This area is located just north of a constituent college of the University of Oxford. It stands across from the three-star Bear Inn, Oxford.
 The lane is located just north of Christ Church. 
Christ Church (Latin: "des Christi" , the temple or house, "ds", of Christ, and thus sometimes known as "The House") is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in England. 
 Its circa-17th century incarnation stands on the corner of Alfred Street and Blue Boar Street, opposite Bear Lane in the centre of Oxford, just north of Christ Church. 
