Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire ( ; abbreviated Oxon) is a ceremonial county in South East England. The county is bordered by Northamptonshire and Warwickshire to the north, Buckinghamshire to the east, Berkshire to the south, and Wiltshire and Gloucestershire to the west. The city of Oxford is the largest settlement.
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Oxfordshire is a county in South East England, bordered by several other counties including Northamptonshire, Warwickshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, Wiltshire, and Gloucestershire. The city of Oxford is its largest settlement and serves as the county's main urban center.
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Key facts
- English county.official_name
- Oxfordshire
- English county.image_caption
- Clockwise from top left: the Radcliffe Camera, part of the University of Oxford; Islip, in the Cherwell district; and the Uffington White Horse
- English county.region
- South East England
- English county.lord_lieutenant_office
- Lord Lieutenant of Oxfordshire
- English county.lord_lieutenant_name
- Marjorie Glasgow
- English county.high_sheriff_office
- High Sheriff of Oxfordshire
- English county.high_sheriff_name
- John May (2025–26)
- English county.area_total_km2
- 2605
- English county.area_total_rank
- 22nd
- English county.ethnicity
- 86.9% White, 6.4% Asian/Asian British/Asian Welsh, 3.1% Mixed, 2.1%, Black/Black British/Black Welsh
- English county.county_council
- Oxfordshire County Council
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16 sectionsContents
- History
- Geography
- Rivers and canals
- Green belt
- Economy
- Politics
- Education
- Public libraries
- Buildings
- Settlements
- Places of interest
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Oxfordshire ( ; abbreviated Oxon) is a ceremonial county in South East England. The county is bordered by Northamptonshire and Warwickshire to the north, Buckinghamshire to the east, Berkshire to the south, and Wiltshire and Gloucestershire to the west. The city of Oxford is the largest settlement.
The county is largely rural, with an area of and an estimated population of in . Oxford, which is famous for its university, is near the centre of the county. Other settlements include Banbury in the north, Bicester in the north-east, Abingdon-on-Thames and Didcot in the south, and Witney in the west. For local government purposes Oxfordshire is a non-metropolitan county with five districts. The part of the county south of the River Thames, largely corresponding to the Vale of White Horse district, was historically part of Berkshire.