Oxford History: Mayors & Lord Mayors

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Barton estate

Many new roads on the were named after Oxford Mayors:

• Alden Crescent (Leonard Alden, Mayor in 1936/7)
• Atkinson Close (Richard Atkinson, Mayor five times between 1548 and 1567)
• Brampton Road (William Brampton, Mayor eight times between 1420 and 1439)
• Burchester Avenue (William of Burchester (Bicester), Mayor thirteen times between 1311 and 1339)
• Edgecombe Road (John Edgecombe, Mayor four times between 1484 and 1497)
• Fettiplace Road (Adam Fettiplace, Mayor eleven times between 1245 and 1267)
• Underhill Circus (Charles Underhill (Mayor 1887) and his brother Sydney Underhill, Mayor 1910/11)

The streets of Barton contain many other famous names, including Lords of the Manor of Headington
(Bassett, Wilcote, and Brome) and heads of colleges (Cranley, Claymond, Humfrey, Malford, Mather, Routh, Waynflete)

Rest of Headington

• Chillingworth Crescent, Wood Farm (William Chillingworth, Mayor in 1644/5)
• Dora Carr Close, Northway (Dora Carr, Lord Mayor in 1977/8)
• Pauling Road, Wood Farm (Robert Pauling, Mayor in 1679/80)
• Flexney Place, off Girdlestone Road (Ralph Flexney I, Mayor four times between 1551 and 1577),
  and Ralph Flexney II (Mayor in 1612/13)
• Ingle Close, Northway (Harry Charles Ingle, Mayor in 1943/4)
• Lock's Court, near Bury Knowle Park (Sir Joseph Lock, Mayor in 1813/14 and 1829/30)

North Oxford and Summertown

• Davenant Road (John Davenant, Mayor in 1621/2)
• Roger Dudman Way (Roger Alan Dudman, Lord Mayor in 1985/6)
• Rogers Street (Harold Rogers, Mayor in 1937/8)

In 1955 the City Council agreed to rename George Street in Summertown Twining Street (Francis Twining, Mayor in 1905/6 and a great benefactor to Summertown), but 62 residents of the road signed a petition against this, as they did not want to live somewhere named after a grocer's shop, and it was instead named Middle Way.

East Oxford

• Cavell Road (John Caldicott Cavell, Mayor in 1865/6, 1877/8, and 1879/80)
• Pipkin Way (George Castle Pipkin, Mayor in 1934/5)

Blackbird Leys

• Druce Way (George Claridge Druce, Mayor in 1900/1)

Central Oxford

• Sadler Street (Charles James Sadler, Mayor in 1836/7 and 1860/1).
  This street disappeared in the redevelopment of St Ebbe's, but the name Sadler Walk was retained in his memory

Iffley and Iffley Road area

• Townsend Square, off Donnington Bridge Road (Lady Townsend, Mayor in 1935/6, 1936, and 1958/9)
• Wootten Drive, Iffley (Richard Wootten, Mayor in 1815/16 and 1834/5)

Rose Hill

• Carole's Way (Carole Roberts, Lord Mayor in 1998/9) 
• John Parker Close (John Parker, Lord Mayor in 1986/7)
• Williamson Way (Tony Williamson, Lord Mayor in 1982/3)

South Oxford

• John Towle Close, off Wytham Street (John Towle, Mayor in 1856/7)
• Gordon Woodward Way (Gordon Woodward, Lord Mayor 1980/1)

 

West Oxford

• Gibbs Crescent (Olive Gibbs, Lord Mayor in 1974/5 and 1981/2)
• Roger Dudman Way (Roger Dudman, Lord Mayor in 1985/6)