New Hinksey is a suburb in the south of the city of Oxford.
Geography The suburb is west of the Abingdon Road (A4144). To the north is Grandpont and to the east, over Donnington Bridge, which crosses the River Thames, is Cowley. To the west is the railway line between and and beyond that Hinksey Stream, a branch of the River Thames.
Amenities The original Church of England parish church of Saint John the Evangelist was designed by the Gothic Revival architect EG Bruton and built in 1870.Sherwood & Pevsner, 1974, page 335 In 1900 it was demolished and replaced by one designed by the Scots architects William Bucknall and Ninian Comper. New Hinksey Church of England Primary School is on Vicarage Road, beside St. John the Evangelist church.New Hinksey CE Primary School There is a large outdoor public swimming poolOxford City Council: Hinskey Pool in Hinksey ParkOxford City Council: Hinskey Park between New Hinksey and Grandpont.
History The suburb of New Hinksey was developed in the 19th century. Until then the area was covered by water meadows. New Hinksey was in Berkshire, in the parish of South Hinksey, until 1889, when it was absorbed into the city of Oxford.Page & Ditchfield, 1924, pages 408-410 It remained in the ecclesiastical parish of South Hinksey, which is now called the parish of South with New Hinksey.The Church of St John the Evangelist, New Hinksey
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St John's Church website