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Website. oxford .gov .uk. Oxford ( / ˈɒksfərd /) [4] [5] is a city and non-metropolitan district in Oxfordshire, England, of which it is the county town. Founded in the 8th century, it was granted city status in 1542. The city is located at the confluence of the rivers Thames (locally known as the Isis) and Cherwell.
Overview. 19th century photograph of the High Street looking west with University College on the left and the spires of the University Church of St Mary the Virgin and All Saints Church in the distance. The street has been described by Nikolaus Pevsner as " one of the world's great streets ". [2] It forms a gentle curve and is the subject of ...
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] On both sides of Banbury Road are Summertown's popular shops.
Broad Street, Oxford. Coordinates: 51°45′16″N 1°15′24″W. Historical view of Broad Street looking east towards (left to right) the Clarendon Building, and the Sheldonian Theatre and the Old Ashmolean Building. Broad Street is a wide street in central Oxford, England, just north of the former city wall. [1] [2] The street is known for ...
Cornmarket Street (colloquially referred to as Cornmarket or historically The Corn) is a major shopping street and pedestrian precinct in Oxford, England that runs north to south between Magdalen Street and Carfax Tower. [1] [2] To the east is the Golden Cross arcade of small jewellery and craft shops in a courtyard, leading to the Covered Market.
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. In 1966, the school moved to the Southfields Grammar School site and its former building became the University of Oxford Classics Department.
Paradise Street, Oxford. Coordinates: 51.7511°N 1.2636°W. Paradise Street is a historical street in central Oxford, England. [1] It is in the St Ebbe's area of Oxford, to the southwest of Oxford Castle . The street runs from Paradise Square to Quaking Bridge, across Castle Mill Stream. It continues to the east into Castle Street .
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