Norham Gardens is a residential road in central north Oxford, England. It adjoins the north end of Parks Road near the junction with Banbury Road. From here, it skirts the north side of the Oxford University Parks, ending up at Lady Margaret Hall, a college of Oxford University that was formerly for women only, backing onto the River Cherwell. Oxford is a city and local government district in Oxfordshire, England, with a population of 134,248 (2001 census). ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2005 est. ... The front of the Oxford University Museum of Natural History on Parks Road. ... Banbury Road is a major road in Oxford, England, running from St Giles to the south, north towards Banbury through the leafy suburb of North Oxford and Summertown. ... Lady Margaret Hall is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. ... The University of Oxford, located in the city of Oxford in England, is the oldest university in the English-speaking world. ... The River Cherwell is a river which flows through the midlands of England. ...

Public access to the Parks is available from the two ends of the road.

The road consists of mainly of large Victorian Gothic style villas. A number are now used by the university and colleges. It was one of the earliest parts of North Oxford to be developed as a suburb in Victorian times, being relatively close to central Oxford. ... North Oxford, especially central North Oxford between the city centre and Summertown, is considered by many to be the most desirable and famous suburb of Oxford, England. ... Queen Victoria (shown here on the morning of her Ascension to the Throne, 20 June 1837) gave her name to the historic era The Victorian Era of Great Britain marked the height of the British industrial revolution and the apex of the British Empire. ... Oxford is a city and local government district in Oxfordshire, England, with a population of 134,248 (2001 census). ...

References

• Hinchcliffe, Tanis, North Oxford. New Haven & London: Yale University Press, 1992. ISBN 0-300-05184-0.

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Books

• Lively, Penelope, The House in Norham Gardens. Jane Nissen Books, 2004. ISBN 1-903252-18-0.

External links

• 13 Norham Gardens information from Green College, owned by Sir William Osler while Regius Professor of Medicine at Oxford University