Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire
(ˈɒksfədˌʃɪə; -ʃə)Ox•ford•shire
(ˈɒks fərdˌʃɪər, -ʃər)n.
单词 | oxfordshire |
释义 | OxfordshireOxfordshire(ˈɒksfədˌʃɪə; -ʃə)Ox•ford•shire(ˈɒks fərdˌʃɪər, -ʃər)n. OxfordshireOxfordshireorOxon,county (1991 pop. 553,800), 749 sq mi (1,940 sq km), S central England. The county seat is OxfordOxford,city (1991 pop. 113,847) and district, county seat of Oxfordshire, S central England. In addition to its importance as the site of the Univ. of Oxford, the city has significant industries, including the manufacture of automobiles and steel products. ..... Click the link for more information. . The county comprises five administrative districts: Cherwell, South Oxfordshire, Oxford, Vale of White Horse, and West Oxfordshire. The terrain is generally flat except for a branch of the Chiltern Hills in the southeast. The county is drained by the ThamesThames , Rom. Tamesis, principal river of England, c.210 mi (340 km) long. It rises in four headstreams (the Thames or Isis, Churn, Coln, and Leach) in the Cotswold Hills, E Gloucestershire, and flows generally eastward across S England and through London to the North Sea ..... Click the link for more information. River (or Isis as it is sometimes locally called) and its affluents, the Windrush, the Evenlode, the Cherwell, and the Thame. The chief occupation is farming (wheat, barley, and oats), with some dairying and sheep raising. Ironstone and limestone are found. Oxford is the industrial center (automobiles and steel products). In the Middle Ages, Oxfordshire was a part of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of MerciaMercia Oxfordshirea county in Great Britain, in the Thames River basin. Area, 1,900 sq km. Population, 380,800 (1971). The county town is Oxford. The breeding of dairy cows is the main agricultural pursuit, although there is also grain and sugar-beet farming. The main branch of industry is machine building, primarily the manufacture of automobiles. There is also a printing industry. The northern part has iron-ore deposits. Oxfordshire |
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