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Leckford Road is a road in
North Oxford North Oxford is a suburban part of the city of Oxford in England. It was owned for many centuries largely by St John's College, Oxford and many of the area's Victorian houses were initially sold on leasehold by the College. Overview The le ...
,
England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...
. It runs between Kingston Road to the west and Woodstock Road to the east.


Location

To the north halfway along is a junction with
Warnborough Road Warnborough Road is a residential road in North Oxford, England. At the southern end of the road is a junction with Leckford Road and at the northern end is a junction with Farndon Road, two roads that lead west off Woodstock Road, a major ar ...
. To the south, Leckford Place links with
Plantation Road Plantation Road is a residential road in North Oxford, England, connecting Kingston Road, Oxford, Kingston Road to the west with Woodstock Road, Oxford, Woodstock Road to the east. To the north is Leckford Road and to the south is St Bernard ...
. Opposite the east end on the Woodstock Road is the Victorian St Philip and St James Church with its dominating spire, now used as the
Oxford Centre for Mission Studies The Oxford Centre for Mission Studies (OCMS) is in the former SS Philip and James Parish Church on Woodstock Road, Oxford, England, opposite Leckford Road. It was established in 1983. The centre exists to provide education for church leaders f ...
.


History

The houses in Leckford Road were leased between 1873 and 1885 as part of the St John's College
North Oxford North Oxford is a suburban part of the city of Oxford in England. It was owned for many centuries largely by St John's College, Oxford and many of the area's Victorian houses were initially sold on leasehold by the College. Overview The le ...
estate. The most famous resident of the road was
Bill Clinton William Jefferson Clinton ( né Blythe III; born August 19, 1946) is an American politician who served as the 42nd president of the United States from 1993 to 2001. He previously served as governor of Arkansas from 1979 to 1981 and agai ...
, the former
US president The president of the United States (POTUS) is the head of state and head of government of the United States of America. The president directs the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United Stat ...
between 1993 and 2001. He lived in 46 Leckford Road while studying as a
Rhodes Scholar The Rhodes Scholarship is an international postgraduate award for students to study at the University of Oxford, in the United Kingdom. Established in 1902, it is the oldest graduate scholarship in the world. It is considered among the world' ...
at
University College In a number of countries, a university college is a college institution that provides tertiary education but does not have full or independent university status. A university college is often part of a larger university. The precise usage varies ...
,
Oxford 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 the ...
from 1968 to 1970. He shared the house with Frank Aller, Aller's girlfriend Jan (Jana) Brenning,
David Satter David A. Satter (born August 1, 1947) is an American journalist and historian who writes about Russia and the Soviet Union. He has authored books and articles about the decline and fall of the Soviet Union and the rise of post-Soviet Russia. Satt ...
, and
Strobe Talbott Nelson Strobridge Talbott III (born April 25, 1946) is an American foreign policy analyst focused on Russia. He was associated with ''Time'' magazine, and a diplomat who served as the Deputy Secretary of State from 1994 to 2001. He was president ...
(later an editor of ''
Time Time is the continued sequence of existence and events that occurs in an apparently irreversible succession from the past, through the present, into the future. It is a component quantity of various measurements used to sequence events, to ...
'' magazine). Wyndham House, a
retirement home A retirement home – sometimes called an old people's home or old age home, although ''old people's home'' can also refer to a nursing home – is a multi-residence housing facility intended for the elderly. Typically, each person or couple i ...
that backs onto Leckford Road on land originally owned by
St John's College, Oxford St John's College is a constituent college of the University of Oxford. Founded as a men's college in 1555, it has been coeducational since 1979.Communication from Michael Riordan, college archivist Its founder, Sir Thomas White, intended to pro ...
, was officially opened by
Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon (4 August 1900 – 30 March 2002) was Queen of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth from 11 December 1936 to 6 February 1952 as the wife of King George VI. She was the l ...
in 1973. Leckford Road is the former location of St Philip and St James Church of England Aided Primary School ("Phil and Jim" or "Pip and Jim"), now in Navigation Way. The buildings have been converted for new use as Leckford Place School, part of
d'Overbroeck's College d’Overbroeck's is an independent, co-educational day and boarding school for students aged 11–18. The school is owned by Nord Anglia Education and is located in Oxford, England. It is made up of three school sites; Years 7-11, The Interna ...
, an independent day school for boys and girls between 11 and 16.Leckford Place School
d'Overbroeck's College d’Overbroeck's is an independent, co-educational day and boarding school for students aged 11–18. The school is owned by Nord Anglia Education and is located in Oxford, England. It is made up of three school sites; Years 7-11, The Interna ...
, Oxford, UK.


Gallery

File:SS. Philip and James - geograph.org.uk - 10054.jpg, View east along Leckford Road to the former church St Philip and St James Church on Woodstock Road, now the
Oxford Centre for Mission Studies The Oxford Centre for Mission Studies (OCMS) is in the former SS Philip and James Parish Church on Woodstock Road, Oxford, England, opposite Leckford Road. It was established in 1983. The centre exists to provide education for church leaders f ...
. File:Woodlands Nursing Home on the corner of Woodstock Road and Leckford Road. - geograph.org.uk - 1308866.jpg, Woodlands Nursing Home at the eastern end of Leckford Road on the corner with Woodstock Road. File:D'Overbroeck's College, Leckford Road, Oxford.JPG, The
d'Overbroeck's College d’Overbroeck's is an independent, co-educational day and boarding school for students aged 11–18. The school is owned by Nord Anglia Education and is located in Oxford, England. It is made up of three school sites; Years 7-11, The Interna ...
''Leckford Place'' site on the south side of Leckford Road, east of Leckford Place. File:Bill Clinton.jpg, President
Bill Clinton William Jefferson Clinton ( né Blythe III; born August 19, 1946) is an American politician who served as the 42nd president of the United States from 1993 to 2001. He previously served as governor of Arkansas from 1979 to 1981 and agai ...
, a former resident of 46 Leckford Road.


See also

*
Leckford Leckford is a village and civil parish in Hampshire, England. It lies on the eastern bank of the River Test just to the south of its confluence with the River Anton, to the east of Longstock and south of Chilbolton. The parish church, St Nichol ...
, a village in Hampshire * Marian Allen, writer


References

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