St Aldate's is a street in central Oxford, England. It is named after the obscure Saint Aldate, although it has also been suggested that the name is a corruption of 'old gate', referring to the south gate in the city walls. There is a church dedicated to Aldate on the west side of the street, in Pembroke Square. A former name for St Aldate's is Fish Street. The street runs south from the generally acknowledged centre of Oxford at Carfax towards Folly Bridge.

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  • St Aldate's is a street in central Oxford, England. It is named after the obscure Saint Aldate, although it has also been suggested that the name is a corruption of 'old gate', referring to the south gate in the city walls. There is a church dedicated to Aldate on the west side of the street, in Pembroke Square. A former name for St Aldate's is Fish Street. The street runs south from the generally acknowledged centre of Oxford at Carfax towards Folly Bridge. The Town Hall is on the east side of the street, including the Museum of Oxford. Christ Church with its imposing Tom Tower and Pembroke College both face St Aldate's, to the east and west respectively. Other adjoining streets include Blue Boar Street on the east side and Pembroke Street on the west. South of Christ Church is the Oxford University Faculty of Music, containing the Bate Collection of Musical Instruments. Opposite Christ Church is Alice's Shop, formerly frequented by Alice Liddell of Alice in Wonderland fame. Further south is an entrance to Christ Church Meadow to the east and a junction with Oxpens Road to the west. The street leads south past Oxford's police station (as featured in the Inspector Morse television series), with the Crown and County Court opposite, towards Folly Bridge over the River Thames. Before the bridge, it becomes the Abingdon Road, leading directly south out of the city of Oxford towards the town of Abingdon.
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  • St Aldate's is a street in central Oxford, England. It is named after the obscure Saint Aldate, although it has also been suggested that the name is a corruption of 'old gate', referring to the south gate in the city walls. There is a church dedicated to Aldate on the west side of the street, in Pembroke Square. A former name for St Aldate's is Fish Street. The street runs south from the generally acknowledged centre of Oxford at Carfax towards Folly Bridge.
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