The Story of Oxford

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a b c Eleanor Chance; Christina Colvin; Janet Cooper; C J Day; T G Hassall; Mary Jessup; Nesta Selwyn (1979). "Boundaries". In Alan Crossley; C R Elrington (eds.). A History of the County of Oxford: Volume 4, the City of Oxford. Victoria County History. pp.260–264. Archived from the original on 1 January 2016 . Retrieved 30 December 2015. Cooke, B.W.C., ed. (January 1960). "The Why and the Wherefore: Distances from London to Oxford". The Railway Magazine. Vol.106, no.705. Westminster: Tothill Press.

John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir (1875–1940), attended Brasenose College, best known for The Thirty-nine Steps.There are three historical accounts of the life of St. Frideswide, Oxford's patron saint, but all were written in the early 12th century, around four hundred years after the time in which she is supposed to have lived.

Park and ride car parks". Roads and transport. Oxfordshire County Council. Archived from the original on 25 September 2015 . Retrieved 24 September 2015. It later housed the court of Charles II during the Great Plague of London in 1665–1666. Although reluctant to do so, he was forced to evacuate when the plague got too close. [29] The city suffered two serious fires in 1644 and 1671. [30] The town underwent a radical makeover of its buildings during this period, with the most notable being Tom Tower in Christ Church, the Sheldonian Theatre and the Botanic Gardens.

8. The Sheldonian Theatre’s history of beards

Hiding the boat among the reeds of the riverbank, they concealed themselves in a byre among the beasts stabled there, and thus they passed the hours until dawn. International Players". Oxford University Rugby Club. Archived from the original on 16 October 2015 . Retrieved 21 September 2015.

Elledge, Jonn (22 September 2017). "Loosen Britain's green belt. It is stunting our young people". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 27 May 2019 . Retrieved 30 May 2019– via The Guardian. During the period of Middle English, Oxford's pronunciation evolved to become Oxenford, as written in " Clerkes Tale of Oxenford" in Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales. [17] Eventually, Modern English saw Oxenford elided to become Oxford, as it is known today.

Data is taken from United Kingdom Casweb Data services of the United Kingdom 1991 Census on Ethnic Data for England, Scotland and Wales (Table 6) Eastern Section". East West Rail. 18 August 2014. Archived from the original on 7 August 2014 . Retrieved 23 August 2014.