Paul, Botley". A Church Near You. Archived from the original on 8 April 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
- ^ "Home page". Botley Baptist Church. Archived from the original on 27 April 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
- ^ Hanson, 1995, page 7
- ^ Hanson, 1995, page 26
- ^ Seven Arches Bridge Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1047337)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
- ^ Browning, Maps of my life (London: Square Peg, 2008), chapters 7 and 9.
Sources
- Hanson, John (1995). The Changing Faces of Botley and North Hinksey. Witney: Robert Boyd. pp. 7, 26.
- Sherwood, Jennifer; ISBN 0-14-071045-0.
External links
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