Holywell, Oxford

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Holywell
Holywell manor.jpg
Holywell Manor
Holywell is located in Oxfordshire
Holywell
Holywell
Location within Oxfordshire
Civil parish
  • unparished
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townOxford
Postcode districtOX1
Dialling code01865
PoliceThames Valley
FireOxfordshire
AmbulanceSouth Central
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
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51°45′25″N 1°14′53″W / 51.757°N 1.248°W / 51.757; -1.248Coordinates: 51°45′25″N 1°14′53″W / 51.757°N 1.248°W / 51.757; -1.248

Holywell is a parish in Oxford, England. The toponym is derived from the well of Saint Winifred and Saint Margaret.[1]

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References[]

  1. ^ Stone, David (Summer 1998). "The Holy Wells of Holywell, Oxford (part one): The Well of Saints Winifred & Margaret". Source. (New Series). Archived from the original on 4 January 2009. Retrieved 8 February 2009.

Further reading[]

  • Chance, Eleanor; Colvin, Christina; Cooper, Janet; Day, C.J.; Hassall, T.G.; Selwyn, Nesta (1979). Crossley, Alan; Elrington, C.R. (eds.). Victoria County History: A History of the County of Oxford, Volume 4.
  • Sherwood, Jennifer; Pevsner, Nikolaus (1974). The Buildings of England: Oxfordshire. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. pp. 103, 331. ISBN 0-14-071045-0.
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