ɪnðə lˈeɪt nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi z ɛɡzˈækt dˈeɪt ʌnnˈoʊn ðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv ˈɑːksfɚd bˈeɪst ɪts ˈɪnstɪtˌuːt fɔːɹ ɹᵻsˈɜːtʃ ɪn ˌæɡɹɪkˈʌltʃɚɹəl ˌɛndʒɪnˈɪɹɪŋ æt kˈɑːlɪdʒ fˈɑːɹm ˈoʊnd baɪ sənt dʒˈɑːnz kˈɑːlɪdʒ, ˈɑːksfɚd, wˌɪtʃ mˈuːvd tə jˈɔːɹk ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi tˈuː.
In the late 1930s (exact date unknown) the University of Oxford based its Institute for Research in Agricultural Engineering at College Farm (owned by St John's College, Oxford), which moved to York in 1942.