St Clement's, Oxford

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St Clement's
Location within Oxfordshire
OS grid reference SP525060
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Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Oxford
Postcode district OX4
Dialling code 01865
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51°45′04″N1°14′28″W / 51.751°N 1.241°W / 51.751; -1.241 Coordinates: 51°45′04″N1°14′28″W / 51.751°N 1.241°W / 51.751; -1.241

St Clement's is a district in Oxford, England, [1] on the east bank of the River Cherwell. [2] "St Clement's" is usually taken to describe a small triangular area from The Plain bounded by the Cherwell in the West, Cowley Road in the East. to the foot of Headington Hill in the South. It also refers to the ecclesiastical parish of St Clement's which includes some neighbouring areas and is used in the names of local City and County electoral districts.

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The area has a multicultural and socially diverse population ranging from owner occupiers, student accommodation and homes in multiple occupation to social housing. A number of properties in the area belong to The Charity of Thomas Dawson (The Dawson Trust) which was founded in 1521 to generate money for the benefit of the people of St Clement's and the parish church.

St Clement's Street (formerly High Street)

The area's main road, St Clement's Street (often shortened to just "St Clement's"), links The Plain (a roundabout) near Magdalen Bridge with London Place at the foot of Headington Hill at the junction with Marston Road to the north. The road continues east as Headington Road and is designated the A420. At the point where St Clement's reaches South Park, there is a junction with Morrell Avenue to the southwest.

St Clement's Street was originally the main road between Oxford and London. The street is noted for its many small shops and restaurants

Stone's Almshouses in St Clement's Street were founded in 1700. [3]

The artist William Turner of Oxford lived here with his wife Elizabeth Ilott after their marriage in 1824.

The Royal Microscopical Society, a learned society for the promotion of microscopy, has been based on St Clement's Street since 1967. [4]

The Old Black Horse (102 St Clement's Street) is a 17th century coaching inn and one of the few buildings in the area to survive the English Civil War. It belongs to The Dawson Trust.

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References

  1. Curl, 1977, pages 133–148.
  2. Hibbert, Christopher, ed. (1988). "St Clement's". The Encyclopaedia of Oxford . Macmillan. pp. 383–384. ISBN   0-333-39917-X.
  3. 1 2 Sherwood & Pevsner, 1974, page 291
  4. "Royal Microscopical Society - History". www.rms.org.uk. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
  5. St Clement's Church, Oxford

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