This article is about the district. For the constituency, see South Oxfordshire (UK Parliament constituency).
Non-metropolitan district in England
South Oxfordshire District
Non-metropolitan district
River Thames, which flows through the middle of the district.
Coat of arms
South Oxfordshire shown within Oxfordshire
Sovereign state
United Kingdom
Constituent country
England
Region
South East England
Non-metropolitan county
Oxfordshire
Historic county
Oxfordshire (north of River Thames) Berkshire (south of River Thames)
Status
Non-metropolitan district
Admin HQ
Abingdon-on-Thames
Incorporated
1 April 1974
Government
• Type
Non-metropolitan district council
• Body
South Oxfordshire District Council
• Leadership
Leader & Cabinet (Liberal Democrat and Green Coalition)
• MPs
John Howell David Johnston
Area
• Total
261.99 sq mi (678.54 km2)
• Rank
48th (of 296)
Population
(2022)
• Total
151,820
• Rank
142nd (of 296)
• Density
580/sq mi (220/km2)
Ethnicity (2021)
[1]
• Ethnic groups
List
93.1% White
2.9% Asian
2.3% Mixed
1% Black
0.8% other
Religion (2021)
[1]
• Religion
List
49.9% Christianity
41.1% no religion
6% not stated
1% Islam
0.7% Hinduism
0.5% other
0.4% Buddhism
0.2% Judaism
0.2% Sikhism
Time zone
UTC0 (GMT)
• Summer (DST)
UTC+1 (BST)
ONS code
38UD (ONS) E07000179 (GSS)
OS grid reference
SU6571895057
Website
www.southoxon.gov.uk
South Oxfordshire is a local government district in the ceremonial county of Oxfordshire, England. Its council is temporarily based outside the district at Abingdon-on-Thames pending a planned move to Didcot, the district's largest town. The areas located south of the River Thames are within the historic county of Berkshire.
^ abUK Census (2021). "2021 Census Area Profile – South Oxfordshire Local Authority (E07000179)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
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