Oxfordshire

American

[oks-ferd-sheer, -sher] / ˈɒks fərdˌʃɪər, -ʃər /

noun

a county in S England. 1,008 sq. mi. (2,610 sq. km).

Oxfordshire British

/ -ʃə, ˈɒksfədˌʃɪə /

noun

Oxon. an inland county of S central England: situated mostly in the basin of the Upper Thames, with the Cotswolds in the west and the Chilterns in the southeast. Administrative centre: Oxford. Pop: 615 200 (2003 est). Area: 2608 sq km (1007 sq miles)

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A UK military flight carrying British search and rescue teams, dogs and drones left RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire on Friday, bound for Venezuela.

From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026

In Oxfordshire, where there are plans for a new theme park and rail freight interchange, concerns have also been raised about the impact.

From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2026

Simon Dowson, from Prodrive, said everyone at the north Oxfordshire firm was "very proud and honoured to be part of such an endeavour".

From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2026

After her children left home, the couple downsized to their current property in Henley-on Thames, Oxfordshire, near their family.

From BBC ● May 28, 2026

Unfortunately it emerged that another dinosaur had been found at a quarry in Oxfordshire and had just been formally described–by the Reverend Buckland, the very man who had urged him not to work in haste.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson

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