History of Headington, Oxford

Headington History

Follow the pointer for a tour of the whole history section (600+ pages)

Timeline A race through the key dates for people in a hurry

Brief history A short summary of Headington’s history

EnclosureThe 1804 Headington Enclosure Award

Listed Buildings Headington boasts over fifty listed buildings and structures

Other Headington BuildingsInteresting non-listed buildings in Headington

Headington Hill and RoadThe route up the hill, and the houses at the top

Pullen’s LaneJo Pullen’s Tree and the principal houses

Old postcardsA selection of the many old postcards of Headington

Henry Taunt Links to 91 Taunt photographs of Headington

Pubs Brief history of 22 Headington pubs, 13 of which still survive

Shops History of a selection of Headington shops, present and past

Schools Headington’s schools from the Free School of 1805 to the present day

Famous people of Headington From Ethelred the Unready to Robert Maxwell

Descriptions What some published works have to say about Headington

Press cuttings Articles about Headington from the nineteenth century

Reminiscences Memories of Headington from the 1920s to the 1960s

World War I Headington's war memorials, and lists of the war dead

Miscellaneous Headington street names, hospitals, and much more

Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry Museum: This museum at Slade Barracks was packed up prior to the closure of the Slade Army Barracks, and is likely to move to Woodstock
Oxfordshire Health Archives, Warneford Hospital, Headington. Open Fridays and one other half-day: prebooking essential

For Oxford History including house biographies and lists of people in directories,
please go to www.headington.org.uk/oxon