Oxford

Oxford
City and non-metropolitan district
From top left to bottom right: Oxford skyline panorama from St Mary's Church; Radcliffe Camera; High Street from above looking east; University College, main quadrangle; High Street by night; Natural History Museum and Pitt Rivers Museum
Coat of arms of Oxford
Nickname:  "the City of Dreaming Spires"
Motto:  "Fortis est veritas" "The truth is strong"
Shown within Oxfordshire
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Coordinates: 51°45′7″N 1°15′28″W
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Country	England
Region	South East England
Ceremonial county	Oxfordshire
Admin HQ	Oxford City Centre
Founded	8th century
City status	1542
Government
• Type	City
• Governing body	Oxford City Council
• Sheriff of Oxford	Craig Simmons
• Executive	Labour
• MPs	Anneliese Dodds (Labour & Co-op, Oxford East) Layla Moran (Liberal Democrat, Oxford West and Abingdon)
Area
• City and non-metropolitan district	17.60 sq mi (45.59 km2)
Population  (2017)
• City and non-metropolitan district	152,450
• Density	8,500/sq mi (3,270/km2)
• Metro	244,000
• Ethnicity (2011)	63.6% White British 1.6% White Irish 12.5% Other White 12.5% British Asian 4.0% Mixed Race 4.6% Black 1.4% Other
Demonym	Oxonian
Time zone	UTC0 (GMT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (BST)
Postcode	OX1, OX2, OX3, OX4
Area code	01865
ISO 3166-2	GB-OXF
ONS code	38UC (ONS) E07000178 (GSS)
OS grid reference	SP513061
Police	Thames Valley
Ambulance	South Central
Fire	Oxfordshire
Website	www.oxford.gov.uk

Oxford is a city in England. It is on the River Thames. It is a very old city. It is the 52nd largest city in the United Kingdom. Some of its buildings were built before the 12th century. It is famous for its university, Oxford University, which is the oldest university in the English-speaking world.

About 150,200 live in Oxford. Two rivers run through the city, the Cherwell and the Thames. These two rivers meet south of the city centre.

Besides its university, there are some buildings famous for their architecture (the style in which they were built), like the Radcliffe Camera. There are also lots of museums and other places for tourists to visit.

The south and east of the city are less wealthy and have fewer students. Cowley used to be a separate town and has a large car factory, and Blackbird Leys is an area of mainly council housing.

Transport

Oxford railway station is in the centre of the city and Oxford Parkway station is on the outskirts of the city. The small Oxford Airport is nearby. The Oxford Ring Road surrounds the inner city. Vehicles that burn fuel and enter a Zero Emissions Zone in the City Centre in daytime must pay a fee.

Other websites

• Oxford - Citizendium