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Oxford: Area, History and Background

Riding are well acquainted with the United Kingdom, its cities and towns.

Below is some historic, cultural and background information about the area of Oxford in the United Kingdom.

• Oxford is a city, and the county town of Oxfordshire, in South East England.
• It was made prominent by its medieval university.
• Oxford a population of just under 165,000, with 151,000 living within the district boundary.
• The rivers Cherwell and Thames run through it and meet south of the city centre.
• For a distance of some 10 miles (16 km) along the river, in the vicinity of Oxford, the Thames is known as The Isis.
• Buildings in it demonstrate an example of every British architectural period since the arrival of the Saxons.
• Oxford is known as the "city of dreaming spires", a term coined by poet Matthew Arnold.
• The University of Oxford is the oldest university in the English-speaking world.[1]
• Oxford was first occupied in Saxon times, and was initially known as "Oxenaforda", meaning "Ford of the Ox".
• It began with the foundation of St Frideswide's nunnery in the 8th century.
• On 6 May 1954, Roger Bannister, as a 25 year old medical student, ran the first authenticated four-minute mile.