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The Oxford University Parks, or simply and more normally the University Parks to members of the community, is one large parkland area slightly northeast of the Oxford town centre. It is open to the public during the day, and boasts beautiful gardens, large sports fields, and rare and exotic plants. Oxford is a city and local government district in Oxfordshire, England, with a population of 134,248 (2001 census). ...
From 1853 to 1864, the University purchased a total of 91 acres (370 square kilometres) of land from Merton College to build the parks. Some of this land was then used for the University Museum and the Science Area, so the current site is measured at about 74 acres (300 square kilometres). The park is situated mostly on the west bank of the River Cherwell, though a small plot of land called Mesopotamia sits between the upper and lower levels of the river. 1853 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...
1864 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...
Merton College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. ...
The Oxford University Museum of Natural History, sometimes known simply as the Oxford University Museum, is a museum displaying many of the University of Oxfords natural history specimens. ...
The River Cherwell is a river which flows through the midlands of England. ...
Mesopotamia is a 1. ...
The current superintendent of the Parks is Walter Sawyer.
Points of interest - Cricket Pavilion — the pavilion was designed by Sir Thomas Jackson (who also designed the university Examination Schools) and was completed in 1881.
- The only first-class cricket ground in the UK where spectators can watch for free.
- Seven large tree Wellingtonias (Sequoiadendron giganteum) planted in about 1888.
- A circular lily pond, constructed in 1925.
- High Bridge, built in 1923–24 as a relief project for the unemployed. It is usually called the Rainbow Bridge, because of its shape.
- Genetic Garden — an experimental garden established by Professor Cyril Darlington to demonstrate evolutionary processes.
- Sophora japonica, known as the Japanese Pagoda Tree. Planted in 1888.
- Coronation Clump, a clump of trees planted to commemorate the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953.
A cricket match in progress. ...
The Bridge of Sighs at Oxford Sir Thomas Graham Jackson RA (1835-1924) was one of the most distinguished architects of his generation. ...
First-class cricket matches are those of at least three days length in which both teams have two innings each, and which involve either international teams or the highest division of domestic competition. ...
Binomial name Sequoiadendron giganteum (Lindl. ...
Genera Barclaya Wall. ...
Species Styphnolobium japonicum - Pagoda Tree Styphnolobium is a small genus of small trees and shrubs in the subfamily Faboideae of the pea family Fabaceae, formerly included within a broader interpretation of the genus Sophora. ...
A coronation is a ceremony marking the investment of a monarch with regal power through, amongst other symbolic acts, the placement of a crown upon his or her head. ...
Queen Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor), born 21 April 1926, is the Queen regnant of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica, Barbados, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Antigua and...
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