Headington, Oxfordshire

Description
Headington, a village, a parish, and head of a union in Oxfordshire. The village stands near the river Cherwell, 1 1/4 mile ENE from Oxford, which is the nearest railway station. The parish is partly within the municipal and parliamentary limits of the city and county borough of Oxford as extended under the Local Government Act of 1888. There is a post, money order, and telegraph office under Oxford. The parish comprises 2257 acres; population of the entire civil parish, 3342; of the ecclesiastical, 2156. A palace of Ethel-red stood at Court Close. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Oxford; net yearly value, £200. The church is ancient, but has been mainly rebuilt, and consists of nave, aisle, and chancel, with embattled tower. There is a chapel at New Headington belonging to the Established Church, and there are Baptist and Wesleyan chapels. The Wingfield Convalescent Home is in connection with the Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford. Headington Hill and Headington House are chief residences. The workhouse, which is a plain building of stone, has accommodation for 280 inmates.