oxford is a famouys city because of many reasons. this include:
*a world leading uni
*over 800 years old
*the heart of the country
The University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge. Along with the universities, both are large cities with tourist attractions, shopping, restaurants etc.
Harvard Yale Oxford Cambridge
The Cambridge and oxford boat race is the most famous race
Oxford and Cambridge Universities. Eton. Harrow.
The two very old and famous English university is Cambridge, and Oxford.
Oxford
There is no one famous school. There are many of note, including Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts in the United States and the University of Oxford in England are two famous schools that come to mind.
Cambridge was founded in 1209 (it is celebrating its 800th anniversary in 2009). Oxford was founded a little bit earlier though the exact date is unknown. Cambridge was founded by faculty from Oxford who realised they could do better and left. All the Oxford colleges (what make up Oxford University) were founded many years after the founding of Cambridge and are thus younger than Cambridge University. The University of Oxford is the oldest English-speaking university in the world.
This is a matter of personal view, but I would say Cambridge, Oxford and Harvard, are the main universities.
The first Oxford and Cambridge boat race happened 157 years ago
The boatrace.
Cambridge was established in 1209 by a bunch of scholars who left Oxford.