A midland county of England bordered by Buckinghamshire, Gloucestershire, Berkshire, Wiltshire, Warwickshire and Northamptonshire.
"Oxfordshire is a historic midland county in England that sits between Buckinghamshire to the north, Gloucestershire and Berkshire to the west, Wiltshire to the south, and Warwickshire and Northamptonshire to the east."
Oxfordshire comes from the combination of the town name Oxford and the suffix "-shire," which was used in Old English to denote a county or administrative district. The word entered Middle English as Oxenfordschire before evolving into its modern form, directly reflecting the region's historical association with the city of Oxford.