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[[File:Oxford Green Belt.svg|thumb|right|The [[Oxford Green Belt]] through which the route travells]] |
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The '''Oxford Green Belt Way''' is a [[long distance path]] in [[Oxfordshire]], England. It follows a circular route of {{convert|50|mi}} through the [[Oxford Green Belt]] surrounding the city of [[Oxford]]. The route was devised in 2007 to mark the [[Campaign to Protect Rural |
The '''Oxford Green Belt Way''' is a [[long distance path]] in [[Oxfordshire]], England. It follows a circular route of {{convert|50|mi}} through the [[Oxford Green Belt]] surrounding the city of [[Oxford]]. The route was devised in 2007 to mark the [[Campaign to Protect Rural England]] 75th anniversary and to highlight the importance of the [[Green Belt]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/residents/environment-and-planning/countryside/walks-and-rides/oxfordshire-walk-guidebooks/green-belt-way|title=Oxford Green Belt Way|publisher=Oxfordshire County Council|accessdate=18 December 2018}}</ref> On its launch each mile on the route marks one year since the designation of the greenbelts in 1956.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ldwa.org.uk/ldp/members/show_path.php?path_name=Oxford+Green+Belt+Way|title=Oxford Green Belt Way|website=[[LDWA]]}}</ref> |
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In the east, the path follows the East Oxford Limestone Heights, passing [[Shotover]], [[Horspath]] and [[Garsington]]. It then passes through the park of [[Nuneham House]] and to the north of [[Culham]], to reach the [[River Thames]] at [[Abingdon, Oxfordshire|Abingdon]]. It uses the [[Thames Path]] to reach [[Radley]], then heads in a northwesterly direction to [[Boars Hill]] and [[Cumnor]]. It reaches the Thames again by [[Farmoor Reservoir]] and [[Swinford, Oxfordshire|Swinford]], then heads east to [[Godstow]] and [[Wolvercote]] on the northern edge of Oxford. It uses the [[Oxford Canal Walk]] for 4 miles north to [[Shipton-on-Cherwell]], then heads south-east across the water meadows of the [[River Cherwell]] to [[Hampton Poyle]] and [[Gosford, Oxfordshire|Gosford]]. The path then crosses the [[corallian limestone]] hills of [[Elsfield]] and [[Beckley, Oxfordshire|Beckley]] to return to Shotover. |
In the east, the path follows the East Oxford Limestone Heights, passing [[Shotover]], [[Horspath]] and [[Garsington]]. It then passes through the park of [[Nuneham House]] and to the north of [[Culham]], to reach the [[River Thames]] at [[Abingdon, Oxfordshire|Abingdon]]. It uses the [[Thames Path]] to reach [[Radley]], then heads in a northwesterly direction to [[Boars Hill]] and [[Cumnor]]. It reaches the Thames again by [[Farmoor Reservoir]] and [[Swinford, Oxfordshire|Swinford]], then heads east to [[Godstow]] and [[Wolvercote]] on the northern edge of Oxford. It uses the [[Oxford Canal Walk]] for 4 miles north to [[Shipton-on-Cherwell]], then heads south-east across the water meadows of the [[River Cherwell]] to [[Hampton Poyle]] and [[Gosford, Oxfordshire|Gosford]]. The path then crosses the [[corallian limestone]] hills of [[Elsfield]] and [[Beckley, Oxfordshire|Beckley]] to return to Shotover. |
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Revision as of 17:56, 10 November 2019
The Oxford Green Belt Way is a long distance path in Oxfordshire, England. It follows a circular route of 50 miles (80 km) through the Oxford Green Belt surrounding the city of Oxford. The route was devised in 2007 to mark the Campaign to Protect Rural England 75th anniversary and to highlight the importance of the Green Belt.[1] On its launch each mile on the route marks one year since the designation of the greenbelts in 1956.[2]
In the east, the path follows the East Oxford Limestone Heights, passing Shotover, Horspath and Garsington. It then passes through the park of Nuneham House and to the north of Culham, to reach the River Thames at Abingdon. It uses the Thames Path to reach Radley, then heads in a northwesterly direction to Boars Hill and Cumnor. It reaches the Thames again by Farmoor Reservoir and Swinford, then heads east to Godstow and Wolvercote on the northern edge of Oxford. It uses the Oxford Canal Walk for 4 miles north to Shipton-on-Cherwell, then heads south-east across the water meadows of the River Cherwell to Hampton Poyle and Gosford. The path then crosses the corallian limestone hills of Elsfield and Beckley to return to Shotover.
References
- ^ "Oxford Green Belt Way". Oxfordshire County Council. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
- ^ "Oxford Green Belt Way". LDWA.