Oxfordshire
[oks-ferd-sheer, -sher]
- a county in S England. 1008 sq. mi. (2610 sq. km).
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Contemporary Examples
Both Rupert and James Murdoch were part of the weekend long preparations at Enstone Manor in Oxfordshire.
And she was a regular visitor and supporter of her neighbour in the Oxfordshire countryside, David Cameron.
The rolling hills of Oxfordshire, a genteel county in southeastern England, make for ideal riding country.
How Close Is Prime Minister David Cameron to Former Murdoch Deputy Rebekah Brooks?Mike Giglio
March 14, 2012
For the wealthier residents of Oxfordshire, country life can have an easy if synthetic charm.
Historical Examples
Ellwood was born in 1639, in the little town of Crowell, in Oxfordshire.
The Works of Whittier, Volume VI (of VII)John Greenleaf Whittier
There is a fine circle at Rollright, in Oxfordshire, which is the third largest in England.
English VillagesP. H. Ditchfield
He was born in 1769, the son of a yeoman farmer at Churchill, in Oxfordshire.
Self-HelpSamuel Smiles
My people had a big farm—over a thousand acres—in Oxfordshire.
Wintry PeacockD. H. Lawrence
There is not such a flower bank in Oxfordshire as Caversham Warren.
Oxfordshire
- 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)Abbreviation: Oxon
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