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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]
Hand-drawn map of Oxford, Buckinghamshire and Berkshire by Christopher Saxton from 1576. The "dreaming spires" of the University of Oxford are among the reasons for which Oxford is the sixth most visited city in the United Kingdom by international visitors. [11]
Areas of the city of Oxford in southern England and nearby places associated with Oxford. Subcategories. This category has only the following subcategory. ...
English: Small map of central Oxford, England. Original raster version was created from OpenStreetMap project data, collected by the community. Created by Willtron
The OX postcode area, also known as the Oxford postcode area, [2] is a group of 26 postcode districts in south-central England, within 17 post towns.These cover most of Oxfordshire (including Oxford, Banbury, Abingdon, Bicester, Witney, Didcot, Carterton, Kidlington, Thame, Wantage, Wallingford, Chipping Norton, Chinnor, Woodstock, Watlington, Bampton and Burford), plus very small parts of ...
This is a list of settlements in both the non-metropolitan shire and ceremonial county of Oxfordshire, England. Places marked ¹ were in the administrative county of Berkshire before the boundary changes of 1974. They are within the historic county boundaries of Berkshire. See also the list of places transferred from Berkshire to Oxfordshire in ...
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 ]
Aerial view of Oxford city centre. 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 junction with the River Cherwell. The town grew in national importance during the Norman period.