ABOUT JERICHO - HOUSES
Distinctive houses
Many of Jericho's houses have been converted from different types of building. Here are some of these.
Did you know?
Where the name Jericho comes from?
The name Jericho is probably taken from the parable of the Good Samaritan. Traditionally the name was given to places where travellers who arrived after the town gates had closed at sunset could find lodgings overnight.
How religious we are?
In the 2001 Census, some 50% of Jericho residents said they were Christian, 2.2% Muslim, 1.9% Buddhist and 1.2% professed other religions, while 34% of people said they had no religion. In Oxford as a whole the proportion with no religion was 24%.
Diary
Jericho Wharf - the Way Forward
Mon 15 Jun - 7.30 pm
Exeter College Walton Street
Jericho Singers Summer Concert
Sat 20 Jun - 7.00 pm
St Andrew's Church
Jericho Youth Opera
Sat 27 Jun - 7.00 pm
Holywell Music Rooms
Mon 15 Jun - 7.30 pm
Exeter College Walton Street
Jericho Singers Summer Concert
Sat 20 Jun - 7.00 pmSt Andrew's Church
Jericho Youth Opera
Sat 27 Jun - 7.00 pmHolywell Music Rooms