Jericho, Oxford

Jericho
Jericho and the tower of St Barnabas Church seen from the Oxford Canal
Jericho Jericho shown within Oxford Show map of Oxford Jericho Location within Oxfordshire Show map of Oxfordshire
OS grid reference	SP504069
Civil parish	unparished
District	Oxford
Shire county	Oxfordshire
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Oxford
Postcode district	OX2
Dialling code	01865
Police	Thames Valley
Fire	Oxfordshire
Ambulance	South Central
UK Parliament	Oxford West and Abingdon
Website	Oxford City Council
List of places UK England Oxfordshire 51°45′32″N 1°16′05″W / 51.759°N 1.268°W / 51.759; -1.268

Jericho is a historic suburb of the English city of Oxford.^[1] It consists of the streets bounded by the Oxford Canal, Worcester College, Walton Street and Walton Well Road. Located outside the old city wall, it was originally a place for travellers to rest if they had reached the city after the gates had closed. The name Jericho may have been adopted to signify this 'remote place' outside the wall.^[2] As of February 2021, the population of the Jericho and Osney wards was 6,995.^[3]