Headington Quarry
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  Headington Quarry Location within Oxfordshire | |
| OS grid reference | SP553070 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Oxford |
| Postcode district | OX3 |
| Dialling code | 01865 |
| Police | Thames Valley |
| Fire | Oxfordshire |
| Ambulance | South Central |
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Headington Quarry is a suburb and civil parish of Oxford, England. Once a separate village built on the site of a former limestone quarry, it is now fully integrated into the city of Oxford and lies approximately 3 miles east of the city centre, just inside the Oxford Ring Road. It is near to Headington, Wood Farm, Risinghurst, and Barton.
Today it is known colloquially as "Quarry".[1] and is now considerably uneven due to previous quarrying in the area.[citation needed]
The Headington Quarry Morris Dancers are based in the area.[2] Headington Quarry Morris Dancers were the first Morris dancers ever seen by Cecil Sharp, on Boxing Day 1899.[3] This chance meeting was one of the events that sparked a lifelong interest in folk dance, song and music, to which Sharp devoted much of his life.
Headington Quarry was designated a conservation area[4] in 1971, and the Friends of Quarry[5] is a residents' association which aims to preserve the distinctive character of the Conservation Area and its immediate neighbourhood.