Liverpool and Oxford

MILESCU RAZVAN

TEACHER:DOINEA BADEA AND PARASCHIV GEORGE

Liverpool

 Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along

the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in
1207 and was granted city status in 1880. Liverpool is the fourth largest city
in the United Kingdom (third largest in England) and has a population of
435,500, and lies at the centre of the wider Liverpool Urban Area, which
has a population of 816,216.
 Inhabitants of Liverpool are referred to as Liverpudlians but are also
colloquially known as "Scousers", in reference to the local dish known as
"scouse", a form of stew. The word "Scouse" has also become
synonymous with the Liverpool accent and dialect.Liverpool's status as a
port city has contributed to its diverse population, which, historically,
were drawn from a wide range of peoples, cultures, and religions,
particularly those from Ireland. The city is also home to the oldest
Black African community in the country and the oldest Chinese
community in Europe.
Government

 Liverpool has three tiers of government; the Local

Council, the National Government and the European
Parliament. Liverpool is officially governed by a
Unitary Authority, as when Merseyside County
Council was disbanded civic functions were returned
to a district borough level. However several services
such as the Police and Fire and Rescue Service,
continue to be run at a county-wide level.
Transport

 Transport in Liverpool is primarily centred around the city's

road and rail networks, both of which are extensive and
provide links across the United Kingdom. Liverpool has an
extensive local public transport network, which is managed
by the Merseyside Passenger Transport Executive, and
includes buses, trains and ferries. Additionally, the city also
has an international airport and a major port, both of which
provides links to locations outside the country.
Music
 
 Liverpool is internationally known for music and is recognised by Guinness
World Records as the World Capital City of Pop. Musicians from the city have
produced 56 number one singles, more than any other city in the world . Both
the most successful male band and girl group in global music history have
contained Liverpudlian members. Liverpool is most famous as the birthplace of
The Beatles and during the 1960s was at the forefront of the Beat Music
movement, which would eventually lead to British Invasion. Many notable
musicians of the time originated in the city including Billy J Kramer, Cilla Black,
Gerry & the Pacemakers and The Searchers. The influence of musicians from
Liverpool, coupled with other cultural exploits of the time, such as the
Liverpool poets, prompted American poet Allen Ginsburg to proclaim that the
city was "the centre of consciousness of the human universe".Other musicians
from Liverpool have included Billy Fury, A Flock of Seagulls, Echo and the
Bunnymen, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Frankie Vaughan and more recently The
Zutons, Atomic Kitten and Heidi Range.
 The city is also home to the oldest surviving professional symphony orchestra
in the UK, the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, which is based in the
Philharmonic Hall.
Sport
 Liverpool is home to the Premier League football clubs
Everton and Liverpool F.C. Liverpool is the only English
city to have staged top division football every single
season since the formation of the Football League in
1888, and both of the city's clubs play in high-capacity
stadiums. 
 Everton are the older of Liverpool's two professional
football clubs. They were founded in 1878 and have
played at Goodison Park since 1892, when they relocated
from the Anfield stadium that was taken over by the new
Liverpool club. Everton have been league champions nine
times, FA Cup winners five times and European Cup
Winners' Cup winners once.
 Liverpool F.C. are one of the most successful teams in
English football, having won 18 league titles, seven FA
Cups, seven League Cups, five European Cups and three
UEFA Cups. They formed in 1892 and have spent their
entire history at the Anfield stadium which they occupied
on their formation; it had previously been home to
Everton. Liverpool have been in the top flight of English
football continuously since 1962 and have been managed
by Bill Shankly.
 Professional basketball came to the city in 2007 with the entry
of Everton Tigers, now known as Mersey Tigers, into the elite
British Basketball League. The club was originally associated with
Everton F.C., and was part of the Toxteth Tigers youth
development programme, which reached over 1,500 young people
every year.
 County cricket is occasionally played in Liverpool, with Lancashire
County Cricket Club typically playing one match every year at
Liverpool Cricket Club, Aigburth.
Oxford

 Oxford is a city, and the county town of Oxfordshire, in

South East England. The city, made prominent by its medieval
university, has a population of just under 165,000, with
153,900 living within the district boundary. The rivers
Cherwell and Thames run through Oxford and meet south of
the city centre. For a distance of some 10 miles (16 km) along
the river, in the vicinity of Oxford, the Thames is known as
the Isis.
History

 Oxford was first settled in Saxon times, and was initially known
as "Oxenaforda", meaning "Ford of the Ox"; fords were more
common than bridges at that time.
 . It began with the foundation of St Frideswide's nunnery in
the 8th century, and was first mentioned in written records in
the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle for the year 912. In the 10th
century Oxford became an important military frontier town
between the kingdoms of Mercia and Wessex and was on
several occasions raided by Danes. St Frideswide is the patron
saint of both the city and the university.
 Buildings in Oxford demonstrate an example
of every British architectural period since the
arrival of the Saxons, including the iconic,
mid-18th century Radcliffe Camera. Oxford is
known as the "city of dreaming spires", a term
coined by poet Matthew Arnold in reference
to the harmonious architecture of Oxford's
university buildings. The University of Oxford
is the oldest university in the English-speaking
world.

 The University of Oxford is first mentioned

in 12th century records. As the University
took shape, friction between the hundreds of
students living where and how they pleased
led to a decree that all undergraduates would
have to reside in approved halls[citation
needed].
 Oxford's second university, Oxford Brookes
University, formerly the Oxford School of
Art, then Oxford Polytechnic, based at
Headington Hill, was given its charter in 1991
and has been voted for the last ten years the
best new university in the UK.[citation
needed] It was named to honour the school's
founding principal, John Henry Brookes.