Great Clarendon Street is one of the principal thoroughfares of the
Jericho district of
Oxford
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,
England
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, an inner suburb northwest of the centre of the city.
At the northeast end of the street is a junction with
Walton Street.
Opposite is
Freud's, a cafe in a former church building constructed in the classical style. To the south is the
Oxford University Press
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, which also houses the
Oxford University Press Museum
Oxford University Press (OUP) is the university press of the University of Oxford. It is the largest university press in the world, and its printing history dates back to the 1480s. Having been officially granted the legal right to print books ...
. The southwest end of the street ends near the
Oxford Canal
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, just past the junction with
Canal Street.
Many of the houses here were built in the first half of the 19th century.
In the early 19th century, Grey Coat's (University) School was located here. The street was named in 1890–1.
The street is named after the Clarendon Press (aka, the
Oxford University Press
Oxford University Press (OUP) is the university press of the University of Oxford. It is the largest university press in the world, and its printing history dates back to the 1480s. Having been officially granted the legal right to print books ...
) of
Oxford University
Oxford () is a city in England. It is the county town and only city of Oxfordshire. In 2020, its population was estimated at 151,584. It is north-west of London, south-east of Birmingham and north-east of Bristol. The city is home to th ...
, which moved to Jericho in 1830.
See also
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Little Clarendon Street
Little Clarendon Street is a short shopping street in northwest Oxford, England. It runs east-west between the south end of Woodstock Road opposite St Giles' Church to the east, Somerville College to the north and Walton Street to the west ...
, a nearby shopping street
References
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1890 establishments in England
Streets in Oxford
Oxford University Press