Sandford-on-Thames

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Kassam Stadium

Stadium

Photo: Nigel Cox, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Kassam Stadium is the home of Oxford United F.C., and is named after the ground's owner and former chairman of the football club, Firoz Kassam. The Kassam Stadium was built whilst Oxford United played in Division Two; however, Oxford were relegated to Division Three the season before the new stadium was built and were further relegated to the Conference National in 2005–06.

Rose Isle

Islet

Photo: Motmit, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Rose Isle is an island in the River Thames in England just downstream of Kennington Railway Bridge on the reach above Sandford Lock, near Kennington, Oxfordshire.

Sandford Lock

Lock

Photo: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Sandford Lock is a lock on the River Thames in England, situated at Sandford-on-Thames which is just south of Oxford. The first pound lock was built in 1631 by the Oxford-Burcot Commission although this has since been rebuilt.

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Oxford

Photo: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Oxford is the oldest university city in the United Kingdom, some 50 miles to the west of the capital London in its own county of Oxfordshire, on the rivers Thames and Cherwell.

Abingdon-on-Thames

Photo: Andrew Gray, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Abingdon-on-Thames is in Oxfordshire on the River Thames about 7 miles south of Oxford. It is a busy market town with a good choice of shops, pubs and restaurants. It sits aside the River Thames and having an attractive County Hall.

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