An Oxfordshire Fact File

Population: c. 505,000.

County Town: Oxford.

Market (& district) Towns (ranked by size): Banbury, Witney, Carterton, Bicester, Thame, Henley, Chipping Norton, Charlbury, Woodstock, Watlington, Deddington, Burford.

Rivers: Thames/Isis, Thame, Cherwell, Windrush, Evenlode, Glyme.

Prominent Natural Features: Chiltern Hills, Cotswold Hills, Ot Moor.

Main Industries: Education, Farming, Tourism, Automotives, Distribution, Light Manufacturing.