St Clement's, Oxford
| St Clement's | |
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 St. Clement's parish church | |
| OS grid reference | SP525060 |
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| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Oxford |
| Postcode district | OX4 |
| Dialling code | 01865 |
| Police | Thames Valley |
| Fire | Oxfordshire |
| Ambulance | South Central |
| UK Parliament | |
St Clement's is a district in Oxford, England,[1] on the east bank of the River Cherwell.[2] Its 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. There are several restaurants in the street.
St Clement's Church,[3] the area's Church of England parish church, is off the southern end of Marston Road. The original St Clement's parish church was at The Plain but was demolished in 1828.[4]
Stone's Almshouses in St Clement's Street were founded in 1700.[4]
The artist William Turner 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.[5]
References
- ^ Curl, 1977, pages 133–148.
- ^ Hibbert, Christopher, ed. (1988). "St Clement's". The Encyclopaedia of Oxford. Macmillan. pp. 383–384. ISBN 0-333-39917-X.
- ^ St Clement's Church, Oxford
- ^ a b Sherwood & Pevsner, 1974, page 291
- ^ "Royal Microscopical Society - History". www.rms.org.uk. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
Sources and further reading
- Crossley, Alan; Elrington, C.R. (eds.); Chance, Eleanor; Colvin, Christina; Cooper, Janet; Day, C.J.; Hassall, T.G.; Selwyn, Nesta (1979). Victoria County History: A History of the County of Oxford, Volume 4.
{{cite book}}:|first2=has generic name (help) - Curl, James Stevens (1977). The Erosion of Oxford. Oxford Illustrated Press. pp. 133–148. ISBN 0-902280-40-6.
- Lobel, Mary D, ed. (1957). A History of the County of Oxford: Volume 5: Bullingdon Hundred. Victoria County History. pp. 258–266.
- Sherwood, Jennifer; Pevsner, Nikolaus (1974). Oxfordshire. The Buildings of England. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. pp. 291, 331. ISBN 0-14-071045-0.
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