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In the 15th century Oxenford elided to become Oxford, as it is known today. [18] The Oxford city charter of 1191 The city of Oxford in 1191. Additionally, there is evidence of Jews living in the city as early as 1141, and during the 12th century the Jewish community is estimated to have numbered about 80–100. [19]
Download as PDF; Printable version; ... History of the city of Oxford and the University of Oxford, ... Pages in category "History of Oxford"
City Council completes a 20-year Development Plan. [230] 1954 6 May: Oxford graduate Roger Bannister becomes the first person in the world to break the four-minute mile, at the university's Iffley Road Track. [269] October: City of Oxford Motor Services recruit bus conductors from Jamaica. [220] November: Severe flooding.
Oxfordshire History Centre holds a wide range of records which may be of use in family history, local history or other types of research: Local administrative records of the county, including the Quarter Sessions, County Council, District Councils, Parish Councils, Poor Law Union and Borough records. Oxford City Archives
The history of Oxford in England dates back to its original settlement in the Saxon period.Originally of strategic significance due to its controlling location on the upper reaches of the River Thames at its confluence with the River Cherwell, the town grew in national importance during the early Norman period, and in the late 12th century became home to the fledgling University of Oxford. [8]
It has published around 140 volumes on the history of Oxford and Oxfordshire, especially concentrating on early records. The Society is administered by a committee of trustees from the University and city of Oxford. Its current president is William Whyte, Fellow and Tutor in History at St John's College, Oxford. [4]
The Oxford History of the United States book series originated in the 1950s with a plan laid out by historians C. Vann Woodward and Richard Hofstadter for a multivolume history of the United States published by Oxford University Press, modeled on the Oxford History of England, that would provide a summary of the political, social, and cultural history of the United States for a general ...
The Museum of Oxford focuses solely on the history and culture of the City of Oxford, with a focus on the people of the city who are residents rather than the University of Oxford. Such themes included within the displays include football, women's rights, policing, entertainment, engineering, social history, Jewish and Christian history ...