Looking south along Turl Street towards All Saints with Lincoln College on the left.

View of Exeter College, looking north along Turl Street.

Turl Street is a street in Oxford, England. It is located in the city centre, linking Broad Street at the north and High Street at the south. It is colloquially known as The Turl and runs past three of Oxford's colleges: Exeter, Jesus and Lincoln. It meets the High Street by the early 18th century All Saints church. Download high resolution version (1168x1760, 193 KB)Lincoln College, Oxford, 2004-09-24. ... Download high resolution version (1168x1760, 193 KB)Lincoln College, Oxford, 2004-09-24. ... College name Lincoln College Named after Richard Fleming, Bishop of Lincoln Established 1427 Sister College Downing College Rector Prof. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1645x2162, 1242 KB) Summary Exeter College, Oxford. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1645x2162, 1242 KB) Summary Exeter College, Oxford. ... College name Exeter College Named after Walter de Stapledon, Bishop of Exeter Established 1314 Sister College Emmanuel College Rector Ms Frances Cairncross JCR President Octave Oppetit Undergraduates 299 Graduates 150 Homepage Boatclub Coat of arms of Exeter College Exeter College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of... Oxford is a city and local government district in Oxfordshire, England, with a population of 134,248 (2001 census). ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location (dark green) within the United Kingdom (light green), with the Republic of Ireland (blue) to its west Languages English Capital London Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population –mid-2004... Historical view of Broad Street looking east towards (left to right) the Clarendon Building, and the Sheldonian Theatre and the Old Ashmolean Building. ... Carfax, at the west end of the High Street, Oxford. ... College name Exeter College Named after Walter de Stapledon, Bishop of Exeter Established 1314 Sister College Emmanuel College Rector Ms Frances Cairncross JCR President Octave Oppetit Undergraduates 299 Graduates 150 Homepage Boatclub Coat of arms of Exeter College Exeter College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of... College name Jesus College Collegium Jesu Named after Jesus of Nazareth Established 1571 Sister College Jesus College, Cambridge Principal Sir John Krebs JCR President John-Michael Arnold Undergraduates 344 MCR President Claire Brunel Graduates 134 Homepage Boatclub Jesus College (in full: Jesus College in the University of Oxford of Queen... College name Lincoln College Named after Richard Fleming, Bishop of Lincoln Established 1427 Sister College Downing College Rector Prof. ... (17th century - 18th century - 19th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 18th century refers to the century that lasted from 1701 through 1800. ...

History

The Turl has been closed to traffic (except for access) since 1985. A rising bollard, installed by the city council, cuts it off in the middle.

Turl Street was called St Mildred's Street in 1363, but was known as Turl Gate Street by the mid-seventeenth century. It acquired this name from a twirling gate (demolished in 1722) which was in a postern in the city wall. The part to the south of Ship Street was known as Lincoln College Lane in 1751.

Originally the Turl came to an abrupt halt at its junction with Ship Street, where it hit the city wall and the twirling gate. By 1551, it was extended by a path (known as "The path leading from the Hole in the Wall") to reach what is now Broad Street, and in 1722 the gate was removed altogether.

Commerce

The street houses several shops, including Walters of Oxford. In addition, the QI building, including a private club, bookshop and café/bar (associated with the Quite Interesting television show) is based here. Shepherd & Woodward are a tradition clothing outfitters in the High Street, Oxford, England. ...

Miscellaneous

Turl Street is the subject of an obscure ecclesiastical joke, based on its location. "In what way is the Church of England like the Turl? It runs from the High to the Broad and goes straight past Jesus." The Church of England is the officially established Christian church[1] in England, and acts as the mother and senior branch of the worldwide Anglican Communion, as well as a founding member of the Porvoo Communion. ... High Church is a term that may now be used in speaking of viewpoints within a number of denominations of Protestant Christianity in general, but it is one which has traditionally been employed in Churches associated with the Anglican tradition in particular. ... Broad church is a term referring to latitudinarian churches in the Church of England. ... College name Jesus College Collegium Jesu Named after Jesus of Nazareth Established 1571 Sister College Jesus College, Cambridge Principal Sir John Krebs JCR President John-Michael Arnold Undergraduates 344 MCR President Claire Brunel Graduates 134 Homepage Boatclub Jesus College (in full: Jesus College in the University of Oxford of Queen...

Turl Street Wanderers FC is a football club playing in the West End (London) Amateur Football Association. The club was founded in 2004 by alumni of Lincoln College, Oxford and Jesus College, Oxford. College name Lincoln College Named after Richard Fleming, Bishop of Lincoln Established 1427 Sister College Downing College Rector Prof. ... College name Jesus College Collegium Jesu Named after Jesus of Nazareth Established 1571 Sister College Jesus College, Cambridge Principal Sir John Krebs JCR President John-Michael Arnold Undergraduates 344 MCR President Claire Brunel Graduates 134 Homepage Boatclub Jesus College (in full: Jesus College in the University of Oxford of Queen...

External links

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