Martyrs’ Memorial, Oxford
The Martyrs' Memorial is a stone monument positioned at the intersection of St Giles', Magdalen Street and Beaumont Street, to the west of Balliol College, Oxford, England. It commemorates the 16th-century Oxford Martyrs.Photo: Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Monument
- Description: memorial in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK
- Also known as: “Martyrs‘ Memorial”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Balliol College and Trinity College.
Balliol College
University
Photo: Toby Ord, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Balliol College is a constituent college of the University of Oxford, England. Founded in 1263 by nobleman John I de Balliol, it has a claim to be the oldest college in Oxford and the English-speaking world.
Trinity College
University
Photo: Godot13, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Trinity College is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in England. The college was founded in 1555 by Sir Thomas Pope, on land previously occupied by Durham College, home to Benedictine monks from Durham Cathedral. Trinity College is situated 480 feet east of Martyrs’ Memorial, Oxford.
Jesus College
University
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Jesus College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. It is in the centre of the city, on a site between Turl Street, Ship Street, Cornmarket Street and Market Street. Jesus College is situated 730 feet southeast of Martyrs’ Memorial, Oxford.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Oxford and Jericho.
Oxford
Photo: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Oxford is the oldest university city in the United Kingdom, some 50 miles to the west of the capital London in its own county of Oxfordshire, on the rivers Thames and Cherwell.
Jericho
Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Jericho is a historic suburb of the English city of Oxford. It consists of the streets bounded by the Oxford Canal, Worcester College, Walton Street and Walton Well Road.
Norham Manor
Quarter
Photo: Jpbowen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Norham Manor estate is a residential suburb in Oxford, England. It is part of central North Oxford. To the north is Park Town with its crescents, to the east is the River Cherwell, to the south are the University Parks and to the west is Walton Manor, on the other side of Banbury Road.
Martyrs’ Memorial, Oxford
- Categories: memorial and historic site
- Location: Oxford, Oxfordshire, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.75509° or 51° 45′ 18″ northLongitude
-1.259° or 1° 15′ 32″ westOpen location code
9C3WQP4R+2COpenStreetMap ID
node 16252895OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monumentWikidata ID
Q11125244
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Swedish—“Martyrs’ Memorial, Oxford” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “殉道纪念塔”
- Danish: “Martyrs‘ Memorial”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Martyrs‘ Memorial”
- Spanish: “Martyrs‘ Memorial (Oxford)”
- Spanish: “Martyrs’ Memorial”
- Swedish: “Martyrs’ Memorial, Oxford”
- Swedish: “Martyrs‘ Memorial”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include St Mary Magdalen’s Church, Oxford and Randolph Hotel.
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