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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Oxfordshire County Council said that public hire e-scooters help to achieve "safer, cleaner, less congested and more accessible streets", adding: "We encourage riders to use the e-scooters responsibly."

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The medium-sized birds are based at Heythrop Zoological Gardens in Oxfordshire, a privately-owned zoo, which aims to educate on animal welfare.

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Workers at a factory due to close in Oxfordshire are being allowed by their employer to help at a local food bank while production scales down.

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Born in Torquay, Devon, in 1890, she died in Wallingford, Oxfordshire, aged 85 in 1976.

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Dame Prue, who lives in Oxfordshire, announced that she would be leaving the reality baking competition in January, saying : "Now feels like the right time to step back".

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