St Cross Road
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St Cross Road is a road in Oxford
Oxford
The city of Oxford is the county town of Oxfordshire, England. The city, made prominent by its medieval university, has a population of just under 165,000, with 153,900 living within the district boundary. It lies about 50 miles north-west of London. The rivers Cherwell and Thames run through...

, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

. It connects South Parks Road
South Parks Road
South Parks Road is a road in Oxford, England. It runs east-west past the main Science Area of the University of Oxford, where many of the science departments are located....

 to the north and Longwall Street
Longwall Street
Longwall Street is a street in central Oxford, England. It runs along the western flank of Magdalen College, separated by an imposing and high 15th century stone wall for the length of the street, behind which is the deer park in the college...

 to the south, where it also adjoins Holywell Street
Holywell Street
Holywell Street is a street in central Oxford, England. It runs east-west with Broad Street to the west and Longwall Street to the east. About half way along, Mansfield Road adjoins to the north.New College dominates the south side of the street...

.

Linacre College
Linacre College, Oxford
Linacre College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the UK, currently offering graduate entry only. It is located on St Cross Road at the corner of St Cross Road and South Parks Road, next to the University Parks and opposite the Tinbergen Building, which is shared by...

, one of the colleges in the University of Oxford
University of Oxford
The University of Oxford is a university located in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest surviving university in the world and the oldest in the English-speaking world. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096...

, is located at the northern end, opposite the Tinbergen Building, used by the university's Department of Zoology and Department of Experimental Psychology. St Catherine's College
St Catherine's College, Oxford
St Catherine's College, often called Catz, is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. Its motto is Nova et Vetera...

, another Oxford University college, is in Manor Road, a cul de sac off St Cross Road. The Oxford University Faculty of Law and Bodleian Law Library
Bodleian Law Library
The Bodleian Law Library is an academic library in Oxford, England. It is part of Oxford University, the Bodleian Libraries and is also the library of the Faculty of Law. It is situated in the Grade II-listed St Cross Building on St Cross Road in Holywell.It is one of the largest open-access law...

 are on the corner with Manor Road. Holywell Manor
Holywell Manor, Oxford
Holywell Manor is a building in central Oxford, England. It currently houses the majority of Balliol College's postgraduate population. It is located on the corner of St Cross Road and Manor Road, next to St Cross Church, which has become the College Historic Collections Centre.- History :Balliol...

, St Cross Church
St Cross Church, Oxford
St Cross Church is a church in central Oxford, England, to the northeast of the centre.The church is located on St Cross Road just south of Holywell Manor. Also close by is Holywell Cemetery.- Church history :...

, Holywell Cemetery
Holywell Cemetery
Holywell Cemetery is next to St Cross Church in Oxford, England. The cemetery is behind the church in St Cross Road, north of Longwall Street.-History:...

, and Jowett Walk
Jowett Walk
Jowett Walk is a road in central Oxford, England. It connects Mansfield Road with St Cross Road, running parallel with and north of Holywell Street. The road is named after the well-known Victorian Master of Balliol College, Benjamin Jowett...

 are to be found at the southern end.

St Cross College
St Cross College, Oxford
St Cross College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. It is an all-graduate college, sharing attractive, traditional-style buildings on a central site in St Giles', just south of Pusey Street...

 (now in St Giles'), one of the Oxford University colleges, used to be located in St Cross Road. The College still has an Annexe here.
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