Oxfordshire Record Office



Oxfordshire Record Office holds historical documents for all types of local and family research from 1150 to present day.
Travel in time to our new story website - Dark Archivist

Visiting the Record Office

How to find us, opening times, access to original records and how to book a seat.

Opening hours

Temporary Closure in September

Oxfordshire Record Office will close for at least three weeks in September for building work. Please ring 01865 398200 for updates as they become available. No bookings will be taken for that month.

Thereafter building work will continue until the end of December. The Office will be open during normal hours, but there will be noise and dust, and wheelchair access will be through the staff entrance. Parking will be limited to allow for contractors' materials.

The new strongroom will be used to house the Oxfordshire Health Archives, which will be available in the building from February 2011.

Normal 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.

Dark Archivist

All about our interactive website about the county's grisly and creepy past.

Types of records

Information about records we keep - and those we don't keep.

Batches of district valuer's records may not be available because of a digitisation project being undertaken - please check before you visit. More information.

Depositing documents with us

Do you have original documents you think might interest the Record Office? Find out how to proceed.

Our online collections

You don't have to visit the office to see some of our collections - you can go online.

Conserving the past

Our responsibility is to ensure that documents are kept safe, secure and available.

St Luke's Church

Some history of St Luke's church and how we converted it into the Oxfordshire Record Office.

Useful links

Catalogues, genealogical sources, military records and register offices.

Newsletters

Download our free newsletter Luke and Learn for fascinating facts about our collection.

 

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This page was last updated on July 23, 2010
   

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Oxfordshire Record Office
St Luke's Church
Temple Road
Cowley
Oxford
OX4 2HT

Tel: 01865 398200
Fax: 01865 398201

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Oxfordshire County Council
County Hall, New Road, Oxford, OX1 1ND
Tel: 01865 792422
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