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The history of Oxford in England dates back to its original settlement in the Saxon period.Originally of strategic significance due to its controlling location on the upper reaches of the River Thames at its confluence with the River Cherwell, the town grew in national importance during the early Norman period, and in the late 12th century became home to the fledgling University of Oxford. [8]
Summertown in North Oxford is a suburb of Oxford, England. Summertown is a one-mile square residential area, north of St Giles , the boulevard leading out of Oxford's city centre. Summertown is home to several independent schools and the city's most expensive houses. [ 1 ]
Woodstock Road is a major road in Oxford, England, running from St Giles' in the south, north towards Woodstock through the leafy suburb of North Oxford. [1] To the east is Banbury Road , which it meets at the junction with St Giles'.
St Giles' is a wide boulevard leading north from the centre of Oxford, England. [1] At its northern end, the road divides into Woodstock Road to the left and Banbury Road to the right, both major roads through North Oxford. At the southern end, the road continues as Magdalen Street at the junction with Beaumont Street to the west.
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The former City of Oxford High School for Boys building on the south side of the street was designed by T. G. Jackson and built in 1880-81. [3] In 1966, the school moved to the Southfields Grammar School site and its former building became the University of Oxford Classics Department.
Beaumont Street is a street in the centre of Oxford, England. The street was laid out from 1828 to 1837 with elegant terraced houses in the Regency style. Before that, it was the location of Beaumont Palace, now noted by a plaque near the junction with Walton Street. Nikolaus Pevsner considered it "the finest street ensemble of Oxford". [1]
Broad Street is a wide street in central Oxford, England, just north of the former city wall. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The street is known for its bookshops , including the original Blackwell's bookshop at number 50, located here due to the University of Oxford .