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Postboxes in Oxford

Explore 219 mapped postboxes in Oxford.

Oxford currently has 219 mapped postboxes recorded by The Postbox Hunter. The postboxes in Oxford include 7 recorded royal cyphers. The most common is EIIR, recorded on 74 postboxes, representing 33.8% of the mapped total. The complete recorded cypher list is: EIIR (74), GR (22), GVIR (20), EVIIR (11), VR (10), no (3) and CIIIR (1). Among the recognised royal cyphers in the data, VR is the earliest recorded and CIIIR is the most recent. The most commonly recorded postbox type is Pillar, with 76 mapped examples. The data contains 3 different recorded postbox types. Across the available tagging data, 10 designs and 2 colours are represented. The most frequently recorded colour is Red, appearing on 11 mapped postboxes. This information is generated from the latest postbox location and tagging data available to The Postbox Hunter.

• 219 mapped postboxes • 7 recorded royal cyphers • Recorded cyphers: EIIR (74), GR (22), GVIR (20), EVIIR (11), VR (10), no (3), CIIIR (1) • 3 recorded postbox types • 10 recorded designs • 2 recorded colours • Most common cypher: EIIR (74 postboxes) • Most common type: Pillar (76) • Earliest recognised cypher: VR • Most recent recognised cypher: CIIIR

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Cypher
Type
Design
Colour
place
Notes
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Oxford
EVIIR
wall
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Oxford
EIIR
wall
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North Hinksey
GR
wall
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Oxford
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Binsey
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-
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Binsey
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Oxford
EIIR
wall
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Oxford
GVIR
pillar
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North Hinksey
EIIR
pillar
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North Hinksey
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