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Oxford is a city， and has been for more than 1000 years. Oxford comes from Oxycocca， Latin for “mouse-tail” or "ox-tongue" (the ox bit the mouse's tail) ——which refers to the shape of river Isis as it passes through town——or "mouth of the Oxens" in Old English (Oxen is another name for oxen)．It was first recorded as "Oxenford" in 1070； there are many variations of this spelling over the centuries（Oxenford， Oxeford， Oxonfurd， etc） until we reach our current "Oxford."
The name isn't related to that other famous Oxford， which is located on an estuary in the North East of England， although it would be easy to confuse the two. In fact， the only similarity between these two cities is the word 'ox(e)' in their names（a reminder not to confuse the two towns！）。
A topographical map from 1677， showing the River Thames at Oxford 和 its tributary， the River Isis， with the city walls， and inside them， 'the old village' surrounded by fields and farmland. The castle is seen above the city centre， and in front of it is 'the new town' built after the Norman Conquest.
In the Middle Ages， Oxford was home to about 3，500 people—less than half of whom were citizens (i. e. natives). By the early 19th century， however， the population had skyrocketed to nearly 124，000， making it one of the largest cities in Britain. This was because Oxford's prosperity depended upon it being a thriving centre of learning和 trade： scholars came here from all across Europe to study， and goods arrived into port， ready for sale around the country. In addition to these migrants， large numbers of people also moved to Oxford to work in its growing industries such as clothing， furniture manufacturing， publishing， and steel production. In fact， so many migrants settled in Oxford that by the mid-19th century， native Oxfordians made up less than half the city's population， the rest comprising of migrants from all parts of Britain and abroad.
Today， almost 20% of Oxford's residents are foreigners working in international companies or studying at one of the universities. And though just under 8% of the city's total population live below the poverty line， this is still slightly higher than the national average. So while you might think of Oxford as being sleepy and quaint