A mini-roundabout has been replaced by traffic lights and connects with Cherwell Drive and Headley Way at the northern end.
The striking new building for the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies with its prominent dome and minaret is located on the west side of Marston Road, next to land owned by Magdalen College.
There are also Oxford college sport's grounds and a lane linking to Mesopotamia and the University Parks.
[5] In the 1930s, Milham Ford School was built on a 16-acre (6.5 ha) site between Marston Road and Harberton Mead, south of Jack Straw's Lane.
[8] The green area between the school and Marston Road is now Milham Ford Nature Park.