Saxon Tower

Saxon Tower is a church in , , which is located on Cornmarket Street. Saxon Tower is situated nearby to , as well as near .
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  • Opening hours:
    Monday—Saturday: 9:15 AM—3:15 PM and Sunday noon—4:30 PM
    April—October: Monday—Saturday 9:15 AM—5:30 PM and Sunday noon—5:30 PM
  • Type: Church
  • Also known as: “St Michael at the North Gate Tower”
  • Address: Cornmarket Street
  • Roof shape: flat
  • Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Balliol College and Jesus College.

University
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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. is situated 490 feet north of Saxon Tower.

University
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is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. It is in the centre of the , on a site between Turl Street, Ship Street, and Market Street.

University
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is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England, and the fourth-oldest college of the university. The college was founded in 1314 by two brothers from , Bishop Walter Stapledon and Sir Richard Stapledon, as an institution to educate clergy, and has been located on Turl Street since 1315. is situated 700 feet east of Saxon Tower.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Oxford and Jericho.

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is the oldest university city in the , some 50 miles to the west of the capital in its own county of , on the rivers Thames and Cherwell.

Suburb
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is a historic suburb of the English city of . It consists of the streets bounded by the , , Walton Street and Walton Well Road.

Quarter
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.

Saxon Tower

Latitude
51.75369° or 51° 45′ 13″ north
Longitude
-1.25861° or 1° 15′ 31″ west
Inception
1040
Height
59 feet (18 metres)
Open location code
9C3WQP3R+FH
Open­Street­Map ID
way 110341979
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­tower
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­tower
Open­Street­Map attribute
roof-shape=­flat
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­no
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