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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  • Commercial area
  • Description: castle in Oxford incorporated into a now closed prison
  • Also known as
    “Oxford Castle & Prison”
    “Oxford Castle Quarter”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Balliol College and Jesus College.
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is a constituent college of the University of Oxford, England. is situated 1,600 feet northeast of Oxford Castle.
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is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. is situated 1,300 feet northeast of Oxford Castle.
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, formally The Principal and Scholars… is situated 1,800 feet east of Oxford Castle.

Places in the Area

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

Oxford Castle

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Latitude
51.7516° or 51° 45′ 6″ north
Longitude
-1.26256° or 1° 15′ 45″ west
Open location code
9C3WQP2P+JX
Open­Street­Map ID
way 29089712
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­retail
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”
  • 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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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Oxford Castle and Prison and Castle Yard.

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