Barton, Oxfordshire

Barton is a suburb of Oxford, England on the city's eastern edge. Barton is just outside the Northern-by-pass, north of Headington Roundabout where the Northern-by-pass (part of the A40 road) and the Eastern-by-pass (part of the A4142 road) meet London Road (part of the A40 to the east and A420 road to the west).

Barton
St Mary's parish church in Bayswater Road
Barton
Location within Oxfordshire
OS grid referenceSP555078
District
  • Oxford
Shire county
  • Oxfordshire
Region
  • South East
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townOxford
Postcode districtOX3
Dialling code01865
PoliceThames Valley
FireOxfordshire
AmbulanceSouth Central
UK Parliament
  • Oxford East
WebsiteBarton Community Association


The course of a Roman road between Dorchester on Thames and Alchester passes through Barton. Barton Manor is a 17th-century listed building built of ashlar-faced Cotswold stone. Barton was rural until the middle decades of the 20th century.

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