Research Resources
Explore useful online resources for researching the history, buildings, families and wider heritage of the Wychwoods and Oxfordshire.
These organisations and collections provide access to historic maps, county histories, archives, heritage records, family history resources and information about historic buildings.
National Library of Scotland
An extensive collection of detailed digital scans of historic maps covering the United Kingdom, including Ordnance Survey and earlier mapping.
Victoria County History, Oxfordshire
The authoritative county history series for Oxfordshire, including detailed studies of individual parishes and towns. Twenty-one of the planned 23 volumes have now been published.
Oxfordshire Heritage Search
Search a wide range of material relating to Oxfordshire’s past, bringing together records from the Oxfordshire History Centre, museum collections and the county and city Historic Environment Records.
Oxfordshire Family History Society
Resources and support for researching family history within Oxfordshire, including indexes, transcriptions, publications and local expertise.
Oxfordshire Record Society
Founded in 1919, the Society publishes primary historical sources relating to Oxfordshire and promotes greater understanding of the documentary evidence for the historic county.
Historic England
The public body responsible for England’s historic environment. Its National Heritage List includes listed buildings, scheduled monuments and other protected historic places.
Oxfordshire Local History Association
Oxfordshire’s umbrella organisation for local history groups, promoting the study and publication of the county’s history and supporting more than 80 local societies.
Oxfordshire Buildings Record
Promoting the study and recording of Oxfordshire’s traditional buildings and encouraging a greater understanding of the county’s built heritage.