Oxford 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 and Cherwell. It had a population of 162,100 at the 2021 census. It is 56 miles (90 km) north-west of London, 64 miles (103 km) south-east of Birmingham and 61 miles (98 km) north-east of Bristol. The city is home to the University of Oxford, the oldest university in the English-speaking world; it has buildings in every style of English architecture since late Anglo-Saxon. Oxford's industries include motor manufacturing, education, publishing, information technology and science.
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Image: Oxford Town Hall geograph.org.uk 5531679
Image: Cathedral, Christ Church, Oxford, from the cloisters. geograph.org.uk 187944
Image: Radcliffe Camera, Oxford 36286514263
Oxfordshire is a ceremonial county in South East England. The county is bordered by Northamptonshire and Warwickshire to the north, Buckinghamshire to the east, Berkshire to the south, and Wiltshire and Gloucestershire to the west. The city of Oxford is the largest settlement and county town.
Image: Radcliffe Camera, Oxford Oct 2006
Image: Aerial view of Islip, Oxfordshire geograph.org.uk 3892478 (cropped)
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Brasenose Lane in Oxford city centre, a street onto which three colleges back.
