Carfax, Oxford

St Martin's tower (centre left) and the HSBC building (right), seen from the corner of High Street and St Aldate's

Carfax is the junction of St Aldate's (south), Cornmarket Street (north), Queen Street (west) and the High Street (east) in Oxford, England.[1] It is considered to be the centre of the city. The name "Carfax" derives from the Latin quadrifurcus via the French carrefour, both of which mean "crossroads". The Carfax Tower, also known as St Martin's Tower (the remaining part of the City Church of St Martin of Tours) is a prominent landmark and provides a look-out over the town.

  1. ^ "This webcam is on the 14th Century Carfax Tower, facing east". Webcams. BBC.