Oxford Street
major road in the City of Westminster in London
Oxford Street is a major road in the City of Westminster in the West End of London. It is Europe's busiest shopping street, and has about 300 shops.[1][2]
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.jpg) View east along Oxford Street in May 2016 | |
  Location within Central London | |
| Former name(s) | Via TrinobantinaTyburn Road |
| Maintained by | Transport for London |
| Length | 1.2 mi (1.9 km) |
| Location | London, United Kingdom |
| Postal code | W1 |
| Nearest Tube station | |
| Coordinates | 51°30′55″N 0°08′31″W / 51.515312°N 0.142025°W |
| West end | Marble Arch |
| East end | Tottenham Court Road / Charing Cross Road |
| Other | |
| Known for | |
| Website | oxfordstreet |
Oxford Street was named Oxford street in 1729 and its 1.5 miles long.
The street forms part of the A40 road, which connects London to Oxford. Like many roads in central London which are no longer through routes it is not signposted with the road number.
Roughly halfway along Oxford Street is Oxford Circus, a busy intersection with Regent Street. A diagonal crossing at Oxford Circus opened in 2009, currently the only one of its kind in central London.
References
change- ↑ "Land Securities to spend $1.1 billion on London developments". Bloomberg L.P. 19 January 2010. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
- ↑ "Oxford Street gets its own dedicated local police team". The Londoner. 2006. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 19 June 2007.
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