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Oxford- A City Guide

Introduction Oxford is a city and localand coffee mugs. Castell & Son (The
government district in Oxfordshire,Varsity Shop), is the best outlet in
England, with a population of 134,248Oxford for clothing emblazoned with the
(2001 census). It is home to theOxford logo or heraldic symbol. Food and
University of Oxford, the oldestDrink Oxford offers European and
university in the English-speakingMiddle-East and Asian cuisine. Some of
world. It is known as the "city ofthe restaurants are: " Cherwell
dreaming spires", a term coined byBoathouse Restaurant " Gee's Restaurant
Matthew Arnold in reference to the" Le Manoir aux Quat' Saisons " Rosamund
harmonious architecture of thethe Fair " Al-Salam " Browns. Except
university buildings. The Oxford suburbthese restaurants Oxford hosts some
of Cowley has a long history ofTraditional and historic pubs " The
carmaking, and still produces BMW MINIs.Eagle and Child " The Turf Tavern " The
History Oxford was first occupied inLamb and Flag " The Bear Education The
Saxon times, and was initially known asUniversity of Oxford, located in the
"Oxenaforda". It began with thecity of Oxford, England, is the oldest
foundations of St Frideswide's nunneryuniversity in the English-speaking
in the 8th century. The University ofworld. Events and organizations and
Oxford is first mentioned in 12thinstitutes officially connected with the
century records. Oxford's earliestUniversity include: " Worcester College,
colleges were University College (1249),Backs of medieval cottages " The Oxford
Balliol (1263) and Merton (1264). DuringUnion Society " The Oxford University
the English Civil War, Oxford housed thePress, the world's oldest and largest
court of Charles I in 1642, after theuniversity press " The Bodleian Library
king was expelled from London, although" Major Research Libraries (including
there was strong support in the town forthe Sackler Library) " Oxford University
the Parliamentarian cause. In the 19thDepartment for Continuing Education "
century the controversy surrounding theThe Taylor Institution " The Oxford
Oxford Movement in the Anglican ChurchUniversity Student Union " Oxford
drew attention to the city as a focus ofUniversity Newman Society - Catholic
theological thought. Oxford's Town Hallspeaker society " The OICCU, the
was built by Henry T. Hare, theundergraduate Christian union " The
foundation stone was laid on 6 July 1893Oxford University Museum of Natural
and opened by the future King Edward VIIHistory (sometimes called The Oxford
on 12 May 1897. By the early 20thUniversity Museum) " The Pitt Rivers
century Oxford was experiencing rapidMuseum " The Ashmolean Museum " The Bate
industrial and population growth, withCollection " Oxford Botanic Garden and
the printing and publishing industriesHarcourt Arboretum " Oxford University
becoming well established by the 1920s.Sports Federation " Oxford University
Places of Interests Oxford has numerousBoat Club " The O'Reilly Theatre " Moser
major tourist attractions, manyTheatre " Rothermere American Institute
belonging to the university and" Said Business School " The Ruskin
colleges. As well as several famousSchool of Drawing and Fine Art "
institutions, the town centre is home toComputing Laboratory " Isis Innovation
Carfax Tower and a historical themedSports Oxford City FC and Milton United
ride, The Oxford Story. In the summer,FC among others are two famous football
punting on the Thames (sometimes calledclub and play regular club and league
the Isis as it flows through Oxford) andmatches. Oxford Cavaliers Rugby League
the Cherwell is popular. Other notableClub is the rugby club playing for
attractions include: " Christ ChurchOxford city. Drayton Leisure Golf
Cathedral " The Church of St Mary theDriving Range is the golf course with 9
Virgin (the University Church) "HOLE (PAR 3) COURSE and 6 HOLES
Martyrs' Memorial " Ashmolean Museum "FLOODLIT. As a city in UK it has a
Pitt Rivers Museum " Museum of Naturalnumber of cricket teams and hosts
History " Museum of the History oftournaments like Bernard Tollett
Science " Science Oxford " UniversityOxfordshire Cup, National Cricket Club
buildings " The University Parks " TheChampionship, The Cricketer National
University Botanic Garden " CornmarketVillage Championship etc Tours and
Street, Oxford " Turl Street, Oxford "Sightseeing There are a number of tour
Little Clarendon Street " Oxford Coveredoperators in Oxford. The tourist
Market " Westgate Shopping Centreinformation center is also very helpful
Museums and Art Galleries Oxford has ato find out a way to enjoy the visit of
large number of museums and galleriesOxford. Hotels and Accommodations
open for public. Following are the worldAccommodations in Oxford are limited,
famous and a major tourist spot inthough recently, motels have sprouted on
Oxford: " Ashmolean Museum, Britain'sthe outskirts -- good for those who want
oldest museum " Pitt Rivers Museum "modern amenities. In addition, if you
Museum of Natural History, home of (thehave a car, you may want to consider
remains of) the Oxford Dodo " Museum ofcountry houses or small B&Bs on the
the History of Science, in Britain'soutskirts of town Some of the notable
oldest purpose-built museum building "hotels are: " Victoria House Hotel "
Museum of Oxford " Museum of Modern ArtCotswold Lodge Classic Hotel " Westwood
" Science Oxford Shopping Golden Cross,Country Hotel Ltd " Holiday Inn Oxford "
an arcade of first-class shops andThe Oxford Hotel " Oxford Thames Four
boutiques, lies between CornmarketPillars Hotel " Express by Holiday Inn
Street and the Covered Market. Parts ofOxford Kassam Stadium " The Bat &
the colorful gallery date from the 12thBall Inn " The Upper Reaches " Abingdon
century. Many buildings remain from theFour Pillars Hotel " Oxfordshire Inn "
medieval era, along with some 15th- andDays Inn Hotel Oxford " The Plough at
17th-century structures. The market alsoClifton Hampden " Marlborough Arms Hotel
has a reputation as the Covent Garden of" The FEATHERS " Macdonald Bear Hotel "
Oxford, with live entertainment onWhite Hart Hotel Transport Oxford is
Saturday mornings in summer. In its way,located some 50 miles (80 km) north west
Alice's Shop, played an important roleof London; the cities are linked by the
in English literature, it functioned asM40 motorway, which also links
a general store (selling brooms,northwards to Birmingham. Rail
hardware, and the like) during theconnections include services to London
period that Lewis Carroll, at the time a(Paddington), Bournemouth, Worcester
professor of mathematics at Christ(via the Cotswold Line), and Bicester.
Church College, was composing Alice inThe city also has regular train services
Wonderland. It is believed to have beennorthwards to Birmingham, Coventry and
the model for important settings withinthe north. The railway service
the book. Today, the place is a favoriteconnecting Oxford and Cambridge, known
stopover of Lewis Carroll fans from asas the Varsity Line, was discontinued in
far away as Japan, who gobble up1968. The Oxford Canal connects to the
commemorative pencils, chess sets, partyRiver Thames at Oxford. Oxford Airport
favors, bookmarks, and in rare cases,at Kidlington offers business and
original editions of some of Carroll'sgeneral aviation services. Local bus
works. The Bodleian Library Shop,services are largely provided by the
specializes in Oxford souvenirs, fromOxford Bus Company and Stagecoach South
books and paperweights to Oxford bannersMidlands.



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