Golden Cross
Golden Cross is a shopping arcade at 5 Cornmarket Street in central Oxford, England. The original structure on the site dates from 1193, when it was called Maugershall after the then owner, and consisted of shops with an inn on the upper storeys.Photo: Omassey, Public domain.
- Type: Pedestrian zone
- Description: shopping mall in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK
- Also known as: “Golden Cross, Oxford”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Jesus College and Brasenose College.
Jesus College
University
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 340 feet north of Golden Cross.
Brasenose College
University
Photo: Godot13, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Brasenose College, formally The Principal and Scholars of the King's Hall and College of Brasenose in Oxford, or BNC, is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. Brasenose College is situated 650 feet east of Golden Cross.
Exeter College
University
Photo: Ozeye, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 700 feet northeast of Golden Cross.
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.
Golden Cross
- Category: hotel
- Location: Oxford, Oxfordshire, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.75245° or 51° 45′ 9″ northLongitude
-1.25753° or 1° 15′ 27″ westOpen location code
9C3WQP2R+XXOpenStreetMap ID
way 960775788OpenStreetMap feature
highway=pedestrianWikidata ID
Q5579300
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Satellite Map
Discover Golden Cross from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
“Golden Cross” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “جولدن كروس اكسفورد”
Places with the Same Name
Discover other places named “Golden Cross”.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include The Painted Room and Lloyds Bank.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Fairy Tea and Stitch Tailoring & Alteration.
Oxfordshire: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Oxford, Abingdon-on-Thames, Banbury, and Woodstock.
Curious Places to Discover
Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.