| Oxford Zoo | |
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| 51°48′45″N1°16′38″W / 51.8125°N 1.27719°W /51.8125; -1.27719 | |
| Date opened | 1931 |
| Date closed | 1937 |
| Location | Kidlington,Oxfordshire,United Kingdom |
Oxford Zoo was a zoo inKidlington, just north of the city ofOxford inOxfordshire, England. It was opened in 1931 and closed in 1937.[1][2]
Animals at the zoo included an American brown bear, a bison, a camel, an elephant, two leopards, three lions,[3][4] two llamas, two polar bears, and wolves.[1] on closure, many of the animals were moved toDudley Zoo.[5]
TheThames Valley Police headquarters now occupies the location of the zoo.[1] In 2018, an elephant sculpture was installed at a roundabout at the southern end of Kidlington to commemorate the zoo and an elephant called Rosie who was a major attraction at the zoo, commissioned byKidlington Parish Council andCherwell District Council.[6]
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