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The Tom Tower, Christ Church The city of Oxford is located on the South East region of England and the county town of Oxfordshire. The city is situated 92 km from London and 40 km from Reading. It is the home of the University of Oxford, the oldest university in the English-speaking world. The architecture in Oxford represented examples of every English architectural period since the late Saxon period. "city of dreaming spires" Matthew Arnold Oxford Castle The Sheldonian Theater building Clarendon Building The hall of Bodleian Library The Bridge of Sighs, at the new college lane, Hertford College Bodleian Library The University of Oxford is first mentioned in 12th century records. The earliest colleges were University College (1249), Balliol (1263) and Merton (1264) which were established at a time when the writings of Greek philosophers were translated. These colleges at Oxford were supported by the