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Oxford i/ˈɒksfəd/ is a city in central southern England, the home of the University of Oxford. The city is the county town of Oxfordshire, and forms a district within the county. It has a population of just under 165,000, of whom 153,900 live within the district boundary. It lies about 50 miles (80 km) north-west of London. The rivers Cherwell and Thames (also sometimes known as the Isis locally) run through Oxford and meet south of the city centre.
Oxford has a diverse economic base. Its industries include motor manufacturing, education, publishing and a large number of information technology and science-based businesses.
Buildings in Oxford demonstrate an example 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 reference to the harmonious architecture of Oxford's university buildings. The University of Oxford is the oldest university in the English-speaking world.
A business park or office park is an area of land in which many office buildings are grouped together. All of the work that goes on is commercial, not industrial or residential.
These are popular in many suburban locations, where development is cheaper because of the lower land costs and the lower building costs for building wider, not necessarily higher. They are also often located near motorways or main roads.
The impact of these areas on the urban fabric has been criticized by conservatives:
The Oxford Business Park is a business park of 88 acres (360,000 m2) at Cowley on the eastern edge of Oxford, England. The park is immediately adjacent to the Oxford Ring Road.
The park was developed on the site of Oxford Military College 1876-1896, later the original Morris Motors factory, sold in 1992 by British Leyland to the property group Arlington Securities. Arlington was itself sold to the Australian property company Macquarie Goodman, now the Goodman Group, in 2005.
Major tenants include Wiley-Blackwell, Harley-Davidson, Oxfam, Royal Mail and HM Revenue and Customs. There is also an hotel on the site.
Coordinates: 51°43′51″N 1°12′26″W / 51.73083°N 1.20722°W / 51.73083; -1.20722