Oxfordshire (pronounced /ˈɒksfərdʃər/ or /ˈɒksfərdʃɪər/; abbreviated Oxon, from the Latinised Latin is an Italic language historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. Through the Roman conquest, Latin spread throughout the Mediterranean and a large part of Europe. Romance languages such as Italian, French, Catalan, Romanian, Spanish, and Portuguese are descended from Latin, while many other languages which are not descended from Latin, form Oxonia) is a county in the South East England South East England is one of the nine official regions of England, designated in 1994 and adopted for statistical purposes in 1999. Its boundaries include Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, East Sussex, Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Kent, Oxfordshire, Surrey and West Sussex. In common usage, however, the area referred to as the 'south east' can vary region, bordering on Northamptonshire Northamptonshire is a landlocked county in the English East Midlands, with a population of 629,676 as at the 2001 census. It has boundaries with Warwickshire, Leicestershire, Rutland, Cambridgeshire (including the city of Peterborough), Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire (including the borough of Milton Keynes), Oxfordshire, and Lincolnshire (England's, Buckinghamshire Buckinghamshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan home county in South East England. The county town is Aylesbury and the largest town in ceremonial Buckinghamshire is Milton Keynes, Berkshire Berkshire is a county in the South East of England. It is also often referred to as the Royal County of Berkshire because of the presence of the royal residence of Windsor Castle in the county; this usage, which dates to the 19th century at least, was recognised by the Queen in 1958, and Letters patent issued confirming this in 1974, Wiltshire Wiltshire is a ceremonial county in the south west of England. It is landlocked and borders the counties of Dorset, Somerset, Hampshire, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire. It contains the unitary authority of Swindon and covers 3,485 km² (861,162 acres). The ancient county town was Wilton, but since 1930 Wiltshire County Council and its, Gloucestershire Gloucestershire (pronounced /ˈɡlɒstərʃər/ GLOSS-tər-shər) is a county in South West England. The county comprises part of the Cotswold Hills, part of the flat fertile valley of the River Severn, and the entire Forest of Dean, and Warwickshire Warwickshire (pronounced /ˈwɒrɪkʃər/ WORR-ick-shər or /ˈwɒrɪkʃɪər/) is a landlocked non-metropolitan county in the West Midlands region of England. The county town is Warwick, although the largest town is Nuneaton in the far north of the county. The shape of the administrative area Warwickshire differs considerably from that of the.
It is divided into five local government districts Non-metropolitan districts, or colloquially 'shire districts', are a type of local government district in England. As originally created, they are sub-divisions of non-metropolitan counties in a so-called "two-tier" arrangement. In the 1990s, several non-metropolitan counties were created that are unitary authorities and also have non-: Oxford Oxford (pronounced /ˈɒksfərd/ ) is a city, and the county town of Oxfordshire, in South East England. The city has a population of just under 165,000, with 151,000 living within the district boundary. The rivers Cherwell and Thames run through Oxford and meet south of the city centre. For a distance of some 10 miles (16 km) along the river, in, Cherwell, Vale of White Horse The Vale of White Horse is a local government district of Oxfordshire in England. The main town is Abingdon, other places include Faringdon and Wantage. There are 68 parishes within the district (after the Uffington White Horse), West Oxfordshire West Oxfordshire is a local government district in north west Oxfordshire, England including towns such as Woodstock, Chipping Norton, Charlbury, and Witney and South Oxfordshire South Oxfordshire is a local government district in Oxfordshire, England. Its council is based in Crowmarsh Gifford, just outside Wallingford.
The county has a major tourism industry. The area is noted for the concentration of performance motorsport companies and facilities. Oxford University Press Oxford University Press is a publishing house that printed its first book in 1478 and is a department of the University of Oxford in England. It is the largest university press in the world, being larger than all the American university presses combined with Cambridge University Press. One of the two privileged presses, it has branches all over has headed a concentration of print and publishing firms; the university is also linked to the concentration of local biotechnology Biotechnology is technology based on biology, especially when used in agriculture, food science, and medicine. United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity defines biotechnology as: companies.
The main centre of population is the city of Oxford Oxford (pronounced /ˈɒksfərd/ ) is a city, and the county town of Oxfordshire, in South East England. The city has a population of just under 165,000, with 151,000 living within the district boundary. The rivers Cherwell and Thames run through Oxford and meet south of the city centre. For a distance of some 10 miles (16 km) along the river, in. Other significant settlements are Banbury Banbury is a market town and civil parish in the district of Cherwell in northern Oxfordshire, England, located on the River Cherwell. It lies 64 miles northwest of London, 38 miles (61 km) southeast of Birmingham, 27 miles (43 km) south of Coventry and 21 miles (34 km) north northwest of the county town of Oxford. The urban area, including, Bicester, Kidlington Kidlington is a large village and civil parish in the Cherwell District of Oxfordshire, England. It is 8 km north of Oxford (although only one mile from edge to edge) and 27 km (17 miles) south of Banbury, between the River Cherwell and the Oxford Canal, and Chipping Norton to the north of Oxford; Witney Witney is a town on the River Windrush, 12 miles west of Oxford in Oxfordshire, England to the west; Thame Thame is a town in Oxfordshire about 12 kilometres (7 mi) southwest of Aylesbury. It derives its toponym from the River Thame which flows past the north side of the town and Chinnor to the east; and Abingdon, Wantage Wantage is a town and civil parish in the Vale of the White Horse, near the Thames Valley, in the English county of Oxfordshire , and approximately 17 miles (27 km) south-southwest of Oxford. It is famous for being the birthplace of King Alfred the Great, Didcot Didcot is a town in the Thames Valley, in the English county of Oxfordshire, about 10 miles south of Oxford. Until 1974 Didcot was in Berkshire, Wallingford Wallingford is a small market town and civil parish in the upper Thames Valley in England. For most of its history it was part of Berkshire, until the reorganisation of local government in 1974 when it was transferred to Oxfordshire and Henley-on-Thames Henley-on-Thames is a town on the north side of the River Thames in south Oxfordshire, England, about 10 miles downstream and north-east from Reading, 10 miles upstream and west from Maidenhead. It is located near the corner between the counties of Oxfordshire, Berkshire and Buckinghamshire to the south. Future population growth in the county is hoped to be concentrated around Oxford, Banbury, Bicester, Didcot and Witney, near the South Midlands growth area.
The highest point of the county is White Horse Hill, in the Vale of White Horse, reaching 261 metres (856 ft) [1].
Oxfordshire's county flower is the Snake's-head Fritillary.
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