St John Street area

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St John Street area
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St John Street area
Location within Oxfordshire
OS grid reference SP510065
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Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Oxford
Postcode district OX1
Dialling code 01865
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51°45′22″N1°15′43″W / 51.756°N 1.262°W / 51.756; -1.262 Coordinates: 51°45′22″N1°15′43″W / 51.756°N 1.262°W / 51.756; -1.262

The St John Street area is a residential area close to the city centre in Oxford, England. It consists of two streets, St John Street and Beaumont Buildings. Wellington Square is to the north, Pusey Street to the east, and Beaumont Street to the south.

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It is an area of terraced houses developed in about 1830 as part of the same scheme as Beaumont Street. [1] [2]

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References

  1. ↑ Sherwood & Pevsner, 1974, page 324
  2. ↑ Tyack, 1998, page 204

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