Northway, Oxford

Northway
Northway
Housing Estate
	File:Plowman Tower (Northway).jpg Plowman Tower in Northway
	Northway is located in Oxfordshire Northway Northway Location within Oxfordshire
Population	6,500 (Includes Headington Hill) (2021 Census)
OS grid reference	SP538081
District	Oxford;
Shire county	Oxfordshire;
Region	South East;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Oxford
Postcode district	OX3
Dialling code	01865
Police	Thames Valley
Fire	Oxfordshire
Ambulance	South Central
UK Parliament	Oxford East;
	List of places UK England Oxfordshire 51°46′16″N 1°13′16″W / 51.771°N 1.221°W

Northway is a suburb in northeast Oxford, England, just inside the Oxford ring road. It is near Marston and the John Radcliffe Hospital. It mainly consists of social housing built by Oxford City Council in the 1950s, though many houses and apartments are now in private ownership.^[1] To the southwest is Headley Way and to the northwest is Marsh Lane.

History

Plowman Tower was built by Oxford City Council in 1965, it was the first tower block in Oxfordshire.^[2]^[3]

There is a Community Centre in Dora Carr Close^[4] and a Sports Centre in Maltfield Road.^[5] There is a Northway Evangelical Church.^[6]

Cherwell Drive Shops

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Northway
Housing Estate
File:Plowman Tower (Northway).jpg Plowman Tower in Northway
Northway is located in Oxfordshire Northway Northway Location within Oxfordshire
Population	6,500 (Includes Headington Hill) (2021 Census)
OS grid reference	SP538081
District	Oxford
Shire county	Oxfordshire
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Oxford
Postcode district	OX3
Dialling code	01865

Police	Thames Valley
Fire	Oxfordshire
Ambulance	South Central

UK Parliament	Oxford East
List of places UK England Oxfordshire 51°46′16″N 1°13′16″W / 51.771°N 1.221°W / 51.771; -1.221