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Blackbird Leys is a civil parish and ward in Oxford, England. According to the 2011 census, the population of the ward (whose boundaries may change occasionally so as to ensure minimal malapportionment) stood at 6,077. [2] Unlike most parts of the City of Oxford, the area has a civil parish, which was created in 1990. In 2011 the population was ...
Blackbird Leys. Blackbird Leys is a civil parish and ward in Oxford, England. According to the 2011 census, the population of the ward stood at 6,077. Unlike most parts of the City of Oxford, the area has a civil parish, which was created in 1990. Map.
The area was originally called Blackford Leys; blackford after the dark-coloured ford which crossed the southern branch of Northfield Brook at the entrance to Blackbird Leys farm. [4] The ford would be located where Windale Avenue crosses Northfield Brook. [lower-alpha 1] The farm was also called Blackford Leys farm. [5]
According to the ONS mid-year ward population estimates, the population of Blackbird Leys decreased from 6,276 in mid-2009 to 5,652 in mid-2019. This shrinkage - over a ten year period – was an apparent decrease of 624 people or -9.9%. Figure 1 Population of Blackbird Leys by 5 year age band, 2009 and 2019.
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Oct 1, 2007 · Two hundred and fifty years later – in 2001 – Blackbird Leys, including the “new” development known as The Leys, consisted of 5000 households and a population in excess of 13,000 – about ...
Mar 21, 2022 · Here we look back at its history over the last 60 years. Blackbird Leys original estate was first built in 1958. Blackbird Leys estate 1963. Blackbird Leys estate 1963. Its name originated from a nearby Blackbird Leys farm. The purpose of the estate was to provide housing for the nearby William Morris car factory, in Cowley. In December 1962 ...
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Aug 15, 2010 · AN (UN)FRESHER’S GUIDE TO OXFORD’S CLASS WAR A text on some of the history of class conflict in Oxford, concentrating on the Blackbird Leys riots of the early 90s, and written shortly afterwards. At its very outset Oxford University was established to tie together the hegemony that would run dear old Albion for ever more. In Oxford science, religion and the aristocracy pooled their ...
