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Holywell
Holywell Manor
HolywellLocation within Oxfordshire
Civil parish	unparished
District	Oxford
Shire county	Oxfordshire
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Oxford
Postcode district	OX1
Dialling code	01865
Police	Thames Valley
Fire	Oxfordshire
Ambulance	South Central
UK Parliament	Oxford East
List of places UK England Oxfordshire 51°45′25″N 1°14′53″W / 51.757°N 1.248°W / 51.757; -1.248

Holywell is a former civil parish in Oxford, in the county of Oxfordshire, England. The toponym is derived from the well of Saint Winifred and Saint Margaret. In 1921 the parish had a population of 846. On 1 April 1926 the parish was abolished to form Oxford.

See also

• St Cross Church, Oxford
• Holywell Cemetery
• Holywell Manor
• Holywell Music Room
• Holywell Street

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.
2. "Population statistics Holywell CP/Ch through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
3. "Relationships and changes Holywell CP/Ch through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 7 June 2024.

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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