Magpie Lane, Oxford

A small cul-de-sac street, Kybald Street, leads off Magpie Lane at the southern end to the east, giving access to the rear of University College and Kybald Twychen, owned by Corpus Christi College.

South from Merton Street, the lane continues as Grove Walk (a.k.a.

Merton Grove or Grove Passage) between Merton College to the east and Corpus Christi College to the west, giving pedestrian access via railinged gates to Dead Man's Walk, Merton Field, and Christ Church Meadows.

The building in the south-western corner of Merton College is also called Grove.

[3] The houses between Kybald Street and Merton Street were demolished in the 1960s by Corpus Christi College to provide space for more modern student accommodation.

John Speed 's 1605 map of Oxford, with Gropecunt Lane, by then Grope or Grape Lane, highlighted in blue. [ 1 ] The major road it connects to is High Street, and north is at the bottom.
94 High Street next to the narrow entrance to Magpie Lane on the right.