Church of Holy Rood, Abingdon Road, Oxford
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Church of Holy Rood, Abingdon Road, Oxford
Image: © Rod Grealish Taken: 9 Apr 2026
The church was built in 1961. It is in the parish of North Hinksey which is the northernmost parish of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portsmouth. The architect was Gilbert Flavel. It is grade II listed. Comprehensive histories of the church are given in https://hinkseyparish.org/our-churches/holy-rood/and in its English Heritage listing at https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1466650?section=official-list-entry .
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Image Location
Latitude
51.744764
Longitude
-1.255766