Woodstock

Town and administrative headquarters of Oxford County, south Ontario, Canada; population (1991) 30,100. It is situated on the Thames River, 43 km/27 mi east-northeast of London. Founded in 1834, in a dairying and livestock raising region, it has since the 1850s, when the railway arrived, had diverse industries. Its manufactures include furniture, wood and wire products, textiles, pianos, organs, stoves, auto parts, and garden tools.