Oxfordshire Record Office
Oxfordshire Record Office holds historical documents for all types of local and family research from 1150 to present day.
Oxfordshire's links to slavery and the slave trade: 27 May to 27 June at the Oxfordshire Record Office.
More information (.pdf poster, 500Kb)
Dark Archivist
All about our interactive website about the county's grisly and creepy past
Opening hours
Bank holidays
- August Bank Holiday, Saturday 29 August: closed
Normal opening hours
- Monday: closed
- Tuesday: closed
- Wednesday: 9 - 5pm
- Thursday: 9am - 5pm
- Friday: 9am - 5pm
- Saturday: 9am - 5pm
- Sunday: closed
We may close without warning during an emergency (such as flooding). If you are travelling any distance contact us and check we are open.
How to find us, opening times, access to original records and how to book a seat.
Information about records we keep - and those we don't keep.
Please note: batches of district valuer's records will not be available in July 2009 - please check before you visit. More information.
Do you have original documents you think might interest the Record Office? Find out how to proceed.
You don't have to visit the office to see some of our collections - you can go online.
The Conservation Unit's responsibility is to ensure that documents are kept safe, secure and available.
Some history of St Luke's church and how we converted it into the Oxfordshire Record Office.
Catalogues, genealogical sources, military records and register offices.
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