St Margaret's Road

St Margaret's Road

St Margaret's Road is a road in North Oxford, England. It 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).

The main entrance of St Hugh's College, the northernmost Oxford college and one of the ex women's colleges, is on the south side of the road. The grounds of the College stretch for the entire length of the road between Woodstock Road and Banbury Road.

On the north-east of the corner with Kingston Road at the western end is [http://www.parishes.oxford.anglican.org/oxford-stmargaret/ St Margaret's Church] .

History

Rackham Lane, which later became St Margaret's Road, was laid out in 1879 as part of the Norham Manor estate. 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.

External links

* [http://www.parishes.oxford.anglican.org/oxford-stmargaret/shorthist.htm Short History, St Margaret's Church, Oxford]


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