Name of town or village

District Council

Population as at 2001 (OR estimates of 'current' population) OR most recent information available

% of overall 2001 Oxfordshire population (605,492)

Position in 1901

1

Oxford [City or unstated smaller area]

Oxford

134,200

22

1

2

Banbury including Grimsbury

Cherwell

43,867

7

7

3

Abingdon

Vale of White Horse [VWH]

30,626

5

2

4

Bicester

Cherwell

28,672

5

4

5

Didcot

VWH

25,231

4

outside top 30

6

Witney

WO

22,765

4

6

7

Kidlington

Cherwell

13,719

2

22

8

Carterton

WO

11,805

2

outside top 30

9

Thame

SO

10,886

2

9

10

Henley-on-Thames

SO

10,646

2

8

11

Wantage

VWH

9,767

2

5

12

Grove

VWH

7,845

1

outside top 30

13

Wallingford

SO

6,496

1

10

14

Faringdon

VWH

6,187

1

10

15

Chipping Norton

WO

5,972

1

3

16

Chinnor

SO

5,857

1

25

17

Cumnor

VWH

5,503

1

29

18

Eynsham

WO

4,665

1

14

19

Benson

SO

4,464

1

25

20

North Hinksey

VWH

4,316

1

outside top 30

21

Wheatley

SO

3,905

1

28

22

Kennington

VWH

3,881

1

outside top 30

23

Cholsey

SO

3,380

1

outside top 30

24

Chilton

SO

3,192

0

outside top 30

25

Risinghurst and Sandhills

Oxford

3,118

0

outside top 30

26

Charlbury

WO

2,984

0

18

27

Woodstock

WO

2,924

0

12

28

Chalgrove

SO

2,909

0

outside top 30v

29

Caversfield

Cherwell

2,899

0

outside top 30

30

Radley

VWH

2,774

0

outside top 30