WHEN you Google the word ‘Oxford’, 678 million results show in under a second.

Our city name has also been searched 135,000 times this month alone.

To put it into perspective, the population of Oxford is only slightly bigger than that – standing at 154,600 people in 2017.

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But what do people really want to know about Oxford?

We’ve compiled a list of all the most Googled questions, search terms, comparisons and just general Oxford gossip that people want to know about.

According to Answer The Public, these are the most searched questions this month:  

  • Are Oxford services open?
  • Are Oxford University Parks open?
  • Are Oxford Colleges closed?
  • Are Oxford tips open?
  • Are Oxford students snobby?
  • Can Oxford University be built on hills?
  • Can Oxford University students work?
  • How does Oxford vaccine work?
  • How Oxford University shaped Brexit?
  • How Oxford colleges work?
  • How Oxford University started?
  • What Oxford week is it?
  • What Oxford college is Tolkien go to?
  • What is the Oxford comma?
  • What is Oxford famous for?
  • When will Oxford vaccine be ready?
  • What Oxford University college is best?
  • What Oxford College is easiest to get into?
  • Will Oxford United get promoted?
  • Will Oxford Brookes open in September?

Other people wanted to know how long the journey takes from Oxford to London on the train and bus.

Some even wanted to know the Oxford Dictionary definition and pronunciation of words like ‘can’, ‘who’ and ‘where’.

A lot of people wanted to know the difference between Oxford University and its rival Cambridge, as well as Newcastle, Sunderland and Durham.

Read more: Can you tell the difference between Oxford and Cambridge in our quiz? 

The most ‘Oxford related’ searched terms this month were:

  • Oxford Mail
  • Oxford owl
  • Oxford University
  • Oxford dictionary
  • Oxford vaccine
  • Oxford weather
  • Oxford reading tree
  • Oxford Brookes

This is everything searched for, in the month, listed alphabetically: 

A

Oxford Mail:

A is for ... Oxford alumni. Pictured is our reporter Erin Lyons asking Boris Johnson a question in the coronavirus press briefing 

  • Oxford airport
  • Oxford and Cambridge club
  • Oxford alumni
  • Oxford Academy
  • Oxford acceptance rate
  • Oxford Audi

B

  • Oxford Brookes
  • Oxford blue
  • Oxford Bus Company
  • Oxford Brookes Library

C 

Oxford Mail:

C is  for... Oxford Cambridge boat race. Pictured here is Oxford team preparing for the race a previous year.

  • Oxford comma
  • Oxford coronavirus
  • Oxford City Council
  • Oxford Covid Vaccine
  • Oxford City
  • Oxford Cambridge boat race

D

  • Oxford dictionary
  • Oxford diocese
  • Oxford dexamethasone
  • Oxford drug

E

  • Oxford English Dictionary
  • Oxford email
  • Oxford eye hospital
  • Oxford e-books

F

Oxford Mail:

F is for... Oxford food bank. Pictured here is Oxford MP Layla Moran lending at a hand at foodbank during lockdown. 

  • Oxford fencing
  • Oxford fertility
  • Oxford food bank
  • Oxford free online courses

G

  • Oxford garden centre
  • Oxford golf club
  • Oxford George Floyd
  • Oxford gin
  • Oxford gumtree

H

  • Oxford health
  • Oxford hospital
  • Oxford half marathon
  • Oxford High School
  • Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust
  • Oxford Hub

I

  • Oxford ice rink
  • Oxford instruments share price
  • Oxford International College

J

Oxford Mail:

J is for Oxford's John Radcliffe. Pictured here is the hopsital lit up in blue to thank NHS staff during lockdown 

  • Oxford jobs
  • Oxford John Radcliffe
  • Oxford Job centre
  • Oxford Jenner Institute
  • Oxford Jenner Vaccine
  • Oxford journey

K

  • Oxford knee score
  • Oxford kebab house
  • Oxford kids
  • Oxford kitchen

L

  • Oxford law
  • Oxford library
  • Oxford landing

M

  • Oxford Mail
  • Oxford map
  • Oxford medical
  • Oxford masters
  • Oxford motorcycle

N

  • Oxford news
  • Oxford new theatre
  • Oxford notebook
  • Oxford Natural History Museum
  • Oxford nexus

O

  • Oxford owl
  • Oxford online courses

P

Oxford Mail:

P is for...Oxford protests. Pictured is the protest calling for Cecil Rhodes statue to be moved from Oriel College 

  • Oxford pillowcase
  • Oxford protest
  • Oxford products
  • Oxford pharmacy
  • Oxford playhouse
  • Oxford postcode
  • Oxford park and ride
  • Oxford PPE

Q

  • Oxford quiz
  • Oxford quiz questions
  • Oxford quotes

R

  • Oxford reading tree
  • Oxford trial
  • Oxford referencing

S

  • Oxford shops
  • Oxford shoes
  • Oxford shirt
  • Oxford Spires Academy

T

  • Oxford term dates
  • Oxford train station
  • Oxford to London
  • Oxford tube

U

Oxford Mail:

U is for...Oxford United. Pictured is fans celebrating a goal at the play-off with Wycombe 

  • Oxford University
  • Oxford United
  • Oxford University Press
  • Oxford University coronavirus
  • Oxford Union
  • Oxford University Hospitals

V

  • Oxford Vaccine
  • Oxford vaccine trial
  • Oxford Vaccine latest
  • Oxford virtual open day
  • Oxford chancellor

W

Oxford Mail:

W is for Oxford Weather. Pictured is punters in Christ Church College 

  • Oxford weather
  • Oxford wine company
  • Oxford wood recycling
  • Oxford world classics
  • Oxford Witney Hotel
  • Oxford webcam

Y

  • Oxford yarn store
  • Oxford youth
  • Oxford yoga
  • Oxford year abroad
  • Oxford yellows

Z

  • Oxford zoo
  • Oxford zodiac
  • Oxford zip code
  • Oxford zoom
  • Oxford zen centre