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- Port Meadow
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At 440 acres, Port Meadow is the largest area of common land in Oxford. Freemen and the Commoners of Wolvercote have grazing rights that are still exercised today.
Port Meadow is bordered on the western edge by the Thames and for a large part of the year parts of the Meadow are flooded, bringing flocks of migratory birds. A burial ground can be found in the centre of the meadow and for these reasons the Meadow is both a SSSI and a scheduled monument.
You can reach Port Meadow from Walton Well Road, Aristotle Lane and Wolvercote. At the eastern edge of of Port Meadow you can access Burgess Field.
OS X co-ord:
449500
OS Y co-ord:
208500
(Latitude:
51.772530
Longitude:
-1.282514)