Private company
Boswells of Oxford
Independent family-run department store in central Oxford, England, founded in 17381
Boswells of Oxford was the largest independent family-run department store in Oxford, England. The store first traded in 1738 and was the second oldest family-owned department store in the world. It closed in 2020.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
- HeadquartersOxford1
- Websitewww.boswells.co.uk
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Boswells of Oxford was the largest independent family-run department store in Oxford, England. The store first traded in 1738 and was the second oldest family-owned department store in the world. It closed in 2020. The company did not use an apostrophe in its name, although others sometimes mistakenly do so.2
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Links
- Websitewww.boswells.co.uk1
- WikipediaBoswells of Oxford
- More imagesWikimedia Commons
- WikidataQ4948360
Sources
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- 1WikidataBoswells of Oxford on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaBoswells of Oxford on Wikipedia
- 3Wikimedia CommonsBoswells of Oxford photo by Jpbowen, CC BY-SA 3.0