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Risinghurst Oxfordshire Map

Traditional county: Oxfordshire · District / Borough: Oxford · Region: South East

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Place	Risinghurst
Traditional County	Oxfordshire
District / Borough	Oxford
Region	South East
Country	England, United Kingdom

Latitude	51.759743
Longitude	-1.190508
Place Type	Suburban Area

About Risinghurst

Risinghurst occupies a quiet elevation on the eastern fringe of the Oxfordshire landscape, where the air retains a distinct, cool clarity. It lies 2.9 miles east of Oxford (from Oxford: bearing 79°T, OS grid SP 559 070), and is situated north-north-west of Horspath village. The terrain here rises with a purposeful grace, carrying the weight of the nearby Shotover Hill, which looms as a dark, wooded sentinel over the domestic rooftops. Residents of Risinghurst walk paths once frequented by C.S. Lewis, whose former home, The Kilns, rests just a short distance to the south as a silent monument to his literary imagination. Light filters through the canopy of the surrounding woodland, casting long, shifting shadows across the lanes that connect the residential streets to the wider geology of the region. The proximity of the Magdalen Quarry Sssi reveals the ancient, limestone-rich foundations that anchor this part of the world to a much deeper, geological past. Risinghurst maintains a character defined by this intersection of suburban order and the wilder, unyielding sprawl of the Oxfordshire countryside. Each street corner offers a vantage point where the hum of modern transit fades, replaced by the persistent, rhythmic rustle of leaves stirred by the prevailing winds.

Nearby Outdoor Places

The Kilns - CS Lewis's Home (Museum) — 0.2 mi, 173° S
Magdalen Quarry Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 0.4 mi, 267° W
Grave of C. S. Lewis (Attraction) — 0.4 mi, 243° WSW
Ohm Portal (Public Artwork) — 0.5 mi, 219° SW
Science Oxford Centre (Museum) — 0.5 mi, 219° SW
Shotover Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.6 mi, 156° SSE
Bury Knowle Park (Park) — 0.7 mi, 282° WNW
Rock Edge Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 0.7 mi, 233° SW · 2 ha
Shotover Country Park (Park) — 1.0 mi, 164° SSE
Thorn Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.0 mi, 118° ESE
Shotover House Obelisk (Monument) — 1.4 mi, 100° E
Shotover (Historic Park or Garden (Grade I)) — 1.5 mi, 099° E · 87 ha
High Wall, Headington (Historic Park or Garden) — 1.5 mi, 268° W · 1 ha
Magdalen College (Historic Park or Garden (Grade I)) — 2.2 mi, 258° WSW · 18 ha
The Ultimate Picture Palace (Cinema) — 2.2 mi, 250° WSW
Pegasus Theatre (Theatre) — 2.3 mi, 237° WSW
The Williams Reach (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.4 mi, 272° W
Oxford City Walls (Scheduled Monument) — 2.5 mi, 261° W
Moated Site Of Holton House And Its Associated Ice House (Scheduled Monument) — 2.5 mi, 102° ESE · 1 ha
Site of the Morris Longwall Garage (Attraction) — 2.5 mi, 262° W
Jacqueline du Pré Music Building (Theatre) — 2.5 mi, 250° WSW
University of Oxford Botanic Garden (Attraction) — 2.5 mi, 256° WSW
Kingfisher Point (Viewpoint) — 2.6 mi, 246° WSW
The Queen's College (Attraction) — 2.6 mi, 260° W
Shire Lake Ditch (River) — 2.7 mi, 237° WSW
Moated Site 580M South West Of Church Farm (Scheduled Monument) — 2.7 mi, 105° ESE
Boathouse Corner (Viewpoint) — 2.7 mi, 244° WSW
ST Lee Gallery and Treasury (Museum) — 2.8 mi, 264° W
Oxford University Museum of Natural History (Museum) — 2.8 mi, 268° W
Museum of the History of Science (Museum) — 2.8 mi, 262° W

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