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Leckford Road is a road in
Leckford Place School
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
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.
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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. To the south, Leckford Place links withPlantation Road
Plantation Road is a residential road in North Oxford, England, connecting Kingston Road to the west with Woodstock Road to the east.
To the north is Leckford Road and to the south is St Bernard's Road. Leckford Place crosses it halfway ...
. 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 ...
.
History
The houses in Leckford Road were leased between 1873 and 1885 as part of the St John's CollegeNorth 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.
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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
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between 1993 and 2001. He lived in 46 Leckford Road while studying as a Rhodes Scholar 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, and Strobe Talbott (later an editor of ''Time
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'' 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 in ...
that backs onto Leckford Road on land originally owned by St John's College, Oxford, was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother 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.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
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 ...
.
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 Nicho ...
, a village in Hampshire
* Marian Allen, writer
References
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