Cornmarket Street
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Cornmarket Street (often called just Cornmarket by Oxonians) is a major shopping street in Oxford, England that leads north from Carfax Tower towards St Giles'.
Located there is a variety of shops and businesses, including:
- Austin Reed
- Boots
- Burger King
- The Clarendon Centre
- Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC)
- McDonald's
- Pret A Manger
- Starbucks
- WHSmith
To the east is the small Golden Cross arcade of small jewellery and craft shops in a history courtyard, leading to the Covered Market. To the west is the indoor Clarendon Shopping Centre that connects in an L-shape to Queen Street.
In 2002, Cornmarket was voted Britain's second worst street in a poll of listeners to the Today programme. In 2003, it was repaved and new benches installed, amidst reports of budgetary problems.
[edit] St Michael at the Northgate
Often missed by Oxford's shoppers in Cornmarket is the oldest building in Oxford, dating from 1040. The tower of St Michael at the Northgate is Saxon in origin. The church is so-called because this is the location of the original north gate of Oxford when it was a walled town. The Oxford Martyrs were imprisoned near here before they were burnt at the stake outside the city walls in what is now Broad Street nearby.
[edit] Adjoining streets
- Broad Street
- George Street
- High Street
- Magdalen Street
- Market Street
- Queen Street
- St Aldate's
- St Michael's Street
- Ship Street
