Oxford
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Oxford was a city in Oxfordshire, England. [source needed] It was the location of the University of Oxford.
Oxford was located in the south of England, to the north-west of London. North-east of Oxford was Cambridge, to the east was the county of Essex, and to the far south was Southampton. (TV: Spyfall)
Iris Wildthyme owned a bookshop on St Michael's Street. (PROSE: The Wildthyme Effect)
History
Early history
In 985, an alien spaceship crashed in Oxford. (AUDIO: The Cloisters of Terror)
In 1278, the Fourth Doctor and Nyssa visited the city. (PROSE: Asylum)
In 1400, there was a failed attempt to assassinate King Henry IV. (AUDIO: The Doctor's Tale)
In the 16th century, Giordano Bruno obtained Self's Faction Paradox mask from an occult collector in Oxford. (PROSE: De Umbris Idearum)
19th century
In 1862, Iris Wildthyme and Timmy encountered Lewis Carroll and Alice Liddell in Oxford. (PROSE: The Wildthyme Effect)
In 1883, Reverend Ernest Matthews travelled from there to Gabriel Chase to meet with Josiah Samuel Smith. (TV: Ghost Light)
20th century
In 1944, Alan Turing first met the Eighth Doctor in Oxford. (PROSE: The Turing Test)
In 1993, the Seventh Doctor, Ace and Bernice Summerfield visited Oxford. (PROSE: The Dimension Rider)
Later history
Oxford "burned" some time after Earth United took hold of the country following the 2150s Dalek invasion of Earth. (AUDIO: An Earthly Child)
By 2254, Oxford had returned, with signs in London pointing towards it. (GAME: Dalek Attack)