St Margaret's Road

Last updated February 23, 2019

St Margaret's Road is a road in North Oxford, England.^[1]

North Oxford is a suburban part of the city of Oxford in England. It was owned for many centuries largely by St John's College, Oxford and many of the area's Victorian houses were initially sold on leasehold by the College.

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to the west and Scotland to the north-northwest. The Irish Sea lies west of England and the Celtic Sea lies to the southwest. England is separated from continental Europe by the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south. The country covers five-eighths of the island of Great Britain, which lies in the North Atlantic, and includes over 100 smaller islands, such as the Isles of Scilly and the Isle of Wight.

Location

The road runs between Kingston Road to the west and Banbury Road to the east, crossing Woodstock Road. To the south are Farndon Road to the west and Canterbury Road to the east. To the north are Polstead Road (west) and Rawlinson Road (east).

Kingston Road is a road in Oxford, England. It continues north from Walton Street, at the junction with Walton Well Road to the west and St Bernard's Road to the east, running parallel with and to the west of Woodstock Road. Kingston Road is the main road in Walton Manor. At the northern end, there is a staggered junction with Aristotle Lane to the west and Polstead Road to the east. The road continues as Hayfield Road. Southmoor Road and Southmoor Place lead off Kingston Road to the west.

Banbury Road is a major arterial road in Oxford, England, running from St Giles' at the south end, north towards Banbury through the leafy suburb of North Oxford and Summertown, with its local shopping centre. Parallel and to the west is the Woodstock Road, which it meets at the junction with St Giles'. To the north, Banbury Road meets the Oxford Ring Road at a roundabout. The road is designated the A4165. Prior to the building of the M40 motorway extension in 1990, the road formed part of the A423 from Maidenhead to Coventry.

Woodstock Road is a major road in Oxford, England, running from St Giles' to the south, north towards Woodstock through the leafy suburb of North Oxford. To the east is Banbury Road, which it meets at the junction with St Giles'.

The main entrance of St Hugh's College, the northernmost Oxford college and one of the former women's colleges, is on the south side of the road. The grounds of the College stretch along the road from Woodstock Road to Banbury Road.

St Hughs College, Oxford college of the University of Oxford

St Hugh's College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford. It is located on a 14.5-acre (5.9-hectare) site on St Margaret's Road, to the north of the city centre. It was founded in 1886 by Elizabeth Wordsworth as a women's college, and accepted its first male students in its centenary year in 1986.

The University of Oxford is a collegiate research university in Oxford, England. There is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096, making it the oldest university in the English-speaking world and the world's second-oldest university in continuous operation. It grew rapidly from 1167 when Henry II banned English students from attending the University of Paris. After disputes between students and Oxford townsfolk in 1209, some academics fled north-east to Cambridge where they established what became the University of Cambridge. The two 'ancient universities' are frequently jointly referred to as 'Oxbridge'. The history and influence of the University of Oxford has made it one of the most prestigious universities in the world.

On the northeast corner with Kingston Road at the western end is St Margaret's parish church.^[2]^[3]

St Margaret's Church is a church in North Oxford, England. It is near the northern end of Kingston Road, at the corner of St Margaret's Road.

Green Templeton College has accommodation in several houses on St Margaret's Road.^[4]

History

Rackham Lane, which later became St Margaret's Road, was laid out in 1879 as part of the Norham Manor estate.^{[ citation needed ]} According to Henry Taunt, the part of the road between Banbury Road and Woodstock Road was called Gallows-Baulk Road. When the road was improved, the remains of several people who had been hanged were found.

The Norham Manor estate is a residential suburb in Oxford, England. It is part of central North Oxford. To the north is Park Town with its crescents, to the east is the River Cherwell, to the south are the University Parks and to the west is Walton Manor, on the other side of Banbury Road.

Henry William Taunt (1842–1922) was a professional photographer, author, publisher and entertainer based in Oxford, England.

The houses in St Margaret's Road were mostly designed by William Wilkinson and Harry Wilkinson Moore in partnership.^[1] They were built between 1879 and 1886.^[5] The main buildings of St Hugh's College are by Herbert Tudor Buckland and William Haywood, dating from 1914–16 and built in a neo-Georgian style.

Gallery

View west along St Margaret's Road from the junction with Woodstock Road.
St Hugh's College buildings on the south side of St Margaret's Road.
The main entrance of St Hugh's College on St Margaret's Road.

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References

1 2 Hinchcliffe, Tanis (1992). North Oxford. New Haven & London: Yale University Press. pp. 1, 53, 79–81, 85, 121, 236–237. ISBN 0-14-071045-0.
↑ The Church Building Archived 14 January 2014 at the Wayback Machine ., St Margaret's Church.
↑ Short History Archived 8 February 2007 at the Wayback Machine ., St Margaret's Church, Oxford.
↑ St Margaret's Road Archived 4 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine ., Green Templeton College, University of Oxford, UK.
↑ Sherwood, Jennifer; Pevsner, Nikolaus (1974). The Buildings of England: Oxfordshire. Penguin Books. p. 247, 293, 321. ISBN 0-14-071045-0.

Coordinates: 51°46′02″N1°15′53″W / 51.76722°N 1.26472°W / 51.76722; -1.26472

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[hinchcliffe-1] 1 2 Hinchcliffe, Tanis (1992). North Oxford. New Haven & London: Yale University Press. pp. 1, 53, 79–81, 85, 121, 236–237. ISBN 0-14-071045-0.

[2] The Church Building Archived 14 January 2014 at the Wayback Machine ., St Margaret's Church.

[3] Short History Archived 8 February 2007 at the Wayback Machine ., St Margaret's Church, Oxford.

[4] St Margaret's Road Archived 4 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine ., Green Templeton College, University of Oxford, UK.

[pevsner-5] Sherwood, Jennifer; Pevsner, Nikolaus (1974). The Buildings of England: Oxfordshire. Penguin Books. p. 247, 293, 321. ISBN 0-14-071045-0.