The Octagon

The Octagon is an university building in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. The Octagon is situated nearby to New Buildings Quadrangle, as well as near Bridge of Sighs.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hertford College and Exeter College.

Hertford College

University

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Hertford College is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in England. It is located on Catte Street in the centre of Oxford, directly opposite the main gate to the Bodleian Library.

Exeter College 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 Devon, Bishop Walter Stapledon and Sir Richard Stapledon, as an institution to educate clergy, and has been located on Turl Street since 1315. Exeter College is situated 430 feet southwest of The Octagon.

All Souls College

University

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All Souls College is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in England. Unique to All Souls, all of its members automatically become fellows. All Souls College is situated 570 feet southeast of The Octagon.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Oxford and Jericho.

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.

Jericho

Suburb

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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.

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.

The Octagon

Type: University building
Categories: building and education
Location: Oxford, Oxfordshire, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.75468° or 51° 45′ 17″ north

Longitude

-1.25409° or 1° 15′ 15″ west

Levels

Operator

Hertford College

Open location code

9C3WQP3W+V9

OpenStreetMap ID

way 301468882

OpenStreetMap feature

building=university

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