St Giles' is a wide boulevard leading north from the centre of Oxford, England.[1] At its northern end, the road divides into Woodstock Road to the left and Banbury Road to the right, both major roads through North Oxford. At the southern end, the road continues as Magdalen Street at the junction with Beaumont Street to the west. Also to the west halfway along the street is Pusey Street. Like the rest of North Oxford, much of St Giles' is owned by St John's College.
At the northern end of St Giles' is St Giles' Church,[2] whose churchyard includes the main War Memorial. The church originates from the 12th century.[3]
Balliol Hall used to stand on the east side of St Giles' at the point that the Banbury Road and Woodstock Road divide. It was in rooms here that lessons began under A. E. Clarke in September 1877 at a school that was to become known as the Dragon School.[4] The school expanded and moved within two years to Crick Road and then in 1895 to its current location in Bardwell Road in North Oxford.
The street is closed to traffic for two days each September for the traditional St Giles' Fair.[5] Formerly, the University Parks was also closed to demonstrate that they are owned by the University of Oxford rather than formally being public. Their closure date is now Christmas Eve.
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