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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| High Street, Oxford canonical | 31 |
| High Street, Oxford (via Carfax) | 1 |
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
street
ⓘ
thoroughfare ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Magdalen Bridge
ⓘ
River Cherwell ⓘ
surface form:
River Cherwell (via Magdalen Bridge)
|
| architecturalStyle | predominantly Georgian and Victorian frontages with earlier elements ⓘ |
| connectsWith |
Cornmarket Street
ⓘ
Magdalen Bridge ⓘ Queen Street ⓘ St Aldate's ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| easternTerminus | The Plain ⓘ |
| hasCollegeFrontage |
All Souls College, Oxford
ⓘ
Brasenose College, Oxford (via Radcliffe Square area) ⓘ Magdalen College, Oxford ⓘ
surface form:
Magdalen College, Oxford (near eastern end)
Oriel College, Oxford ⓘ The Queen's College, Oxford ⓘ University College, Oxford ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
access route to several Oxford colleges
ⓘ
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) ⓘ |
| hasLandmark |
All Souls College, Oxford (quadrangle and buildings)
ⓘ
surface form:
All Souls College Codrington Library frontage (visible from side streets)
Carfax Tower ⓘ
surface form:
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
ⓘ
surface form:
Radcliffe Square (via St Mary the Virgin and Catte Street)
|
| hasNearbyStreet |
Catte Street
ⓘ
King Edward Street ⓘ Longwall Street ⓘ Merton Street ⓘ Turl Street ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Carfax Tower
ⓘ
surface form:
Carfax
The Plain ⓘ |
| knownFor |
academic life
ⓘ
commercial activity ⓘ historic architecture ⓘ university colleges ⓘ views of Oxford college fronts and towers ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
ⓘ
Oxford ⓘ Oxfordshire ⓘ historic centre of Oxford ⓘ |
| notableFor |
continuous line of college and commercial buildings
ⓘ
views praised by architectural historians ⓘ |
| partOf | Oxford city centre road network ⓘ |
| passesOver | no major watercourse (continues to Magdalen Bridge over River Cherwell) ⓘ |
| transportRestriction |
bus priority measures in central section
ⓘ
limited private car access in parts ⓘ |
| westernTerminus |
Carfax Tower
ⓘ
surface form:
Carfax
|
Referenced by (32)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
High Street, Oxford (via Carfax)
subject surface form:
Brasenose College, Oxford
subject surface form:
Magdalen College tower
subject surface form:
Magdalen College tower