Oxford

Oxford is a <a href="/facts/City_status_in_the_United_Kingdom/nbeCeBtJ">cathedral city</a> and <a href="/facts/Non-metropolitan_district/T05w78RP">non-metropolitan district</a> in <a href="/facts/Oxfordshire/dc4jQkHB">Oxfordshire</a>, England, of which it is the county town.
The city is home to the <a href="/facts/University_of_Oxford/ExVVQL6V">University of Oxford</a>, the <a href="/facts/List_of_oldest_universities_in_continuous_operation/lzkTPLQ9">oldest university</a> in the <a href="/facts/English-speaking_world/qaq1SXu4">English-speaking world</a>; it has buildings in every style of <a href="/facts/Architecture_of_England/bzoajnsh">English architecture</a> since late <a href="/facts/History_of_Anglo-Saxon_England/V25yYLrM">Anglo-Saxon</a>. Oxford's industries include motor manufacturing, education, publishing, science, and information technologies.
Founded in the 8th century, it was granted city status in 1542. The city is located at the confluence of the rivers <a href="/facts/Thames/XnQWN52L">Thames</a> (locally known as <a href="/facts/The_Isis/bbEmo7Sn">the Isis</a>) and <a href="/facts/River_Cherwell/Bp99s6wc">Cherwell</a>. It had a population of 163,257 in 2022. It is 56 miles (90 km) north-west of <a href="/facts/London/KozCCsy9">London</a>, 64 miles (103 km) south-east of <a href="/facts/Birmingham/lNd1h81V">Birmingham</a> and 61 miles (98 km) north-east of <a href="/facts/Bristol/nLwyoDTG">Bristol</a>.

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