New Inn Hall Street is a street in central Oxford

Oxford

The city of Oxford is the county town of Oxfordshire, England. The city, made prominent by its medieval university, has a population of just under 165,000, with 153,900 living within the district boundary. It lies about 50 miles north-west of London. The rivers Cherwell and Thames run through...

, England

England

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. It is a shopping street running north-south parallel and to the west of Cornmarket Street

Cornmarket Street

Cornmarket Street is a major shopping street and pedestrian precinct in Oxford, England that runs north-south between Carfax Tower and Magdalen Street.Retailers in Cornmarket include:* Austin Reed...

, with George Street

George Street, Oxford

George Street is a street in central Oxford, England. It is a shopping street running east-west. Its eastern end meets Broad Street at a crossroads with Cornmarket Street to the south and Magdalen Street to the north...

 to the north and Queen Street

Queen Street, Oxford

Queen Street is a shopping street in central Oxford, England. It is one-way for buses and taxis, two-way for cyclists outside main shopping hours, and forbidden for cars. It runs west from the centre of Oxford at Carfax...

 to the south. St Michael's Street leads off the street to the east near the northern end.

St Peter's College

St Peter's College, Oxford

St Peter's College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom, located in New Inn Hall Street. It occupies the site of two of the University's oldest Inns, or medieval hostels - Bishop Trellick's, later New Inn Hall, and Rose Hall - both of which were...

, Oxford University (formerly St Peter's Hall) is on the west side of the street. The college occupies the site of two of the University's oldest Inns (medieval hostels), Bishop Trellick's, later New Inn Hall (after which the street is named), and Rose Hall, both founded in the 13th century. The college chapel was built in 1874 on New Inn Hall Street, originally as the parish Church of St Peter-le-Bailey

Church of St Peter-le-Bailey

The Church of St Peter-le-Bailey is a church on New Inn Hall Street in central Oxford, England. It was formerly next to Bonn Square, which was originally the churchyard...

. Two previous church buildings of the same name were previously at the southern end of the street, near Bonn Square

Bonn Square

Bonn Square in Oxford, England, is named after the German city of Bonn with which Oxford is twinned. It is close to the original west gate of the city of Oxford, where the Westgate Shopping Centre is now located. To the east is Queen Street, a shopping street. New Inn Hall Street leads north from...

, where the graveyard was located. The church was so named because of its proximity to Oxford Castle

Oxford Castle

Oxford Castle is a large, partly ruined Norman medieval castle situated on the west edge of Oxford in Oxfordshire, England. The original moated, wooden motte and bailey castle was replaced with stone in the 11th century and played an important role in the conflict of the Anarchy...

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Amongst the students of New Inn Hall was John Wesley, grandfather of the John

John Wesley

John Wesley was a Church of England cleric and Christian theologian. Wesley is largely credited, along with his brother Charles Wesley, as founding the Methodist movement which began when he took to open-air preaching in a similar manner to George Whitefield...

 and Charles Wesley

Charles Wesley

Charles Wesley was an English leader of the Methodist movement, son of Anglican clergyman and poet Samuel Wesley, the younger brother of Anglican clergyman John Wesley and Anglican clergyman Samuel Wesley , and father of musician Samuel Wesley, and grandfather of musician Samuel Sebastian Wesley...

 regarded as the founders of Methodism

Methodism

Methodism is a movement of Protestant Christianity represented by a number of denominations and organizations, claiming a total of approximately seventy million adherents worldwide. The movement traces its roots to John Wesley's evangelistic revival movement within Anglicanism. His younger brother...

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The first Methodist Meeting House in Oxford was in the street, on a site opposite its present-day successor
Wesley Memorial Church

Wesley Memorial Church, Oxford

Wesley Memorial Church is a Methodist church in central Oxford which traces its heritage to the first Methodist meeting housein the town where John and Charles Wesley studied.-The building:...

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The City of Oxford High School for Boys

City of Oxford High School for Boys

The City of Oxford High School for Boys was founded in 1881 by Thomas Hill Green to provide Oxford boys with an education which would enable them to prepare for University.-History:...

 was located on the corner with George Street until 1966. The building is now the History Department of the University.

External links

• Information on all the shops, restaurants, colleges and other businesses on New Inn Hall Street on OxfordCityGuide.com
• Parish boundary of St Michael's Church, New Inn Hall Street, Oxford
• Mortons cafe information from Daily Information
  Daily Information
  Daily Information is a printed information sheet in Oxford, England, displayed especially around the University colleges and departments, but also in local businesses. It has been in continuous existence since 28 September 1964, mostly as a brightly coloured A2 sheet...
  
  
• Morton's cafe information from the Oxford Guide
• Coffee Republic, on the corner with George Street, information from the Oxford Guide
• ECCO Shoes Oxford UK, 20 New Inn Hall Street