Oxford

: This article is about the city of Oxford in England. See also other meanings, including other cities.

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Oxford is a city and local government district in Oxfordshire, England, with a population of 134,248 (2001 census). It is home to the University of Oxford, the oldest university in the English-speaking world.

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It is known as the "city of dreaming spires", a term coined by Matthew Arnold in reference to the harmonious architecture of the university buildings. The Oxford suburb of Cowley has a long history of carmaking, and still produces Minis.

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Oxford is twinned with Bonn in Germany, Grenoble in France, Le?n in Nicaragua, Leiden in the Netherlands, and Perm in Russia. All of these are university towns.

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City: :For alternate meanings see city (disambiguation)...

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Oxfordshire: Oxfordshire (abbreviated Oxon, from Latin Oxonia) is a county in South East England, bordering on Northamptonshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, Wiltshire, Gloucestershire and Warwickshire....

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Oxford Blues (DVD)	Oxford Versus Cambridge	Oxford College of Emory University	The High Oxford 1838
Oxford High Street Looking West a History of the University of Oxford 1814	Hertford College Oxford Oxfordshire England	The High Street Oxford 1835	A Yank at Oxford 1938
Magdalen College Oxford from "Oxonia Illustrata " Published 1675	A Chump at Oxford 1940	Aerial View of City Oxford England	Balliol College Oxford from Oxonia Illustrata Published 1675