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| − | '''Oxford''' is the county town of Oxfordshire in [[England]]. Despite a population of little over 120,000 it includes two Universities and has a famous history in arts and science. | + | '''Oxford''' is the county town of Oxfordshire in [[England]]. Despite a population of little over 120,000 it includes two universities and has a famous history in arts and science. |
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| | ==Geography== | | ==Geography== |
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| − | The town is built on where the river Cherwell runs into the [[River Isis]] (known as the Thames in London, short for the original Thamesis]]. The centre includes many of the [[Oxford University]] buildings to the east and more city orientated buildings to the west of the centre, including the railway station. | + | The town is built on where the river Cherwell runs into the [[River Isis]] (known as the Thames in London, short for the original Thamesis]]. The center includes many of the [[Oxford University]] buildings to the east and more city orientated buildings to the west of the center, including the railway station. |
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| | Suburbs of Oxford include Headington (location of [[Oxford Brookes University]]), Cowley (location of the BMW motor works), Iffley, Kennington, Osney, Hinksey, Jericho and Kidlington. | | Suburbs of Oxford include Headington (location of [[Oxford Brookes University]]), Cowley (location of the BMW motor works), Iffley, Kennington, Osney, Hinksey, Jericho and Kidlington. |
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| | ==University== | | ==University== |
| − | The University was organised there soon after 1167, perhaps as a result of a migration of students from [[Paris]]. The first colleges were founded in the thirteens centuary (University, 1249; Balliol, 1263 and Merton, 1264) and Oxford rose to equal status with the great medieval universties. | + | The University was organized there soon after 1167, perhaps as a result of a migration of students from [[Paris]]. The first colleges were founded in the thirteenth century (University, 1249; Balliol, 1263 and Merton, 1264) and Oxford rose to equal status with the great medieval universities. |
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| − | Numbering among its scholars the philosopher and scientist [[Roger Bacon]], [[Sir Thomas Moore]] and [[Sonya Stone]] (at Oxford Brookes University whilst [[Erasmus]] lectured there. The esteemed writer [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] was an Oxford professor. | + | Numbering among its scholars are the philosopher and scientist [[Roger Bacon]], [[Sir Thomas Moore]] and [[Sonya Stone]] (at Oxford Brookes University whilst [[Erasmus]] lectured there. The esteemed writer [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] was an Oxford professor. |
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| − | A centre of [[Royalism]] in the seventeenth centuary, Oxford declined during the eighteen centuary but was revived in the 1800's, particuarly as a result of a renaissance in religious thought. The University includes the [[Bodlien Library]]. | + | A center of [[Royalism]] in the seventeenth century, Oxford declined during the eighteen century but was revived in the 1800's, particularly as a result of a renaissance in religious thought. The University includes the [[Bodlien Library]]. |
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| | ==Sport== | | ==Sport== |