Martyrs' Memorial at the southern end of St Giles'.

St Giles' is a wide street leading north from the centre of Oxford, England. To the north, the road divides into Woodstock Road to the left and Banbury Road to the right, both major roads through North Oxford. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1168x1760, 432 KB) Martyrs Memorial, Oxford, 2005-03-17. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1168x1760, 432 KB) Martyrs Memorial, Oxford, 2005-03-17. ... 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: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) 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    - 2006 est. ... The entrance to the Oratory Church of St Aloysius Gonzaga at the southern end of Woodstock 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. ... 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. ...

Working from north to south, on the east side are the Lamb & Flag public house (formerly a coaching inn), St John's College, the Oxford Internet Institute (No 1 St Giles'), and Balliol College. On the west side are St Benet's Hall, the Theology Faculty, the Eagle and Child public house (where J. R. R. Tolkien, C. S. Lewis, and other members of the Inklings met), Regent's Park College (Principal's Lodgings and Senior Tutor's house), Pusey House and St Cross College, Blackfriars, and the Taylor Institution, behind which is the Ashmolean Museum (with its main entrance in Beaumont Street). At the southern end is the Martyrs' Memorial (1843), commemorating the Oxford Martyrs (1555=56). At the northern end is St Giles' Church. In the United Kingdom, from approximately the mid-seventeenth century for a period of about 200 years, the Coaching Inn was a vital part of the inland transport infrastructure. ... College name St Johns College Collegium Divi Joannis Baptistae Named after Saint John the Baptist Established 1555 Sister College Sidney Sussex College President Sir Michael Scholar KCB JCR President Rhys Jones Undergraduates 381 Graduates 184 Homepage Boatclub St Johns College is one of the constituent colleges of the... The Oxford Internet Institute (OII) is a multi-disciplinary institute based at the University of Oxford in England, and housed in Balliol College, Oxford. ... College name Balliol College Named after John de Balliol Established 1263 Sister College St Johns Master Andrew Graham JCR President Jack Hawkins Undergraduates 403 MCR President Chelsea Payne Graduates 228 Homepage Boatclub Balliol College, founded in 1263, is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in... College name St. ... Degrees available Undergraduate BA Theology BA Philosophy and Theology BA (Hons) Theology BA (Hons) Philosophy and Theology CertTh, BTh, and BTh (Hons) (usually for ordinands) Graduate PGDip Applied Theology (usually for ordinands) PGDip Theology MTh Applied Theology (usually for ordinands) MSt Theology MSt Philosophical Theology MSt Study of Religion MSt... The Eagle and Child. ... John Ronald Reuel Tolkien CBE (January 3, 1892 – September 2, 1973) was a South African-born, English philologist, writer and university professor who is best known as the author of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, as well as many other works. ... Clive Staples Lewis (29 November 1898 – 22 November 1963), commonly referred to as C. S. Lewis, was an Irish author and scholar. ... The Eagle and Child pub (commonly known as the Bird and Baby) in Oxford where the Inklings met on Thursday nights in 1939. ... Regents Park College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. ... Front of Pusey House Pusey House (pronounced Pewsey) was opened in 1884 in part as a memorial to Dr. Edward Pusey, professor of Hebrew at Oxford University, canon of Christ Church Cathedral in Oxford and for forty years the figure head of the Oxford Movement, a movement of the nineteenth... College name Saint Cross College Collegium Sanctae Crucis Oxoniense Motto Ad quattuor cardines mundi (to the four corners of the earth) Named after The Holy Cross (via St Cross Church, St Cross Road, Oxford) Established 1965 Sister College Clare Hall Master Professor Andrew Goudie Undergraduates 1 (2005/2006) [1] MCR... The English Dominican House of Blackfriars Hall in Oxford, commonly known simply as Blackfriars, is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. ... The Taylor Institution is Oxford Universitys centre for the study of modern European languages and literatures. ... The Ashmolean Museum (in full the Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology) in Oxford, England is the worlds first university museum. ... The Ashmolean Museum main entrance in Beaumont Street. ... Martyrs Memorial, Oxford The Martyrs Memorial is an imposing stone monument positioned at the intersection of St Giles, Magdalen Street and Beaumont Street in Oxford, England just outside Balliol College. ... 1843 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... The burning of Latimer and Ridley, from a book by John Foxe (1563). ... Events Russia breaks 60 year old truce with Sweden by attacking Finland February 2 - Diet of Augsburg begins February 4 - John Rogers becomes first Protestant martyr in England February 9 - Bishop of Gloucester John Hooper is burned at the stake May 23 - Paul IV becomes Pope. ... Events January 16 - Abdication of Emperor Charles V. His son, Philip II becomes King of Spain, while his brother Ferdinand becomes Holy Roman Emperor January 23 - The Shaanxi earthquake, the deadliest earthquake in history, occurs with its epicenter in Shaanxi province, China. ...

Each September, for two days the street is closed to traffic for the traditional St Giles' Fair.

External links

• St Giles' Street including a tour map and St Giles' Fair information
• St Giles' Church