Science Area

The Oxford University Science Area in Oxford, England, is where most of the science departments at the University of Oxford are located.

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Type: University
Description: area in Oxford, England, UK
Also known as: “Oxford University Science Area” and “Science Area, Oxford”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Oxford University Museum of Natural History and Pitt Rivers Museum.

Oxford University Museum of Natural History

Museum

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The Oxford University Museum of Natural History is a museum displaying many of the University of Oxford's natural history specimens, located on Parks Road in Oxford, England. Oxford University Museum of Natural History is situated 530 feet west of Science Area.

Pitt Rivers Museum

Museum

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Pitt Rivers Museum is a museum displaying the archaeological and anthropological collections of the University of Oxford in England. The museum is located to the east of the Oxford University Museum of Natural History, and can only be accessed through that building. Pitt Rivers Museum is situated 410 feet west of Science Area.

Mansfield College

University

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Mansfield College, Oxford is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in Oxford, England. The college was founded in Birmingham in 1838 as a college for Nonconformist students. Mansfield College is situated 450 feet south of Science Area.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Norham Manor and Oxford.

Norham Manor

Quarter

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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.

Oxford

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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.

Park Town

Neighborhood

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Park Town is a small residential area in central North Oxford, a suburb of Oxford, England. It was one of the earliest planned suburban developments in the area and most of the houses are Grade II listed.

Science Area

Categories: geographical area and education
Location: Oxford, Oxfordshire, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.7586° or 51° 45′ 31″ north

Longitude

-1.25328° or 1° 15′ 12″ west

Operator

University of Oxford

Open location code

9C3WQP5W+CM

OpenStreetMap ID

way 29431366

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=university

Wikidata ID

Q7433485

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Science Area” goes by many names.

Chinese: “牛津大學科學區”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Chemistry Research Laboratory and Le Gros Clark Place.

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