Harcourt Hill

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Harcourt Hill is a hill in North Hinksey in Oxfordshire, England (formerly in Berkshire), west of the city of Oxford. There is a good view of the city from the hill. It lies between Hinksey Hill to the south-east, Boars Hill to the south and Botley to the north.

Harcourt Hill was part of an estate acquired by Earl Harcourt in 1772. The Harcourt family promoted various plans for developing the hill in the 19th century^[1], and about 50 houses were eventually built there between the 1920's and the early 1960's.

In 1959 Westminster College moved from London to a new site on the north-west side of Harcourt Hill, which now forms a campus of Oxford Brookes University.

The Conduit House stands on the north-east side of Harcourt Hill. Conduit House was built in the early 17th century to supply water to the city of Oxford, and was in use until the middle of the 19th century.

Well-known residents of Harcourt Hill have included Professor Sir Walter Raleigh, Sir Muirhead Bone and Martin Gilbert.