▁Road ▁is ▁a ▁major ▁ar ter ial ▁road ▁in ▁Oxford , ▁England , ▁running ▁from ▁St ▁G iles ' ▁at ▁the ▁south ▁end , ▁north ▁towards ▁Ban bury ▁through ▁the ▁leaf y ▁sub urb ▁of ▁North ▁Oxford ▁and ▁Sum m ert own , ▁with ▁its ▁local ▁sho pping ▁centre . ▁Par allel ▁and ▁to ▁the ▁west ▁is ▁the ▁Wood stock ▁Road , ▁which ▁it ▁meets ▁at ▁the ▁j unction ▁with ▁St ▁G iles '. ▁To ▁the ▁north , ▁Ban bury ▁Road ▁meets ▁the ▁Oxford ▁Ring ▁Road ▁at ▁a ▁round about . ▁The ▁road ▁is ▁designated ▁the ▁A 4 1 6 5 ▁( which ▁continues ▁for ▁a ▁short ▁distance ▁as ▁Oxford ▁Road ▁to ▁Kid ling ton ). ▁Prior ▁to ▁the ▁building ▁of ▁the ▁M 4 0 ▁motor way ▁extension ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁the ▁road ▁formed ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁A 4 2 3 ▁from ▁Ma iden head ▁to ▁Cov entry . ▁ ▁__ TO C __ ▁ ▁Build ings ▁ ▁The ▁former ▁Mathemat ical ▁Institute ▁of ▁Oxford ▁University ▁is ▁at ▁the ▁lower ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁road ▁on ▁the ▁east ▁side . ▁O pp os ite ▁Ke ble ▁Road ▁is ▁St ▁G iles ' ▁Church , ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 1 2 0 ▁and ▁consec r ated ▁in ▁ 1 2 0 0 . ▁Further ▁north ▁are ▁the ▁Den ys ▁Wil kin son ▁Building ▁( astro physics ) ▁and ▁the ▁prominent ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁Thom ▁Building ▁of ▁the ▁Engineering ▁Science ▁department . ▁ ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁University ' s