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Carfax is the name of the central crossroads in the centre of Oxford. It is the intersection of two roads which both change their name. * North - [[Cornmarket]], Pedestrianised * South - [[St. Aldate's]], Open to traffic. * East - [[High Street]] (also known as [[High Street |The High]]), Open to traffic with restricted hours. * West - [[Queen Street]] (also known as [[Queen Street |Queens]]), pedestrianised, buses and taxis only The name 'Carfax' is a corruption of the Latin Quadrifurcus, or the French "Quatre faces". What would 17th Century inhabitants make of the modern meaning of car-fax I wonder? [[Carfax Tower]] sits on the North-west corner of the junction. This is part of what was St. Martin's Church, which was demolished in 1896 for road widening. The building is now a tourist attraction.
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