http://www.crimereview.co.uk/page.php/review/8717 WebBy 1942 there was just the High itself left, but the seven Church Streets or Lanes in Oxford had to wait until 1955. Usually it was the suburb that had to change its street name, but there were exceptions: for example Grove Street in Oxford went back to its original name of Magpie Lane, so Grove Street in Summertown survived.
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In the 13th century, Magpie Lane was known as Gropecunt Lane or Grope Lane, as it was an area where prostitutes plied their trade. John Speed's map of 1605 lists it as such. In the 17th century, it was named Magpie Lane because of an alehouse in the lane that used a magpie as a sign. By the late 19th century, the … See more Magpie Lane is a narrow historic lane in central Oxford, England. It leads south from the High Street where it is at its narrowest, now completely pedestrianised as a pavement, and north from the cobbled Merton Street See more • Magpie Lane, an Oxford-based folk music group See more WebFeb 1, 2024 · Her latest novel, MAGPIE LANE, was picked as a 'best book of 2024' by BBC Radio 4's Open Book, the GUARDIAN, the … the party goers
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WebMay 16, 2024 · Magpie Lane, by Lucy Atkins. Quercus. $32.95. Lucy Atkins, an Oxford graduate and an award-winning British author and journalist, hits all the Oxford mystery buttons in her latest novel, Magpie Lane . WebApr 2, 2024 · Review. When the eight-year-old daughter of a highly placed Oxford academic goes missing in the night, the first suspects are her father and stepmother, but it’s not long before the police turn their attention to her nanny, Dee, even though the woman was in London when Felicity disappeared. Magpie Lane is a rare toe in the murky waters of ... WebFeb 1, 2024 · Roaming Oxford's secret passages and hidden graveyards, Magpie Lane explores the true meaning of family - and what it is to be denied one. A Book of the Year pick for BBC Radio 4 Open Book, the Guardian, the Telegraph and Good Housekeeping 'Spellbinding and spooky . . . a dazzling high wire act, superbly absorbing' Sunday Mirror the party guyz