Oxfordshire Record Society

Welcome to the website of the Oxfordshire Record Society

The Oxfordshire Record Society was founded in 1919. The Society's objectives are to publish transcripts, abstracts and lists of the primary sources for the history of the County of Oxfordshire, and generally to stimulate interest in archives relating to Oxfordshire, the Society aims to publish a volume a year. The volumes appear in hard covers, and are carefully prepared by specialists in their subject. Each volume contains a substantial historical introduction to the edited text and a full index. Suggestions for future volumes are most welcome, please contact the Hon.Editor.

Within these pages you can access full details of the range of the Society's publications and activities. We welcome all enquiries for membership from those with a commitment to the serious study of the past.

Recent volumes issued by the Society include:

  • Bishop Wilberforce's Memoranda Books, ed. R. Pugh
  • Oxfordshire and N. Berkshire Protestation Returns and Tax Assessments 1641-2, ed. J. Gibson
  • Oxfordshire Muster Rolls, 1538-42, ed. P. Beauchamp
  • Index to the Probate Records of Oxfordshire 1733-1857, ed. D. M. Barratt, J. Howard-Drake and M. Priddey
  • Brightwell Parish Diaries, 1774-1892, ed. M. Spurrell
  • Oxfordshire Forest Pleas, ed. B. Schumer
  • Woodstock Borough Court Books, ed. R. Taylor et al.

Forthcoming volumes include:

  • The Historical Atlas of Oxfordshire (ed. Kate Tiller)

Subscription

The annual subscription is at present £9.00, entitling members to receive volumes at less than the price at which they are sold to the general public, and to attend the Annual General Meetings of the Society.

The Society’s Annual General Meeting is held in September, normally followed by a lecture on the subject of the society’s recent publications. The AGM's are held in the beautiful settings of a university or a country home.

New members, whether individual or institutional, are most welcome. Members are entitled to a complimentary copy of the Society’s annual publication, together with special discount on previous publications. Because of these special terms, membership is for minimum of two years. Details of subscription rates and an application / standing order form can be found on the membership page.

The Society’s publications are available to non-members; information is available on the publications page.

Officers of the Society

All officers can be contacted by letter or email via the Hon. Secretary Oxfordshire Record Society, Mr. Shaun Morley,Tithe Corner, 67 Hill Crescent, Finstock,Chipping Norton,OX7 3BT.

Please see Contact and Society Officers' page.