Close to this spot lies the site of the mediaeval gallows
Close to this spot lies the site of the mediaeval gallows is a memorial in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Close to this spot lies the site of the mediaeval gallows is situated nearby to Castle Yard, as well as near Oxford Castle and Prison.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Balliol College and Oxford Castle.
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. Balliol College is situated 1,700 feet northeast of Close to this spot lies the site of the mediaeval gallows.
Oxford Castle
Commercial area
Photo: Tejvan Pettinger, CC BY 2.0.
Oxford Castle is a large, partly ruined medieval castle on the western side of central Oxford in Oxfordshire, England. Most of the original moated, wooden motte and bailey castle was replaced in stone in the late 12th or early 13th century and the castle played an important role in the conflict of the Anarchy.
Jesus College
University
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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 1,400 feet northeast of Close to this spot lies the site of the mediaeval gallows.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Oxford and Grandpont.
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.
Grandpont
Quarter
Grandpont is a mainly residential area in south Oxford, England. It is west of Abingdon Road, and consists mainly of narrow streets that run at right angles to the main road, with terraced late-Victorian and Edwardian houses.
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.
Close to this spot lies the site of the mediaeval gallows
- Type: Memorial
- Inscription: “Close to this spot lies the site of the mediaeval gallows In 1610 Blessed George Napier, Catholic Priest and Martyr, was executed here.”
- Category: historic site
- Location: Oxford, Oxfordshire, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.75158° or 51° 45′ 6″ northLongitude
-1.26298° or 1° 15′ 47″ westOpen location code
9C3WQP2P+JROpenStreetMap ID
node 6751026571OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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