Public art & sculpture · South East England
Cheshire Cat
In or near Oxford.
Cheshire Cat — a public art in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom.
Stephen Craven — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Oxford · 1.6 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit the Cheshire Cat, head to the postcode OX1 4DU, which is accessible via the nearest railway station, Oxford, located 1.6 km away. Entry to the site is free.
About
Cheshire Cat is a public art located in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom. Sourced from OpenStreetMap (ODbL licence); see local listings for visitor information, opening hours and admission details.
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Official information
University College Oxford, founded in 1249, is one of the oldest colleges in Oxford, known for its academic excellence and vibrant community. Visitors can explore the college's rich history, engage with its academic environment, and learn about the experiences of current students.
From the Wikipedia article
The Cheshire Cat ( CHESH-ər, -eer) is a fictional cat popularized by Lewis Carroll in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and known for its distinctive mischievous grin. While now most often used in Alice-related contexts, the association of a "Cheshire cat" with grinning predates the 1865 book. It has transcended the context of literature and become enmeshed in popular culture, appearing in various forms of media, from political cartoons to television, as well as in cross-disciplinary studies, from business to science. Often it is shown in the context of a person or idea that is purposefully confusing or enigmatic. One distinguishing feature of the Alice-style Cheshire Cat is the periodic gradual disappearance of its body, leaving only one last visible trace: its iconic grin. He belongs to the Duchess.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The first known appearance of the expression in literature is in the 18th century, in Francis Grose's A Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue, Second, Corrected and Enlarged Edition (1788), which contains the following entry: The phrase appears again in print in John Wolcot's pseudonymous Peter Pindar's Pair of Lyric Epistles (1792): The phrase also appears in print in William Makepeace Thackeray's novel The Newcomes (1855): There are numerous theories about the origin of the phrase "grinning like a Cheshire Cat" in English history. A possible origin of the phrase is one favoured by the people of Cheshire, a county in England which boasts numerous dairy farms; hence the cats grin…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.7506, -1.2478
- County
- Oxfordshire
- District
- Oxford
- Parish
- Oxford, unparished area
- Postcode
- OX1 4DU
- Parliamentary constituency
- Oxford West and Abingdon
- Phone
- +44 (0)1865 276 602
- Nearest railway station
- Oxford — 1.6 km
- Official site
- www.univ.ox.ac.uk
Sources
- osm: node/8608335820 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Cheshire Cat (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Cheshire Cat?
- Cheshire Cat is in Oxfordshire, the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode OX1 4DU), in the parish of Oxford, unparished area.
- What is Cheshire Cat?
- Cheshire Cat — a public art in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Cheshire Cat?
- The nearest railway station is Oxford, about 1.6 km away. Drivers can use postcode OX1 4DU.
- Is Cheshire Cat free to visit?
- Yes, Cheshire Cat is free to enter.
- How do I get to Cheshire Cat?
- The nearest railway station is Oxford, about 1.6 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode OX1 4DU.