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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Choir member James Florey, from Northmoor in Oxfordshire, said the reaction to their performance was "incredibly emotional".

From BBC • May 24, 2026

Included on the watchlist are the sites that are currently being cleared up by the EA at Hoads Wood, in Kent, and Kidlington, in Oxfordshire.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

If the vaccine is needed, it would be manufactured at Moderna's new plant at Harwell in Oxfordshire which currently produces Covid vaccines for the UK.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

A 36-year-old woman from Oxfordshire said she qualified as a paramedic last June but has still not found work.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

And if she was talking about, say, Oxfordshire, she’d place on the easel a large calendar with photos of the county.

From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro

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