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Donnington, Oxfordshire

Coordinates: 51°44′17″N 1°14′02″W / 51.738°N 1.234°W / 51.738; -1.234
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Donnington
Donnington is located in Oxford
Donnington
Donnington
Donnington is located in Oxfordshire
Donnington
Donnington
Location within Oxfordshire
OS grid referenceSP527044
Civil parish
  • unparished
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townOxford
Postcode districtOX4
Dialling code01865
PoliceThames Valley
FireOxfordshire
AmbulanceSouth Central
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Oxfordshire
51°44′17″N 1°14′02″W / 51.738°N 1.234°W / 51.738; -1.234

Donnington is a small housing estate in Oxford, England located adjacent to the River Thames in the post-war housing developments either side of Donnington Bridge and around Boundary Brook Road. It is bordered by Iffley Village to the south, Iffley Fields to the north and Cowley to the east.[1]

The City of Oxford Rowing Club is based by the Donnington Bridge.

People

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The speedway rider George Major was born in Donnington

References

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  1. ^ Oxford, Chipping Norton and Bicester (Landranger Maps) (D1 ed.), Ordnance Survey, 2006, ISBN 978-0-319-22913-2