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Oxford

Oxford- the 26th burh to be cited in the Burghal Hidage

Kingdom Type of Burh No. of Hides O.S. Grid Ref
Wessex Burghal Town 1400 SP51330620

O.S. Map 1:50,000
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Aerial Photograph

Plan of the burh

Reconstruction of the Late Saxon North Gate and Burghal Defences

Burhs in order of citation

1 Eorpeburnan 2 Hastings 3 Lewes 4 Burpham 5 Chichester 6 Portchester 7 Southampton 8 Winchester 9 Wilton 10 Chisbury 11 Shaftesbury 12 Christchurch 13 Wareham 14 Bridport 15 Exeter 16 Halwell 17 Lydford
18 Pilton 19 Watchet 20 Axbridge 21 Lyng 22 Langport 23 Bath 24 Malmesbury 25 Cricklade 26 Oxford 27 Wallingford 28 Buckingham 29 Sashes 30 Eashing 31 Southwark 32 Worcester 33 Warwick

Oxford: The River Crossing in the late
Roman and early Anglo-Saxon periods

Oxford: The River Crossing in the
middle and late Anglo-Saxon periods

The Tower of St Michael Northgate as it is today

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