Esso Research Centre

The Esso Research Centre was a research centre in Oxfordshire.

Esso Research Centre[1]
Location within Oxfordshire
General information
Type	Chemical Research Centre
Address	Oxfordshire
Coordinates	51.61°N 1.32°W / 51.61; -1.32
Elevation	95 m (312 ft)
Client	Esso
Owner	Esso Petroleum Company Limited
Landlord	Esso Research

History

The site was Esso's main European technical centre for fuels and lubricants. The site was extended in 1957. Operations ceased in the early 2000s.

Structure

The site had the staff of Esso Research, with around 500 scientists and engineers.

Function

It conducted research into chemistry.

Location

It was situated on the western side of the A4130 (the original A34 trunk route) on Milton Hill, above Steventon, Oxfordshire. On disposal the site was split in two, between the headquarters of Infineum and the Milton Hill Business and Technology Centre.^[2] By 2018 the site had been cleared.

External links

Photos of pump/water tower in 2018 and 2013.