Thame

Thame
Thame Town Hall
Thame Location within Oxfordshire
Area	12.67 km2 (4.89 sq mi)
Population	13,273 (2021 Census)[1]
• Density	1,048/km2 (2,710/sq mi)
OS grid reference	SP710060
• London	40 miles (64 km)
Civil parish	Thame
District	South Oxfordshire
Shire county	Oxfordshire
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Thame
Postcode district	OX9
Dialling code	01844
Police	Thames Valley
Fire	Oxfordshire
Ambulance	South Central
UK Parliament	Henley and Thame
Website	Thame Town Council
List of places UK England Oxfordshire 51°45′N 0°58′W / 51.75°N 0.97°W / 51.75; -0.97

Thame /teɪm/ is a market town and civil parish in Oxfordshire, about 13 miles (21 km) east of the city of Oxford and 10 miles (16 km) southwest of Aylesbury. It derives its name from the River Thame which flows along the north side of the town and forms part of the county border with Buckinghamshire. The parish includes the hamlet of Moreton south of the town. The 2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 11,561.^[2] Thame was founded in the Anglo-Saxon era and was in the kingdom of Wessex.