Cowley Road, Oxford
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Cowley Road is an arterial road in the city of Oxford, England, following a southerly route from the city centre at The Plain roundabout near Magdalen Bridge, through the inner city area of East Oxford, and into the industrial suburb of Cowley.
Cowley Road is home to an ethnically and economically diverse population. This includes significant, long-standing South-Asian and Afro-Caribbean communities, who have been joined more recently by East European, Chinese and African arrivals. Alongside these ethnic groups, East Oxford plays host to many members of the city's academic population, both under-graduate and academic staff, and is home to many politically active groups.
The Cowley Road area has played a prominent part in the Oxford music scene and a number of successful bands have had their formative performances in local venues. These have included Supergrass and Radiohead.
Further reading
- Annie Skinner, Cowley Road: A History (Signal Publishing, 2005) ISBN 190495510X.
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