page_title: Ancient university
hierarchical_section_title: Ancient university
caption_attribution_description: English: An aerial view of the old city centre of Oxford, England.
context_page_description: The ancient universities are British and Irish medieval universities and early modern universities founded before the year 1600. Four of these are located in Scotland, two in England, and one in Ireland. The ancient universities in Britain and Ireland are amongst the oldest extant universities in the world.
context_section_description: The ancient universities are British and Irish medieval universities and early modern universities founded before the year 1600. Four of these are located in Scotland, two in England, and one in Ireland. The ancient universities in Britain and Ireland are amongst the oldest extant universities in the world.
caption: The University of Oxford, the oldest university in the English-speaking world
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