Cycle route under Marston Ferry Road - geograph

Marston Ferry Road is a

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in north

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. It is named after the ferry that used to cross the

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at the village of Marston from at least 1279. The road links the

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just south of Summertown, continuing as

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to the Woodstock Road, with Cherwell Drive in Marston, continuing as

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to the southeast. It is a modern link road with a bridge over the

about halfway along, opened on 12 November 1971. As the name implies, there was previously a ferry over the river. This latterly consisted of a punt a little to the north that could be pulled from one bank to the other using a tow rope, and carried pedestrians and bicycles only. The link road was constructed in 1971. At the western end is

Cherwell School The Cherwell School is a secondary school with academy status on the Marston Ferry Road in Oxford, England. The current school site was built in 1963 as a secondary modern school, later becoming the main comprehensive school for North Oxford, ...

. Oxford High School (on Belbroughton Road) is to the south. In 2021 the Swan School, located on the eastern end of the road, was officially opened. There are a number of sports fields and facilities in the vicinity. For example, the

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play rugby at the Oxford Harlequins Rugby Union Football Club here, and the Ferry Sports Centre run by the

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, which includes a swimming pool, is off the road to the north. Just to the north on the east bank of the river is the Victoria Arms (or "Vicky Arms"), a public house frequented by people out punting.Victoria Arms

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, UK. It is possible to moor punts in the grounds of the pub. The road is designated the B4495.

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