Oxford (/ˈɒksfərd/)[1][2] is a university city in Oxfordshire, England, with a population of 385,000.[3] It is 56 miles (90 km) northwest of London, 64 miles (103 km) from Birmingham and 24 miles (39 km) from Reading by road.
The city is home to the University of Oxford, the oldest university in the English-speaking world,[4] and has buildings in every style of English architecture from late Anglo-Saxon. Oxford's industries include motor manufacturing, education, publishing, information technology and science.
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- ↑ The Oxford Dictionary of Pronunciation for Current English p. 734. Oxford, England: Oxford University Press (2001). ISBN 978-0-19-863156-9
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- ↑ Key Facts about Oxford. Oxford City Council. Retrieved on 4 January 2019.
- ↑ Sager 2005, p. 36.