Amazing Facts about Oxford, Nova Scotia

Oxford is a beautiful and small town in Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, it is around 32 km in east of Amherst. Town is being directly serviced by different Routes 321, 301, 204 and 104.

Oxford is located at junctions of 3 rivers, largest of which is River Philip. Much of this town lies in floods and floodplain, these are common during springtime. Amazing Facts about Oxford, Nova Scotia make Oxford an amazing tourist destination in Canada.

Salt Lake is located between the Trans Canada Highway and the Black River Road. A series of meadows and swamps connect this lake to River Philip.

Amazing Facts about Oxford, Nova Scotia

1. No Women was Allowed – The very first college of Oxford was built in 13th century, it wasn’t until year 1878 in which women took admission in university, in 1920 when women were awarded with degrees, and in year 1974 when last of all male colleges opened doors to women.

2. Visit Ashmolean in year 1683 –Ashmolean Museum in Oxford was very first museum in the world that opened for public when it was opened in year 1683 according to Guinness Book of Records.

3. Oldest graffiti was protest against- Prime Minister Sir Robert Peel who was in office on 30 August 1841 – 29 June 1846.

4. Cow Crossing – Name Oxford came from an old term ‘Oxanforda’ this meant a ford in river where cattle Oxen cross safely.

5. College Town – There are 5 private halls and 38 individual colleges at Oxford. In addition to this, Oxford Brooks is right next in Headington. Oxford is quiet college town!

6. Oxford has published writers- per square mile than anywhere else in the whole world.

7. Oxford University has educated around 26 British Prime Ministers.

8. Oxford has over 1,500 listed buildings including Hawksmoor’s All Soul’s, Wren’s Sheldonian Theatre and Gibb’s Radcliffe Camera.

9. In Oxford, word ‘snob’ originatess as an abbreviated form of Latin phrase sine nobilitate, meaning ‘without nobility’.

10. Oxford’s Sheldonian Theatre was designed by Sir Christopher. It was his very first huge commission.

11. Oxford’s Botanic Garden is oldest in the world and been founded as physic garden in year 1621.

12. The Holywell Music Room was builtin year 1748, it is oldest hall for music performance in Europe.

13. Oxford is home of world famous Oxford English Dictionary. It is one of the Amazing Facts about Oxford, Nova Scotia.

14. Oxford University is very oldest English speaking university across the world.

15. Books in Oxford have been printed since year 1478.