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'''Oxford''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|ɒ|k|s|f|ər|d|audio=En-uk-Oxford.ogg}}<!-- See [[MOS:RHOTIC]] and [[Help:IPA/English#Dialect variation]] for why the pronunciation is presented in this way. -->)<ref>{{cite book |editor=[[Clive Upton|Upton, Clive]] |title=The Oxford Dictionary of Pronunciation for Current English |year=2001 |publisher=Oxford University Press |location=Oxford, England |isbn=978-0-19-863156-9 |page=[https://archive.org/details/oxforddictionary00upto/page/734 734] |display-editors=etal |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/oxforddictionary00upto/page/734 }}</ref><ref>Dictionary.com, "oxford" in Dictionary.com Unabridged. Source location: Random House, Inc. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/oxford {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120623104138/http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Oxford |date=23 June 2012 }}. Available: http://dictionary.reference.com {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150520140539/http://dictionary.reference.com/ |date=20 May 2015 }}. Accessed: 4 July 2012.</ref> is a [[City status in the United Kingdom|cathedral city]] and [[non-metropolitan district]] in [[Oxfordshire]], England, of which it is the county town. Founded in the 8th century, it was granted city status in 1542. The city is located at the confluence of the rivers [[Thames]] (locally known as [[the Isis]]) and [[River Cherwell|Cherwell]]. It had a population of {{English district population|GSS=E07000178}} in {{English statistics year}}.<ref name="popstats"/> It is {{convert|56|mi}} north-west of [[London]], {{convert|64|mi}} south-east of [[Birmingham]] and {{convert|61|mi}} north-east of [[Bristol]]. The city is home to the [[University of Oxford]], the [[List of oldest universities in continuous operation|oldest university]] in the [[English-speaking world]];<ref>{{harvnb|Sager|2005|p=36}}.</ref> it has buildings in every style of [[Architecture of England|English architecture]] since late [[History of Anglo-Saxon England|Anglo-Saxon]]. Oxford's industries include motor manufacturing, education, publishing, science, and information technologies.
==History==
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[[File:Wellington Square Oxford 1.jpg|thumb|right|[[Wellington Square, Oxford|Wellington Square]], the name of which has become synonymous with the university's central administration]]
The presence of the university has also led to Oxford becoming a centre for the education industry. Companies often draw their teaching staff from the pool of [[Oxford University]] students and graduates, and, especially for [[English as a Foreign or Second Language|EFL education]], use their Oxford location as a selling point.<ref>
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==Buildings==
{{See also|Category: Buildings and structures in Oxford}}
[[File:Christ_Church_Cathedral_Interior_2,_Oxford,_UK_-_Diliff.jpg|right|thumb|[[Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford]]]]
[[File:Oxford_Botanic_Garden_in_Autumn_2004.jpg|right|thumb|[[Oxford Botanic Garden]]]]
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===Parks and nature walks===
{{See also|Category: Parks and open spaces in Oxford}}
Oxford is a very green city, with several parks and nature walks within the [[Oxford Ring Road|ring road]], as well as several sites just outside the ring road. In total, 28 [[nature reserve]]s exist within or just outside the ring road, including:
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[[File:Sheldonian Theatre 2009 LL.jpg|right|thumb|[[Sheldonian Theatre]] in 2009]]
There are two universities in Oxford, the [[University of Oxford]] and [[Oxford Brookes University]], as well as the specialist further and higher education institution [[Ruskin College]] that is part of the University of West London in Oxford. The [[Islamic Azad University]] also has a
====The Bodleian Library====
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==Media==
As well as the [[BBC]] national [[radio station]]s, Oxford and the surrounding area has several local stations, including [[BBC Radio Oxford]], [[Heart South]], [[Destiny 105]], [[
Local papers include ''[[The Oxford Times]]'' (compact; weekly), its sister papers the ''[[Oxford Mail]]'' ([[Tabloid (newspaper format)|tabloid]]; daily) and the ''Oxford Star'' (tabloid; free and delivered), and ''[[Oxford Journal]]'' (tabloid; weekly free pick-up). Oxford is also home to several [[advertising agencies]]. ''[[Daily Information]]'' (known locally as "Daily Info") is an event information and advertising news sheet which has been published since 1964 and now provides a connected website. ''[[Nightshift (Oxford Music Magazine)|Nightshift]]'' is a monthly local free magazine that has covered the Oxford music scene since 1991.<ref>"[http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/archive/2000/07/06/Oxfordshire+Archive/6630975.Preview__Nightshift_night/ Preview: Nightshift night] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120105092333/http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/archive/2000/07/06/Oxfordshire+Archive/6630975.Preview__Nightshift_night/ |date=5 January 2012 }}", "Oxford Mail", 6 July 2000</ref>
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===Football===
[[File:East stand, Kassam Stadium, Oxford United - geograph.org.uk - 1705831.jpg|thumb|[[Kassam Stadium]]]]
[[File:London Road, Manor Ground, Oxford.jpg|thumb|left|The [[Manor Ground, Oxford|Manor Ground]], off London Road in Headington
The city's leading [[football club (association football)|football club]], [[Oxford United F.C.|Oxford United]],
[[Oxford City F.C.]] is a semi-professional football club, separate from [[Oxford United]], they play in the [[National League (division)|National League]], the fifth tier, one level below the [[Football League]] in the [[English football league system|pyramid]].
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