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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.

Libraries

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

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

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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-== 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.
+== Archives==
-=== 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.'''
+----
-'''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>
+'''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>
-: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.
+[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]
-== Archives ==
+: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 ===
+'''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]
-'''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]
-: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 ==
+*[https://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/residents/leisure-and-culture/libraries/find-library '''Oxfordshire Find a Library''']
-=== Oxford Central 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]
-'''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]
-:Due to the Westgate Development the library has moved to a smaller temporary, location in the Castle Quarter, offering a limited number of services until October 2017.  Comprehensive facilities for local and family history research are available at Oxfordshire History Centre.
 == 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]
-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.
+==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.
-== Collections ==
+----
+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].
-=== Picture Oxon ===
+----
+*[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''']
-'''Picture Oxon'''<br>
+*[https://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/residents/community-and-living/births-deaths-and-ceremonies/registration-offices '''Locations of registration offices in Oxfordshire''']
-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>
+{{Place|Oxfordshire}} {{England Archives and Libraries}}
-: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.
-{{Place|Oxfordshire|Archives and Libraries}} {{England Archives and Libraries}}
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