ɪɾ ɪz ˈɔfən klˈeɪmd ðæt dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə sˈɪvəl wˈɔːɹ wɛn tʃˈɑːɹlz aɪ wʌz bᵻsˈiːdʒd baɪ ˈɑːlɪvɚ kɹˈɑːmwɛl æɾ ˈɑːksfɚd, sˈaʊθ pɚɹˈeɪd wʌzðə ɹˈaʊndhɛd sˈʌðɚn fɹˈʌnt, wˌaɪl nˈɔːɹθ pɚɹˈeɪd wʌzðə loʊkˈeɪʃən ʌvðə ɹˈɔɪəlˌɪst nˈɔːɹðɚn fɹˈʌnt dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə sˈiːdʒ ʌv ˈɑːksfɚd.
It is often claimed that during the Civil War when Charles I was besieged by Oliver Cromwell at Oxford, South Parade was the Roundhead southern front, while North Parade was the location of the Royalist northern front during the siege of Oxford.