Oxford

Oxford
Oxford
City and non-metropolitan district
	Town Hall Bridge of Sighs Cathedral Clarendon Building Sheldonian Theatre Radcliffe Camera
	Coat of arms
	Nickname: City of dreaming spires
	Motto(s): Latin: Fortis est veritas, lit. 'the truth is strong'
	Oxford shown within Oxfordshire
	Coordinates: 51°45′7″N 1°15′28″W / 51.75194°N 1.25778°W
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Country	England
Region	South East
County	Oxfordshire
Founded	8th century
City status	1542
Administrative HQ	Oxford Town Hall
Government
• Type	Non-metropolitan district
• Body	Oxford City Council
• Executive	Leader and cabinet
• Control	No overall control
• Leader	Susan Brown (L)
• Lord Mayor	Mike Rowley
• MPs	Anneliese Dodds (L); Layla Moran (LD);
Area
• Total	18 sq mi (46 km2)
• Rank	248th
Population (2022)
• Total	163,257
• Rank	126th
• Density	9,300/sq mi (3,580/km2)
Demonym	Oxonian
Ethnicity (2021)
• Ethnic groups	List 70.7% White ; 15.4% Asian ; 5.6% Mixed ; 4.7% Black ; 3.7% other ;
Religion (2021)
• Religion	List 39.0% no religion ; 38.1% Christianity ; 8.7% Islam ; 1.6% Hinduism ; 0.7% Buddhism ; 0.7% Judaism ; 0.4% Sikhism ; 0.9% other ; 9.9% not stated ;
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (BST)
Postcode areas	OX1–4
Dialling codes	01865
GSS code	E07000178
Website	oxford.gov.uk

Oxford (/ˈɒksfərd/ ^ⓘ)^[5]^[6] is a cathedral city and non-metropolitan district in Oxfordshire, England, of which it is the county town.

The city is home to the University of Oxford, the oldest university in the English-speaking world;^[7] it has buildings in every style of English architecture since late Anglo-Saxon. Oxford's industries include motor manufacturing, education, publishing, science, and information technologies.

Founded in the 8th century, it was granted city status in 1542. The city is located at the confluence of the rivers Thames (locally known as the Isis) and Cherwell. It had a population of 163,257 in 2022.^[3] It is 56 miles (90 km) north-west of London, 64 miles (103 km) south-east of Birmingham and 61 miles (98 km) north-east of Bristol.

^ "Councillors". Oxford City Council. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
^ "Mid-Year Population Estimates, UK, June 2022". Office for National Statistics. 26 March 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Mid-Year Population Estimates, UK, June 2022". Office for National Statistics. 26 March 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
^ ^a ^b UK Census (2021). "2021 Census Area Profile – Oxford Local Authority (E07000178)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
^ Upton, Clive; et al., eds. (2001). The Oxford Dictionary of Pronunciation for Current English. Oxford, England: Oxford University Press. p. 734. ISBN 978-0-19-863156-9.
^ Dictionary.com, "oxford" in Dictionary.com Unabridged. Source location: Random House, Inc. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/oxford Archived 23 June 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Available: http://dictionary.reference.com Archived 20 May 2015 at the Wayback Machine. Accessed: 4 July 2012.
^ Sager 2005, p. 36.

[Council_leadership-1] "Councillors". Oxford City Council. Retrieved 9 June 2024.

[2] "Mid-Year Population Estimates, UK, June 2022". Office for National Statistics. 26 March 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.

[popstats-3] "Mid-Year Population Estimates, UK, June 2022". Office for National Statistics. 26 March 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.

[2021_Nomis-4] UK Census (2021). "2021 Census Area Profile – Oxford Local Authority (E07000178)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 6 June 2024.

[5] Upton, Clive; et al., eds. (2001). The Oxford Dictionary of Pronunciation for Current English. Oxford, England: Oxford University Press. p. 734. ISBN 978-0-19-863156-9.

[6] Dictionary.com, "oxford" in Dictionary.com Unabridged. Source location: Random House, Inc. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/oxford Archived 23 June 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Available: http://dictionary.reference.com Archived 20 May 2015 at the Wayback Machine. Accessed: 4 July 2012.

[7] Sager 2005, p. 36.

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