High Street, Oxford
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High Street, Oxford is a historic central thoroughfare in Oxford, England, renowned for its university colleges, distinctive architecture, and role as a focal point of the city’s academic and commercial life.
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
street
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thoroughfare → |
| adjacentTo |
Magdalen Bridge
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River Cherwell (via Magdalen Bridge) → |
| architecturalStyle |
predominantly Georgian and Victorian frontages with earlier elements
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| connectsWith |
Cornmarket Street
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Magdalen Bridge → Queen Street → St Aldate's → |
| country |
United Kingdom
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| easternTerminus |
The Plain
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| hasCollegeFrontage |
All Souls College, Oxford
NERFINISHED
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Brasenose College, Oxford (via Radcliffe Square area) → Magdalen College, Oxford (near eastern end) → Oriel College, Oxford NERFINISHED → The Queen's College, Oxford NERFINISHED → University College, Oxford NERFINISHED → |
| hasFunction |
access route to several Oxford colleges
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bus and taxi route → main commercial street of central Oxford → primary route between Carfax and Magdalen Bridge → tourist attraction → |
| hasHeritageStatus |
conservation area (within Oxford city centre conservation area)
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| hasLandmark |
All Souls College Codrington Library frontage (visible from side streets)
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Carfax Tower (at western end) → Examination Schools, University of Oxford → Magdalen College tower (visible from eastern end) → The Covered Market (accessible via side entrances) → The Plain roundabout → The Queen's College front quadrangle and tower → University Church of St Mary the Virgin → |
| hasNearbySquare |
Radcliffe Square (via St Mary the Virgin and Catte Street)
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| hasNearbyStreet |
Catte Street
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King Edward Street → Longwall Street → Merton Street → Turl Street → |
| hasPart |
Carfax
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The Plain → |
| knownFor |
academic life
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commercial activity → historic architecture → university colleges → views of Oxford college fronts and towers → |
| locatedIn |
England
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Oxford → Oxfordshire → historic centre of Oxford → |
| notableFor |
continuous line of college and commercial buildings
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views praised by architectural historians → |
| partOf |
Oxford city centre road network
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| passesOver |
no major watercourse (continues to Magdalen Bridge over River Cherwell)
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| transportRestriction |
bus priority measures in central section
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limited private car access in parts → |
| westernTerminus |
Carfax
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Referenced by (6)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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All Souls College, Oxford
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All Souls College, Oxford (quadrangle and buildings) → Magdalen College, Oxford → |
locatedOn |
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The Queen's College, Oxford
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locatedIn |
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Oxford Botanic Garden
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locatedNear |
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Oxford city walls
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locatedNextTo |