Place details
Place nameOxfordshire
Other namesOxon, OXF
CountryUnited Kingdom
Latitude51.75
Longitude-1.167
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Area covers most of Thames Valley; contains many Paleolithic and Neolithic artifacts; part of Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Wessex and Mercia; ruled by Danes 10th-11th centuries; site of battles during English Civil War; area includes a portion of Berkshire since 1974.