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Boundary Changes Affecting Archive Holdings[edit | edit source]

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.
The areas of Oxford city south of the Thames, such as Grandpont, were transferred much earlier, in 1889.

Archives[edit | edit source]

(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 History Centre
St. Luke’s Church
Temple Road
Cowley, Oxford OX4 2HT UK

Telephone: 01865 398 200
Email: oxhist@oxfordshire.gov.uk
Website
Digital resources for Oxfordshire history: Births, marriages and deaths
Catalogues
Heritage Search

Use Heritage Search to find holdings for most parishes. A few records are still being processed and are found in the Parish catalogues

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
Family History Enquiries

Libraries[edit | edit source]

Oxfordshire Find a Library

Oxfordshire County Library (formerly 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

Museums[edit | edit source]

For a long list of Oxfordshire museums, go to List of museums in Oxfordshire in Wikipedia.

Museums Resource Centre
Cotswold Dene
Standlake
Witney
OX29 7QG, UK

The centre houses the county's collections of archaeology, history and natural 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.

Heritage Search

The Oxfordshire Museum
Fletcher's House
Park Street
Woodstock
OX20 1SN, UK

Telephone: 01865 897519
Website

Civil Registration Offices[edit | edit source]

The General Register Office holds a central copy of all birth, marriage, and death registrations in England. These certificates can be ordered from their 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.

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 UKBMD: Registration Districts in Oxfordshire.

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-=== Oxfordshire Record Office  ===
+==Boundary Changes Affecting Archive Holdings==
+*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'''.
+*The areas of Oxford city '''south of the Thames, such as Grandpont''', were transferred much earlier, in 1889.
-- including '''Oxfordshire Studies '''&amp; '''Oxfordshire Health 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 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>
+[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>
+[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]
+----
+'''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]
-St. Luke’s Church<br>Temple Road<br>Cowley<br>Oxford <br>OX4 2HT<br>Telephone: 01865 398200<br>Email: oxhist@oxfordshire.gov.uk<br>Website: [http://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/wps/portal/publicsite http://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/wps/portal/publicsite] <br>Catalogue: [http://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/wps/portal/publicsite/doitonline/finditonline/heritage http://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/wps/portal/publicsite/doitonline/finditonline/heritage]<br>
+== Libraries ==
+*[https://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/residents/leisure-and-culture/libraries/find-library '''Oxfordshire Find a Library''']
+-----
+'''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]
-{{Place|Oxfordshire|Archives and Libraries}} {{England Archives and Libraries}}
+== Museums ==
+*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.
+----
+'''Museums Resource Centre'''<br>
+Cotswold Dene<br>
+Standlake<br>
+Witney<br>
+OX29 7QG, UK<br>
+<br>
+The centre houses the county's collections of archaeology, history and natural history.<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>
+[https://heritagesearch.oxfordshire.gov.uk/?utm_source=FURL-1&utm_medium=heritagesearch2022&utm_term=nil&utm_content=&utm_campaign=heritagesearch2022 '''Heritage Search''']
+-----
+'''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]
-[[Category:Oxfordshire|Archives and Libraries]]
+==Civil Registration Offices==
+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.
+----
+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].
+----
+*[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]]