Oxfordshire

county in England, UK
AdministrativeArea ceremonial_county_of_england Q23169
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Summary

Oxfordshire is a ceremonial county of England[1]. Oxfordshire draws 7,018 Wikipedia views per month (ceremonial county of england category, ranking #22 of 36).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: South East England[3]
  • Country: United Kingdom[4]
  • Instance of: non-metropolitan county[5]
  • Capital: Oxford[6]
  • Shares border with: Buckinghamshire[7], Northamptonshire[8], Warwickshire[9], Gloucestershire[10], Wiltshire[11], Berkshire[12]
  • Contains the administrative territorial entity: Oxford[13], Cherwell[14], South Oxfordshire[15], Vale of White Horse[16], West Oxfordshire[17]
  • Flag: flag of Oxfordshire[18]
  • Legislative body: council of Oxfordshire County Council[19]
  • Coat of arms: coat of arms[20]
  • Commons category: Oxfordshire[21]
  • Said to be the same as: Oxfordshire[22]
  • Authority: Oxfordshire County Council[23]
  • Official website: https://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/[24]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Oxfordshire[25]
  • Population: 677,800[26], 687,524[27], 660,800[28], 738,276[29]
  • Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[30]
  • Category for people born here: Category:Births in Oxfordshire[31]
  • Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Oxfordshire[32]
  • Category for films shot at this location: Category:Films shot in Oxfordshire[33]
  • Category for people buried here: Category:Burials in Oxfordshire[34]
  • Category of associated people: Category:People from Oxfordshire[35]
  • Different from: Oxfordshire[36]
  • Area: 2604.9318 km²[37]

Why It Matters

Oxfordshire has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] Oxfordshire is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . data.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. data.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . data.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. data.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . data.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. data.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . data.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. data.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . data.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. data.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . data.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. data.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] ↑ . data.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. data.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . ons.gov.uk. ons.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . ons.gov.uk. ons.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . ons.gov.uk. ons.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . ons.maps.arcgis.com. ons.maps.arcgis.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 15w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-06-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → oxfordshire
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: oxfordshire, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289951254|oxfordshire (#289951254)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] "
  2. 21w ago · EmausBot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Category of associated people → Category:People from Oxfordshire
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 51.75, 'lon': -1.28}
    Area → {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+2604.9318'}
    Open data portal → Oxfordshire Open Data
    + 33 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added: [[mg:Oxfordshire]]"
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