Oxfordshire

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Oxfordshire
Ceremonial county
Clockwise from top left: the Radcliffe Camera, part of the University of Oxford; Islip, in the Cherwell district; and the Uffington White Horse
Ceremonial Oxfordshire within England Ceremonial Oxfordshire Historic Oxfordshire in the British Isles Historic Oxfordshire
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Region	South East England
Time zone	UTC±00:00 (Greenwich Mean Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+01:00 (British Summer Time)
Members of Parliament	Robert Courts (Con) Anneliese Dodds (Lab) John Howell (Con) David Johnston (Con) Layla Moran (Lib Dem) Victoria Prentis (Con)
Police	Thames Valley Police
Ceremonial county
Lord Lieutenant	Marjorie Glasgow
High Sheriff	Amanda Ponsonby[1] (2020–21)
Area	2,605 km2 (1,006 sq mi)
• Ranked	22nd of 48
Population (2021)	687,524
• Ranked	35th of 48
Density	264/km2 (680/sq mi)
Ethnicity	90.9% White, 4.8% Asian/Asian British[2]
Non-metropolitan county
County council	Oxfordshire County Council[3]
Executive	Liberal Democrat Green Alliance
Admin HQ	Oxford
Area	2,605 km2 (1,006 sq mi)
• Ranked	12th of 21
Population	726,530
• Ranked	15th of 21
Density	279/km2 (720/sq mi)
ISO 3166-2	GB-OXF
ONS code	38
ITL	UKJ14
Website	oxfordshire.gov.uk
Districts
Districts of Oxfordshire
Districts	Oxford Cherwell South Oxfordshire Vale of White Horse West Oxfordshire

Oxfordshire (/ˈɒksfərdʃər, -ʃɪər/ OKS-fərd-shər, -⁠sheer; abbreviated Oxon) is a ceremonial county in South East England. The county is bordered by Northamptonshire and Warwickshire to the north, Buckinghamshire to the east, Berkshire to the south, and Wiltshire and Gloucestershire to the west. The city of Oxford is the largest settlement and county town.

The county is largely rural, with an area of 2,605 km² (1,006 sq mi) and a population of 691,667. After Oxford (162,100), the largest settlements are Banbury (54,355) and Abingdon-on-Thames (37,931). For local government purposes Oxfordshire is a non-metropolitan county with five districts. The part of the county south of the River Thames, largely corresponding to the Vale of White Horse district, was historically part of Berkshire.

The lowlands in the centre of the county are crossed by the River Thames and its tributaries, the valleys of which are separated by low hills. The south contains parts of the Berkshire Downs and Chiltern Hills, and the north-west includes part of the Cotswolds; all three regions are Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The county's highest point is White Horse Hill (261-metre (856 ft)), part of the Berkshire Downs.^[4]