The central part of Oxfordshire contains the River Thames with its flat floodplains; the river forms the historic county boundary with Berkshire. At the 2011 Census it was estimated that 32% of Oxford's population was aged 18-29 years (compared to 17% for Oxfordshire and 16% for England … The ceremonial county borders Warwickshire to the north-west, Northamptonshire to the north-east, Buckinghamshire to the east, Berkshire to the south, Wiltshire to the south-west and Gloucestershire to the west. A summary of key facts about Oxford's population, economy and housing. Home; About Oxford; Statistics; Population; Population. Stonor Park, another country mansion, has belonged to the recusant Stonor family for centuries. Nonetheless, Oxfordshire remains a very agricultural county by land use, with a lower population than neighbouring Berkshire and Buckinghamshire, which are both smaller. Long-distance walks within the county include the Ridgeway National Trail, Macmillan Way, Oxfordshire Way and the D’Arcy Dalton Way. The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, the main army unit in the area, was based at Cowley Barracks on Bullingdon Green, Cowley. ‍By submitting your ideas you're agreeing to our terms and conditions and privacy notice.We're looking forward to hearing positive, game changing ideas that will shape our county! The Thames Path National Trail parallels the river as it crosses Oxfordshire, continuing towards London. Chastleton House, on the Gloucestershire and Warwickshire borders, is a great country mansion built on property bought from Robert Catesby, who was one of the men involved in the Gunpowder Plot with Guy Fawkes. Data. Although it had some significance as an area of valuable agricultural land in the centre of the country, it was largely ignored by the Romans, and did not grow in importance until the formation of a settlement at Oxford in the 8th century. In the north-west lie the Cotswolds, to the south and south-east are the open chalk hills of the North Wessex Downs and wooded hills of the Chilterns. There are 5,955 widowed people living in South Oxfordshire. Chastleton House, on the Gloucestershire and Warwickshire borders, is a great country mansion built on property bought from Robert Catesby, who was one of the men involved in the Gunpowder Plot with Guy Fawkes. Languages The top 6 first languages other than English amongst children in Oxfordshire are Panjabi, Urdu, Polish, Bengali, Arabic, Mandarin. The county has two universities: the ancient University of Oxford and the modern Oxford Brookes University, which are both located in Oxford. Conversely, the Caversham area of Reading, now administratively in Berkshire, was historically part of Oxfordshire as was the parish of Stokenchurch, now administratively in Buckinghamshire. One-third of the population is between the ages of 18 to 29 and, according to the numbers, this ranks the city as the twelfth fastest growing city in the UK. In the 2011 census the population of South Oxfordshire was 134,257 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males. In addition, Wroxton College, located in Banbury, is affiliated with Fairleigh Dickinson University of New Jersey. The other top languages spoken are 0.7% Polish, 0.3% French, 0.2% German, 0.2% Spanish, 0.1% Slovak, 0.1% Portuguese, 0.1% Romanian, 0.1% Hungarian, 0.1% Dutch. [15], Coordinates: 51°45′N 1°17′W / 51.75°N 1.28°W / 51.75; -1.28, Components may not sum to totals due to rounding, includes financial intermediation services indirectly measured, Learn how and when to remove this template message, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, "Camelot International, Britain's heritage and history", "Local Area Report – Oxfordshire Local Authority (E10000025)", "District Data Service - South Oxon Census 2011 summary leaflet", "Larger Medieval Houses in the Vale of White Horse", Banbury & District National Trust Association, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Oxfordshire&oldid=979259514, Articles needing additional references from August 2016, All articles needing additional references, Short description is different from Wikidata, Pages using infobox settlement with possible motto list, Wikipedia articles incorporating a citation from the 1911 Encyclopaedia Britannica with Wikisource reference, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, 200 dwellings in the south-east of the town lie in neighbouring, This page was last edited on 19 September 2020, at 18:54.