South Parade

South Parade

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South Parade Avenue (or less formally and more normally just South Parade) is a shopping street in Summertown, north Oxford, England. It runs between Woodstock Road to the west and Banbury Road to the east, where there are also shops stretching south from South Parade.

This area of the Banbury Road and South Parade form the main shopping centre of Summertown and indeed of north Oxford. As well as shops, there are a number of restaurants located here. To the west, South Parade leads into St Edward's School.

History

South Parade is north of North Parade in central North Oxford. The reason for this is that during the Civil War when Charles I was besieged by Oliver Cromwell at Oxford, South Parade was the Roundhead southern front, while North Parade was the location of the Royalist northern front.

References

* [http://www.britainexpress.com/cities/oxford/stuart.htm Oxford History — Tudor and English Civil War]

External links

* [http://www.oxfordrestaurantguide.co.uk/summertown/restaurants/ Summertown restaurants]


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