St. Ebbes
St. Ebbes | ||
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Shire county | ||
Region | ||
Country | England | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom | |
Post town | Oxford | |
Postcode district | OX1 | |
Dialling code | 01865 | |
Police | Thames Valley | |
Fire | Oxfordshire | |
Ambulance | South Central | |
UK Parliament | ||
Website | Oxford City Council | |
St Ebbes is a district of central Oxford, England, southwest of Carfax. St Ebbes Street runs south from the western end of Queen Street.
Overview
The area takes its name from the parish church of
In 1818
The area was redeveloped between the 1950s and the 1980s.
St Ebbe's Street runs south from Queen Street past Pembroke Street (on the right), to Brewer Street (on the right). There the street becomes "Littlegate".
The Victorian photographer Henry Taunt was born at Penson's Gardens, St Ebbes, on 14 June 1842.
See also
References
- ^ Victoria County History of Oxfordshire: Medieval Oxford
- ^ Old Oxford: St Ebbe's: The Gasworks
- ^ Curl, 1977, pages 107–132
- ^ Sherwood & Pevsner, 1974, page 328
Sources and further reading
- Eleanor Chance; Christina Colvin; Janet Cooper; C.J. Day; T.G. Hassall; Nesta Selwyn (1979). Crossley, Alan; Elrington, C.R. (eds.). Victoria County History: A History of the County of Oxford, Volume 4.
- Curl, James Stevens (1977). The Erosion of Oxford. Oxford Illustrated Press Ltd. pp. 107–132. ISBN 0-902280-40-6.
- Hibbert, C, ed. (1988). Encyclopaedia of Oxford. London: ISBN 0-333-39917-X.
- Sherwood, Jennifer; ISBN 0-14-071045-0.
External links
- Photographs on Flickr.