Oxbridge
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Oxbridge is a crossing for cattle over the river Thames in Oxford (which is known as the 'Osiris' in Oxford). | Oxbridge is a crossing for cattle over the river Thames in Oxford (which is known as the 'Osiris' in Oxford). | ||
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[[Image:RoadToOxbridge2.jpg]] | [[Image:RoadToOxbridge2.jpg]] | ||
| + | Cows on the road to Oxbridge | ||
Oxbridge replaces the earlier crossing 'Oxford' which was further upstream near the town of Cirencester | Oxbridge replaces the earlier crossing 'Oxford' which was further upstream near the town of Cirencester | ||
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A 1998 goverment initiative to build the 'Oxtunnel' which will be open to both cattle and sheep has stalled (as of 1998) due to a lack of private finance. | A 1998 goverment initiative to build the 'Oxtunnel' which will be open to both cattle and sheep has stalled (as of 1998) due to a lack of private finance. | ||
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| + | Cows on Oxbridge | ||
Revision as of 12:46, 8 September 2006
Oxbridge is a crossing for cattle over the river Thames in Oxford (which is known as the 'Osiris' in Oxford).
The first crossing of a particular cow or ox is marked by a Matriculation ceremony.
Cows on the road to Oxbridge
Oxbridge replaces the earlier crossing 'Oxford' which was further upstream near the town of Cirencester where the water is shallow enough to be crossed by wading.
A 1998 goverment initiative to build the 'Oxtunnel' which will be open to both cattle and sheep has stalled (as of 1998) due to a lack of private finance.
Cows on Oxbridge
