Wood Farm, Oxfordshire Explained

Official Name:Wood Farm
Static Image:File:The Forester Tower, Wood Farm.jpg
Static Image Caption:Forester Tower
Coordinates:51.752°N -1.2°W
Os Grid Reference:SP553059
Population:3600
Population Ref:[1]
Shire District:Oxford
Shire County:Oxfordshire
Country:England
Region:South East England
Post Town:Oxford
Postcode Area:OX
Postcode District:OX3
Dial Code:01865
Constituency Westminster:Oxford East
Type:Housing estate

Wood Farm is a suburb of Oxford, England, 3.5miles southeast of the city centre. It is mainly made up of social housing built in the 1950s to 1960s, originally to house workers of the nearby car factory. It is near to Headington, Cowley and Morrell Avenue.[2]

Services

Oxford City Council organizes street wardens in the area.[3] Wood Farm has a community centre and primary school[4] [5]

The Stagecoach route 10 links Wood Farm to Headington and Oxford via Cowley. The Oxford Bus Company route 15 links Wood Farm to Oxford via Morrell Avenue.

Notes and References

  1. https://www.oxford.gov.uk/downloads/file/1340/local-insight-neighbourhood-profile-wood-farm-february-2021
  2. Web site: History of Headington, Oxford . www.headington.org.uk . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101124160223/http://headington.org.uk/history/misc/council_estates.html . 2010-11-24.
  3. http://www.oxford.gov.uk/community/Streetwardens-woodfarm.cfm Oxford City Council: Street Wardens — Wood Farm area
  4. http://www.touchoxford.com/business/list/bid/3451744 Touchlocal.com: Wood Farm Community Centre
  5. http://www.woodfarmschool.org.uk/ Wood Farm School