Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Oxford /ˈɒksfərd/ is a city in central southern England. It is the county town of Oxfordshire and forms a district within the county. It has a population of 150,200, which makes it the 52nd largest city in the United Kingdom, and lies within the Oxford metropolitan area with a population of 244,000. Oxford is one of Britain's fastest growing cities in terms of population, and is one of the most ethnically diverse cities in the UK.Oxford has a diverse economic base. Its industries include motor manufacturing, education, publishing, and a large number of information technology and science-based businesses.The city is known worldwide as a university town, home to both the University of Oxford (the oldest university in the English-speaking world) and Oxford Brookes University.Buildings in Oxford demonstrate examples of every English architectural period since the arrival of the Saxons, including the iconic, mid-18th-century Radcliffe Camera. Oxford is known as the "city of dreaming spires", a term coined by poet Matthew Arnold in his poem Thyrsis.. }
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- Oxford abstract "Oxford /ˈɒksfərd/ is a city in central southern England. It is the county town of Oxfordshire and forms a district within the county. It has a population of 150,200, which makes it the 52nd largest city in the United Kingdom, and lies within the Oxford metropolitan area with a population of 244,000. Oxford is one of Britain's fastest growing cities in terms of population, and is one of the most ethnically diverse cities in the UK.Oxford has a diverse economic base. Its industries include motor manufacturing, education, publishing, and a large number of information technology and science-based businesses.The city is known worldwide as a university town, home to both the University of Oxford (the oldest university in the English-speaking world) and Oxford Brookes University.Buildings in Oxford demonstrate examples of every English architectural period since the arrival of the Saxons, including the iconic, mid-18th-century Radcliffe Camera. Oxford is known as the "city of dreaming spires", a term coined by poet Matthew Arnold in his poem Thyrsis.".