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 / 51.75194; -1.25778
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Country	England
Region	South East
County	Oxfordshire
Founded	8th century
City status	1542
Administrative HQ	Oxford Town Hall
Government [1]
• 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 [2]
• Total	18 sq mi (46 km2)
• Rank	248th
Population  (2022)[3]
• Total	163,257
• Rank	126th
• Density	9,300/sq mi (3,580/km2)
Demonym	Oxonian
Ethnicity (2021) [4]
• Ethnic groups	List 70.7% White 15.4% Asian 5.6% Mixed 4.7% Black 3.7% other
Religion (2021) [4]
• 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. 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. 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.