Esso Research CentreThe Esso Research Centre was a research centre in Oxfordshire.HistoryThe site was Esso's main European technical centre for fuels and lubricants. The site was extended in 1957. Operations ceased in the early 2000s.StructureThe site had the staff of Esso Research, with around 500 scientists and engineers.FunctionIt conducted research into chemistry.LocationIt was situated on the western side of the A4130 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. By 2018 the site had been cleared.