Oxfordshire

American  

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

noun

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

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Oxfordshire British  

/ ˈɒksfədˌʃɪə, -ʃə /

noun

1. 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

Hooley, from Wallingford in Oxfordshire, joined the regiment in June 2016 after completing his training at the Infantry Training Centre Catterick in North Yorkshire.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

Darren Salter, senior coroner for Oxfordshire, said he had been provided with "limited evidence" about the circumstances and cause of the explosion but Hooley's death was "not suspicious".

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

Long Mead meadow acts as a donor site where seeds are gathered to help restore other similar habitats around Oxfordshire.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

"I voted to leave the United Kingdom," 76-year-old Piddington resident Herbert Owen, told AFP during the vote, saying it felt like the government did not "care" about the bucolic village in the Oxfordshire countryside.

From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 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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