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The covered market covers the area between [[Cornmarket]] and [[Turl Street]] and [[Market Street]] and [[High Street]]. The current layout of the market dates from the 18th Century although a market has existed in Oxford since at least the 12th Century. The covered market was createddue to a desire to move stalls off the busy streets and into one central area.
The covered market covers the area between [[Cornmarket]] and [[Turl Sreet]] and [[Market Street]] and [[High Street]]. The current layout of the market dates from the 18th Century although a market has existed in Oxford since at least the 12th Century. The covered market was createddue to a desire to move stalls off the busy streets and into one central area.

The covered market covers the area between Cornmarket and Turl Sreet and Market Street and High Street. The current layout of the market dates from the 18th Century although a market has existed in Oxford since at least the 12th Century. The covered market was createddue to a desire to move stalls off the busy streets and into one central area.

It may seem unbelievable that this area once contained over a hundred stalls but originally the shops were much smaller with tiny fronts. Only a few shops remain in the market at the original size.

Shops in the market

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