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Magdalen Quarry, Headington

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Address: Between Ramsey Road and Gladstone Road
Headington
County: Oxfordshire
Postcode: OX3 8JS
Nearest Town: Oxford
Map Reference: SP552070
Grid Reference: E: 455162 N: 207102
Further Information: This quarry belonged to Magdalen College, Oxford and there is evidence of its use from 1474 at Magdalen College and at Wadham College in 1610 (Arkell 1947: 47, 49). It is no longer worked.
Associated Name(s): Magdalen Quarry, Headington, Workhouse Quarry, Headington.
Period(s) Quarried: Later Medieval, Post Medieval.