Bainton Road

[1] The road runs south–north and then west–east, skirting around the west and north sides of the St John's College playing field.

[3] In September 1925, the MG Cars factory moved from the cramped facilities at Alfred Lane (Pusey Lane off Pusey Street since around 1927[4]) in central Oxford to join the Radiator Branch at Bainton Road, within a partitioned area of the premises.

[5] The New Zealand writer, journalist and editor John Mulgan (1911–1945) lived at 5 Bainton Road.

[6] The Welsh academic, novelist and critic Raymond Williams (1921–1988) bought 47 Bainton Road from a colleague in 1960.

[7] The physicist, philosopher and author Danah Zohar has lived at 57 Bainton Road.

View east along the north part of Bainton Road.
View across the northwest corner of St John's College playing field to the south part of Bainton Road.
The MG 14/28 car, manufactured in Bainton Road from 1925 to 1927.
The academic and writer Raymond Williams , who lived at 47 Bainton Road.