Oxford Zoo

Oxford Zoo

51°48′45″N 1°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 in Kidlington, just north of the city of Oxford in Oxfordshire, 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 to Dudley Zoo.^[5]

The Thames 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 by Kidlington Parish Council and Cherwell District Council.^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Elephant sculpture commemorates short-lived Oxford Zoo". BBC News. UK: BBC. 4 October 2018.
^ Kisling, Vernon N., ed. (2000). Zoo and Aquarium History: Ancient Animal Collections To Zoological Gardens. UK: CRC Press. p. 370. ISBN 9781420039245.
^ "Lion was pride of short-lived Oxford Zoo". Oxford Mail. UK. 1 February 2010.
^ "Zoo's Who 1934". www.britishpathe.com. British Pathé. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
^ "Oxford Zoo: Reason for Closure?". www.zoochat.com. ZooChat. 8 January 2018. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
^ "Elephant Sculpture To Honour Oxford Zoo Heritage". www.heart.co.uk. UK: Heart. 4 October 2018.

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Plans of Oxford Zoo, 1932, Oxford University Images

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