Oxfordhsire County Council

Oxfordshire is the most rural county in the South-East. It has a population of around 666,100, one third of which lives in towns or villages of less than 10,00 people.

The county is a popular visitor destination for its rural beauty, numerous market towns and Oxford city itself, which has earned a global reputation for its academic and architectural splendour. Oxford is also a global centre of publishing. 

Oxfordshire has consistently high levels of employment and the workforce is amongst the most highly-qualified in the country. World-class business clusters included bioscience, advanced motorsport engineering, scientific research and cryogenics.