A RECORD number of runners are set to take part in this year's Town and Gown run in Oxford city centre on Sunday.

While the 5,000 runners make their way around the city's historic streets, several road closures are in place throughout the morning. 

PICTURES: Last year's Town and Gown 10k

Roads will start to close from 8am tomorrow and remain shut until noon. 

The majority of the affected roads will be re-opened as soon as it is safe to do so, apart from Parks Road, which will remain closed for the whole event.

Oxford Mail:

These roads will be closed:

Bradmore Road,

Blackhall Road,

Broad Street,

Catte Street,

Cornmarket Street,

Crick Road,

Keble Road,

Fyfield Road,

High Street (except buses and taxis allowed in both directions using Stop/Go Traffic Management),

Holywell Street,

Jowett Walk,

Longwall Street,

Magdalen Street East,

Mansfield Road,

Market Street,

Museum Road,

New College Lane,

Norham Gardens,

Norham Road,

Parks Road,

Queens Lane,

South Parks Road,

St. Cross Road,

Turl Street.

Parking

Alongside the closures, parking in some residential bays will also be suspended from midnight until 12:30pm tomorrow. 

The streets affected are:

Longwall Street,

Parks Road,

High Street,

Broad Street,

Mansfield Road,

Jowett Walk,

Norham Gardens,

Fyfield Road,

Norham Road,

Bradmore Road,

Mansfield Road, where parking will be suspended from 6pm tonight