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Oxfordshire History Centre[edit | edit source]

Oxfordshire History Centre (In July 2011 the former Oxfordshire Record Office, Oxfordshire Studies (formerly in Oxford's Central Library), and the Oxfordshire Health Archives (formerly at the Warneford Hospital) were merged into one comprehensive history service and renamed Oxfordshire History Centre.
St. Luke’s Church
Temple Road
Cowley, Oxford OX4 2HT UK
Telephone: 01865 398 200
Email: oxhist@oxfordshire.gov.uk
Website: Oxfordshire History Centre
Catalogues: Oxfordshire History Centre Catalogues

Oxford History Centre is in a converted Church of England church on the outskirts of Oxford. It is home to Oxfordshire County's archives and local studies collections. Oxfordshire Health Archives (see below) is also based there.

Archives[edit | edit source]

Oxfordshire Health Archives[edit | edit source]

Oxfordshire Health Archives
Oxfordshire History Centre
St. Luke’s Church
Temple Road
Cowley, Oxford OX4 2HT UK
Telephone: 01865 398 243
Email: archives@oxfordhealth.nhs.uk
Website: Health Archives

Oxfordshire Health Archives, hosted by Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust and Oxfordshire County Council, selects and cares for the historic archives of NHS hospitals in Oxfordshire. The archives in our care include those of Oxfordshire hospitals and NHS administrative bodies, Leagues of Friends and Nurses' Alumni organizations. In addition, we provide advice to NHS staff on the management, care and disposal of recent records.

We also answer enquiries from those unable to visit in person. Copies of our material are available; a charge is usually made for this service.

Libraries[edit | edit source]

Oxford Central Library[edit | edit source]

Oxford Central Library
Westgate, Oxford OX1 1DJ UK
Telephone (General enquiries): 01865 815 509 and 01865 815 549
Telephone (Information and reference enquiries): 01865 815 409
Email: oxfordcentral.library@oxfordshire.gov.uk
Website: Oxford Central Library

Collections[edit | edit source]

Picture Oxon[edit | edit source]

Picture Oxon
Oxfordshire History Centre
St. Luke’s Church
Temple Road
Cowley, Oxford OX4 2HT UK
Telephone: 01865 398 200
Email: oxhist@oxfordshire.gov.uk
Website: Pictureoxon

As well as original records, maps, newspapers, and books on the history of Oxfordshire, the Images and Voices collection includes illustrations, photographs and oral history recordings. The centre has some excellent indexes and transcripts of most parish registers throughout the county.

