Barton, Oxfordshire

Barton is a suburb of Oxford, England on the city's eastern periphery. Barton is located just outside the Oxford Ring Road to the north of the junction with the A40 leading to the M40 motorway and London.

Barton Manor is a 17th century listed building built of ashlar.

To the south is Risinghurst and to the west is Headington. Oxford Crematorium is to the north, opened in 1939 by the Oxford Crematorium Company.

The area has predominantly semi-detached, brick-built housing, though there are also significant quantities of pre-fabricated dwellings and small 3/4 storey flat and maisonette blocks. Much of the housing was originally constructed as social housing, and remains in Oxford City Council ownership.

A new swimming pool was recently built on the estate at the Bayswater School site.

External links

* [http://www.iliveinbarton.co.uk/ "I live in Barton" community website]
* [http://www.oxford.gov.uk/leisure/barton-swimming-pool.cfm Barton Swimming Pool]
* [http://www.headington.org.uk/history/listed_buildings/bartonmanor.htm Barton Manor, 7 Barton Village Road]
* [http://headington.org.uk/history/buildings/crematorium.htm Oxford Crematorium, Bayswater Road]