Marston Ferry Road

Marston Ferry Road
Cycle route under the Marston Ferry Road in Summertown, north Oxford.
The Victoria Arms pub on the River Cherwell, just north of Marston Ferry Road.

Marston Ferry Road is a link road in north Oxford, England.[1]

The road links the Banbury Road in North Oxford just south of Summertown with Cherwell Drive in Marston, continuing as Headley Way to Headington to the southeast. It is a modern link road with a bridge over the River Cherwell about half way along. As the name implies, there used to be a ferry over the river. This consisted of a punt which could be pulled from one bank to the other using a tow rope, and carried pedestrians and bicycles only. The link road was constructed in 1971.[2]

At the eastern end is Cherwell School. Oxford High School (on Belbroughton Road) is to the south. There are a number of sports fields and facilities in the vicinity. For example, the Oxford Cavaliers play rugby at the Oxford Harlequins Rugby Union Football Club here, and the Ferry Sports Centre run by the Oxford City Council, which includes a swimming pool, is off the road to the north.[3]

Just to the north on the east bank of the river is the Victoria Arms (or "Vicky Arms"), a public house frequented by people out punting.[4] It is possible to moor punts in the grounds of the pub.

The road is designated the B4495.

References

  1. ^ Marston Ferry Road Oxford OX2, House Prices, UK.
  2. ^ Marston, Oxfordshire: Timeline, History of Headington, Oxford, UK.
  3. ^ Ferry Sports Centre, Oxford City Council, UK.
  4. ^ Victoria Arms, Old Marston, Oxfordshire, UK.

Coordinates: 51°46′31″N 1°15′00″W / 51.7754°N 1.250°W / 51.7754; -1.250


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