Sports Centre

Sports Centre is a sports venue in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, which is located on Franklin Road. Sports Centre is situated near the college EF International Language Centre, as well as near the grassland Quad.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: John Radcliffe Hospital and University College.

John Radcliffe Hospital

Hospital

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John Radcliffe Hospital is a large tertiary teaching hospital in Oxford, England. It is a part of the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and is named after John Radcliffe, an 18th-century physician and Oxford University graduate, who endowed the Radcliffe Infirmary, the main hospital for Oxford from 1770 until 2007. John Radcliffe Hospital is situated 2,400 feet northeast of Sports Centre.

University College

University

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University College, formally The Master and Fellows of the College of the Great Hall of the University commonly called University College in the University of Oxford and colloquially referred to as "Univ", is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in England. University College is situated 1¼ miles west of Sports Centre.

St Catherine’s College

University

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St Catherine's College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford. The college developed from the St Catherine's Society; it was granted full status as a college in 1962, after a campaign by the historian Alan Bullock, who became the first master of the college, and later vice-chancellor of the university. St Catherine’s College is situated 1 mile west of Sports Centre.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Headington Hill and Northway.

Headington Hill

Neighborhood

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Headington Hill is a hill in the east of Oxford, England, in the suburb of Headington. The Headington Road goes up the hill leading out of the city. There are good views of the spires of Oxford from the hill, especially from the top of South Park.

Northway

Quarter

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Northway is a suburb in northeast Oxford, England, just inside the Oxford ring road. It is near Marston and the John Radcliffe Hospital. It mainly consists of social housing built by Oxford City Council in the 1950s, though many houses and apartments are now in private ownership.

Wood Farm

Suburb

Wood Farm is a suburb of Oxford, England, 3.5 miles southeast of the city centre. It is mainly made up of social housing built in the 1950s to 1960s, originally to house workers of the nearby car factory. It is near to Headington, Cowley and Morrell Avenue.

Sports Centre

Type: Sports venue
Address: Franklin Road, Oxford, OX3 7SA
Categories: building, recreation area, and sports location
Location: Oxford, Oxfordshire, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.75838° or 51° 45′ 30″ north

Longitude

-1.22445° or 1° 13′ 28″ west

Open location code

9C3WQQ5G+96

OpenStreetMap ID

way 801952967

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=sports_hall

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Highlights: EF International Language Centre and Quad.

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