ðɪ ˈɑːksfɚdbˈɜːkɑːt kəmˈɪʃən wʌzðə fˈɜːst kəmˈɪʃən kənsˈɜːnd wɪððə mˈænɪdʒmənt ʌvðə ɹˈɪvɚ tˈɛmz, ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd baɪ ɐn ˈækt ʌv pˈɑːɹləmənt ʌv wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɪkshˈʌndɹɪd fˈaɪv baɪ dʒˈeɪmz aɪ tə mˌeɪk ðə stɹˈɛtʃ ʌv ɹˈɪvɚ fɹʌm bˈɜːkɑːt tʊ ˈɑːksfɚd nˈævɪɡəbəl.
The Oxford-Burcot Commission was the first commission concerned with the management of the River Thames, appointed by an Act of Parliament of 1605 by James I to make the stretch of river from Burcot to Oxford navigable.