Oxford Street

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Oxford Street
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The Street
Oxford Street is a major thoroughfare in London.
With over 300 shops, it is Europe's busiest
shopping street.
West of Marble Arch, Oxford Street becomes
Bayswater Road. Then up and over Notting Hill and
along Holland Park Avenue until it becomes the
Uxbridge Road at Shepherd's Bush Roundabout.
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History
The street follows the route of a Roman road, the
via Trinobantina, which linked Hampshire with
Colchester and became one of the major routes in
and out of the city.
Oxford Street is a square on the British
Monopoly board. It is part of the green set
together with Regent Street and Bond Street.
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Today
Oxford Street is home to major department stores
and numerous brands' flagship stores, as well as
hundreds of smaller shops.

• Major stores include
• Marks Spencer
• Topshop,
• Primark
• Nike, Adidas

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Transport
Heavy congestion due to the number of stopping
bus routes along Oxford Street plus cross traffic
from Marylebone into Mayfair and Soho has led to
proposals from the New West End Company, Mayor of
London's office and several of Mayoral candidates
to pedestrianise Oxford Street with a tram
service running end to end.
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Xmas
Each Christmas the street is decorated with
festive lights. In mid-to-late November a
celebrity turns on the lights and they remain on
until January 6.
Celebrities who turned on the Christmas
lightsSugababes, Leona Lewis, Enrique Iglesias,
Spice girls, Emma Watson
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Marble Arch
Marble Arch is a white Carrara-marble monument at
the junction of Oxford Street. Standing alone on
a traffic island in the midst of swirling
traffic, the arch is accessible only by exiting
the nearby Marble Arch tube station.
Historically, only members of the royal family
and the King's Troop, Royal Horse Artillery, have
been allowed to pass through the arch in
ceremonial procession.
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