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4 unusual facts about Carfax


Carfax

The fictional home of Count Dracula in Bram Stoker's 1897 novel; in the 1931 film and several subsequent adaptations, it became "Carfax Abbey".

Centre for Medieval and Renaissance Studies

CMRS is located in St Michael's Hall on Shoe Lane, close to Carfax at the very centre of Oxford.

Cornmarket Street

Cornmarket Street (often called just Cornmarket by Oxonians) is a major shopping street and pedestrian precinct in Oxford, England that runs north-south between Carfax Tower and Magdalen Street.

IHS Inc.

July 15, 2013 - R.L. Polk & Company, owner of Carfax; information and analytics provider for the Automotive industry.


Abingdon Lock

Beyond the island the river is flanked by Nuneham Park, belonging to Nuneham House with the Jacobean Carfax Water Tower on a hill in the grounds ahead of the Palladian house itself.

Abingdon Road

To the north, the road crosses the River Thames at Folly Bridge and becomes St Aldate's, which leads to the centre of Oxford at Carfax, although the one-way system now prevents traffic from taking a direct route.

Jonathan Harker

Harker discovers in Carfax Abbey, near Purfleet, Essex, a dwelling which suits the client's requirements and travels to Transylvania by train in order to consult with him about it.

The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax

Holmes sends Dr. Watson to Lausanne to investigate Lady Frances Carfax’s disappearance.


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