Oxford Castle

Oxford Castle is a large, partly ruined medieval castle on the western side of central in , England. Most of the original moated, wooden motte and bailey castle was replaced in stone in the late 12th or early 13th century and the castle played an important role in the conflict known as the Anarchy.
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  • Castle
  • …lies at an elevation of 200 feet (61 metres)
  • …is also known as “Oxford Castle & Prison”
  • Description: castle in Oxford incorporated into a now closed prison

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Worcester College and Balliol College.
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is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in England. is situated 1,000 feet northwest of Oxford Castle.
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is a constituent college of the University of Oxford, England. is situated 1,500 feet northeast of Oxford Castle.
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is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in England. is situated 2,200 feet north of Oxford Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Oxford and Jericho.
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is the oldest university city in the…
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is a historic suburb of the English city of .
is a mainly residential area in south Oxford, England.

Oxford Castle

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Latitude
51.75309° or 51° 45′ 11″ north
Longitude
-1.26401° or 1° 15′ 50″ west
Open location code
9C3WQP3P+69
Geo­Names ID
6287198
Wiki­data ID
Q2600886

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Turkish—“Oxford Castle” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “قلعة أوكسفورد”
  • Catalan: “Castell d’Oxford”
  • Cebuano: “Oxford Castle”
  • Chinese: “牛津城堡”
  • Danish: “Oxford Castle”
  • Dutch: “Oxford Castle”
  • French: “château d’Oxford”
  • French: “Château d’Oxford”
  • French: “Château dOxford”
  • Galician: “Castelo de Oxford”
  • German: “Oxford Castle”
  • Greek: “Κάστρο της Οξφόρδης”
  • Hungarian: “Oxfordi vár”
  • Italian: “castello di Oxford”
  • Italian: “Castello di Oxford”
  • Italian: “Oxford Castle”
  • Japanese: “オックスフォード城”
  • Korean: “옥스퍼드성”
  • Portuguese: “Castelo de Oxford”
  • Russian: “Оксфордский замок”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Oxfordski zamak”
  • Spanish: “Castillo de Oxford”
  • Spanish: “Oxford Castle”
  • Swedish: “Oxford Castle”
  • Turkish: “Oxford Kalesi”

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