Oxford is the headquarters of Reeds Solicitors and offers the full range of our services.
The city is home to the University of Oxford, the oldest university in the English-speaking world, and has buildings in every style of English architecture from late Anglo-Saxon.
Oxford was first settled by the Anglo-Saxons and was initially known in Old English as Oxnaford. The name is a portmanteau of “oxen’s ford”, which literally meant oxen’s shallow river crossing. At Oxford, the Thames splits into many channels, offering a relatively shallow and hence crossable location for people, goods and animals. Oxford thus became a heavily trafficked crossing point and the early Anglo-Saxon settlement developed around the location.
It was at Oxford that in 1139 Geoffrey of Monmouth wrote his History of the Kings of Britain, a compilation of Arthurian legends.
The University of Oxford is first mentioned in 12th-century records. Of the hundreds of aularian houses that sprang up across the city, only St Edmund Hall (c. 1225) remains. What put an end to the halls was the emergence of colleges. Oxford’s earliest colleges were University College (1249), Balliol (1263) and Merton (1264).
The University of Oxford maintains the largest university library system in the United Kingdom, and, with over 11 million volumes housed on 120 miles (190 km) of shelving, the Bodleian group is the second-largest library in the United Kingdom, after the British Library.
Oxford is home to many museums, galleries and collections including the Ashmolean Museum, the University Museum of Natural History, the Pitt Rivers Museum, and the History of Science Museum.
Oxford’s industries include motor manufacturing, education, publishing, information technology and science. It is home to the city’s leading football club, Oxford United FC, who are currently in League One.
HOW TO FIND US
BY CAR
Note: There are current closures on Osney Bridge (on Botley Road just west of Oxford Train Station). It’s advised to avoid driving through Oxford City Centre towards our Oxford office.
From the A34 take the A420 exit towards Oxford.
At the Botley Interchange, exit onto the A420 towards Oxford, Oxford City Centre and the train station.
Stay in the central lane, turning left towards Oxford onto West Way.
West Way becomes Botley Road, continue driving on Botley Road.
You will see a sign to turn right for Osney Mead Industrial Estate (just after Courtney Pianos on your right).
Turn right towards Osney Mead Industrial Estate onto Ferry Hinksey Road.
Follow this road straight to its end.
Reeds Solicitors in Oxford is located on your left at the end of the road. The front entrance to our offices is located here. Parking is available around the back of the building (turning left just before you get to the end of the road, and then turning right).
BY TRAIN
There are two railway stations serving Oxford; Oxford Train Station and Oxford Parkway.
Oxford Train Station is the closest to Reeds Solicitors LLP Oxford office. Oxford train station is mainly served by GWR, Chiltern Railways and CrossCountry trains. Oxford station is well-connected to London – frequent GWR services cover the route from London Paddington to Oxford every day, while Chiltern Railway services connect London Marylebone to Oxford. CrossCountry trains operate from Bournemouth and Manchester to Oxford.
To find the office from Oxford Train Station, please follow the directions below.
BY FOOT
Upon exiting the station, turn right and walk forwards. There will be a pedestrian bridge crossing over the road. Cross over the bridge, and turn left to walk down onto the path alongside the road. Turn left onto the path, so you are walking on the left side of Botley Road.
Continue to walk on the left side of Botley Road, heading West.
You will cross the river Thames, and then cross over a stream. After the stream, turn left on Ferry Hinksey Road.
Continue walking on Ferry Hinksey Road until you reach the end. Reeds Solicitors in Oxford is located on your lefthand side, with the front entrance located on Ferry Hinksey Road.