Local Info
Floodline
Incident hotline 0800 80 70 60 (24 hrs)
To report flooding and river blockages
To report any other environmental incident
For river level information 0845 988 1188
The Environment Agency
www.environment-agency.gov.uk
Oxfordshire County Council
www.oxfordshire.gov.uk
Oxford City Council
www.oxford.gov.uk
About Osney Island
Osney Island is one of Oxford’s best-kept secrets. Located to the west of the city only minutes from the railway station and just off the busy Botley Road, it’s a small ‘village’ of some 300 households surrounded on all sides by the Thames and the Osney Stream.
Walk over the footbridge and drop down to the Island you are immediately in another world with boats, wildlife and the tranquillity of the river. It really is an island in the centre of Oxford.
Shaped like an old-fashioned belt buckle, streets named after the points of the compass provide its frame with Bridge St the prong in the middle. Most of the houses are small terraced homes – but you’d be amazed how inventive people have been in making the most of small spaces.
The population of Osney Island is an eclectic mix of people. Some have been born and bred here, others are commuters, academics, artists. We all enjoy the very special community spirit.