Brasenose Lane runs east–west in central

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, between Turl Street and

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respectively. From Turl Street it is only accessible to pedestrians, but

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s can enter from Radcliffe Square. The lane retains the

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pattern of a single drainage channel in its centre and has high stone-faced college buildings on each side, being flanked by three historic

colleges. The lane is named after

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which lies immediately to the south. Exeter College lies on the north side. Lincoln College is to the south at the western end of the lane and it continues to the west as

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. The buildings surrounding the lane date from the 15th century. The lane is the last to remain in Oxford with a central gutter, or "kennel"."Brasenose Lane". In Bill Leonard. ''The Oxford of Inspector Morse: Films Locations, History''. Location Guides, 2nd edition, 2006, page 116. . On 6th November 2022 Lincoln College's JCR voted to "henceforth refer in all capacities to the so-called 'Brasenose' Lane as Lincoln Lane" as part of the ongoing

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with Brasenose College.

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