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-==Boundary Changes Affecting Archive Holdings==
+== Record Office ==
-*The '''Vale of White Horse''' district and parts of the '''South Oxfordshire administrative district south of the River Thames''' were historically part of '''Berkshire''', but, in 1974, '''Abingdon, Didcot, Faringdon, Wallingford and Wantage were added to the administrative county of Oxfordshire.'''
-*The '''Caversham area of Reading, now administratively in Berkshire''', was historically part of Oxfordshire, as was the parish of '''Stokenchurch, now administratively in Buckinghamshire'''.
+=== Oxfordshire History Centre ===
-*The areas of Oxford city '''south of the Thames, such as Grandpont''', were transferred much earlier, in 1889.
+'''Oxfordshire History Centre''' (In July 2011 the former Oxfordshire Record Office, Oxfordshire Studies (formerly in Oxford's Central Library), and the Oxfordshire Health Archives (formerly at the Warneford Hospital) were merged into one comprehensive history service and renamed Oxfordshire History Centre.<br>St. Luke’s Church<br>Temple Road<br>Cowley, Oxford OX4 2HT UK<br>Telephone: 01865 398 200<br>Email: [mailto:oxhist@oxfordshire.gov.uk oxhist@oxfordshire.gov.uk]<br>Website: [https://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/cms/public-site/oxfordshire-history-centre Oxfordshire History Centre] <br>Catalogues: [https://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/cms/content/catalogues-oxfordshire-history-centre Oxfordshire History Centre Catalogues]<br>
+:Oxford History Centre is in a converted Church of England church on the outskirts of Oxford.  It is home to Oxfordshire County's archives and local studies collections. Oxfordshire Health Archives (see below) is also based there.
-== Archives==
+== Archives ==
-(In July 2011 the '''former Oxfordshire Record Office, Oxfordshire Studies (formerly in Oxford's Central Library), and the Oxfordshire Health Archives (formerly at the Warneford Hospital)''' were merged into one comprehensive history service and '''renamed Oxfordshire History Centre.'''
+=== Oxfordshire Health Archives ===
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-'''Oxfordshire History Centre''' <br>St. Luke’s Church<br>Temple Road<br>Cowley, Oxford OX4 2HT UK<br><br>Telephone: 01865 398 200<br>Email: [mailto:oxhist@oxfordshire.gov.uk oxhist@oxfordshire.gov.uk]<br>[https://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/cms/public-site/oxfordshire-history-centre Website] <br>
+'''Oxfordshire Health Archives'''<br>Oxfordshire History Centre<br>St. Luke’s Church<br>Temple Road<br>Cowley, Oxford OX4 2HT UK<br>Telephone: 01865 398 243<br>Email: [mailto:archives@oxfordhealth.nhs.uk archives@oxfordhealth.nhs.uk]<br>Website: [http://www.oxfordshirehealtharchives.nhs.uk Health Archives]
-[https://www.oxfordshirehistory.org.uk/public/bmd_restricted.htm Digital resources for Oxfordshire history: Births, marriages and deaths]<br>
-[https://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/cms/content/catalogues-oxfordshire-history-centre Catalogues]<br>
+:Oxfordshire Health Archives, hosted by Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust and Oxfordshire County Council, selects and cares for the historic archives of NHS hospitals in Oxfordshire. The archives in our care include those of Oxfordshire hospitals and NHS administrative bodies, Leagues of Friends and Nurses' Alumni organizations. In addition, we provide advice to NHS staff on the management, care and disposal of recent records.
-[https://heritagesearch.oxfordshire.gov.uk/?utm_source=FURL-1&utm_medium=heritagesearch2022&utm_term=nil&utm_content=&utm_campaign=heritagesearch2022 Heritage Search]
-:Use Heritage Search to find holdings for most parishes. A few records are still being processed and are found in the [https://www.oxfordshirehistory.org.uk/public/catalogues/parish_catalogues.htm Parish catalogues]
+:We also answer enquiries from those unable to visit in person. Copies of our material are available; a charge is usually made for this service.
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-'''Oxfordshire Health Archives'''<br>Oxfordshire History Centre<br>St. Luke’s Church<br>Temple Road<br>Cowley, Oxford OX4 2HT UK<br><br>Telephone: 01865 398 243<br>Email: [mailto:archives@oxfordhealth.nhs.uk archives@oxfordhealth.nhs.uk]<br>[http://www.oxfordshirehealtharchives.nhs.uk Website]<br>[https://oxfordshirehealtharchives.nhs.uk/enquiries/family-history/ Family History Enquiries]
 == Libraries ==
-*[https://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/residents/leisure-and-culture/libraries/find-library '''Oxfordshire Find a Library''']
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-'''Oxfordshire County Library (formerly Oxford Central Library)'''<br>Westgate, Oxford OX1 1DJ UK<br><br>Telephone (General enquiries): 01865 815 509 and 01865 815 549<br>Telephone (Information and reference enquiries): 01865 815 409<br>Email: [mailto:oxfordcentral.library@oxfordshire.gov.uk oxfordcentral.library@oxfordshire.gov.uk]<br>[https://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/residents/leisure-and-culture/libraries/find-library/oxfordshire-county-library Website]
-== Museums ==
+=== Oxford Central Library ===
-*For a long list of Oxfordshire museums, go to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_museums_in_Oxfordshire '''List of museums in Oxfordshire'''] in Wikipedia.
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+'''Oxford Central Library'''<br>Westgate, Oxford OX1 1DJ UK<br>Telephone (General enquiries): 01865 815 509 and 01865 815 549<br>Telephone (Information and reference enquiries): 01865 815 409<br>Email: [mailto:oxfordcentral.library@oxfordshire.gov.uk oxfordcentral.library@oxfordshire.gov.uk]<br>Website: [https://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/cms/content/oxford-central-library Oxford Central Library]
-'''Museums Resource Centre'''<br>
-Cotswold Dene<br>
+== Collections ==
-Standlake<br>
-Witney<br>
+=== Picture Oxon ===
-OX29 7QG, UK<br>
-<br>
+'''Picture Oxon'''<br>
-The centre houses the county's collections of archaeology, history and natural history.<br>
+Oxfordshire History Centre<br>St. Luke’s Church<br>Temple Road<br>Cowley, Oxford OX4 2HT UK<br>Telephone: 01865 398 200<br>Email: [mailto:oxhist@oxfordshire.gov.uk oxhist@oxfordshire.gov.uk]<br>Website: [http://pictureoxon.org.uk Pictureoxon]<br>
-[https://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/residents/leisure-and-culture/museums/museums-resource-centre/history '''History at the Museums Resources Centre''']
-:We have history collections from most towns and parishes in the county. To see some of these collections, go to the Heritage Search.<br>
+:As well as original records, maps, newspapers, and books on the history of Oxfordshire, the Images and Voices collection includes illustrations, photographs and oral history recordings. The centre has some excellent indexes and transcripts of most parish registers throughout the county.
-[https://heritagesearch.oxfordshire.gov.uk/?utm_source=FURL-1&utm_medium=heritagesearch2022&utm_term=nil&utm_content=&utm_campaign=heritagesearch2022 '''Heritage Search''']
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-'''The Oxfordshire Museum'''<br>
-Fletcher's House<br>
-Park Street<br>
-Woodstock<br>
-OX20 1SN, UK<br>
-<br>
-Telephone: 01865 897519<br>
-[https://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/residents/leisure-and-culture/museums/oxfordshire-museum/visit-oxfordshire-museum Website]
-==Civil Registration Offices==
+{{Place|Oxfordshire|Archives and Libraries}} {{England Archives and Libraries}}
-The [https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/ '''General Register Office'''] holds a central copy of all birth, marriage, and death registrations in England. These certificates can be ordered from their [https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/ '''website'''] (a login is required but it is free to register and search). However, in some cases research can be more efficient working with the smaller, more specific records collections of county/district registry offices.
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-Sometimes research might be required to determine where a town or parish was in a former registration district, or even its current district.  For a list of the '''historic and current registration districts and their parishes''', see [https://www.ukbmd.org.uk/reg/OXF.html UKBMD: Registration Districts in Oxfordshire].
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-*[https://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/residents/community-and-living/births-deaths-and-ceremonies/certificates-births-deaths-and-marriages/apply-certificate '''Apply for a birth, death, marriage or civil partnership certificate in Oxfordshire''']
-*[https://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/residents/community-and-living/births-deaths-and-ceremonies/registration-offices '''Locations of registration offices in Oxfordshire''']
-{{Place|Oxfordshire}} {{England Archives and Libraries}}
 [[Category:Oxfordshire, England]]
 [[category:Counties of England]]