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| − | + | |The county is mainly agricultural in terms of its production, with paper, brick and cement manufacture all apparent. | |
| + | Famed for its university city of 'Dreaming Spires', the county is also home to the River Thames and its tributaries, the Cotswolds and the Chiltern Hills. | ||
| − | + | In Bladon, just south of Blenheim Palace, is the resting place of Winston Churchill and Lady Randolph Churchill. | |
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| + | | Flora Thompson’s semi-autobiographical novel, “Lark Rise to Candleford” describes her childhood in the 1880s in the hamlet of Juniper in the north of the county. | ||
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| + | '''County town:''' Oxford | ||
| − | + | '''Other major towns:''' Witney, Abingdon, Bicester, Banbury | |
| − | + | '''[[Places_of_Worship: Oxfordshire| Oxfordshire Places of Worship]]''' | |
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*[http://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/wps/portal/publicsite/councilservices?WCM_GLOBAL_CONTEXT=http://apps.oxfordshire.gov.uk/wps/wcm/connect/Internet/Council%20Services/Leisure%20and%20culture/History%20and%20heritage/Oxfordshire%20Record%20Office/ '''County Record Office'''] | *[http://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/wps/portal/publicsite/councilservices?WCM_GLOBAL_CONTEXT=http://apps.oxfordshire.gov.uk/wps/wcm/connect/Internet/Council%20Services/Leisure%20and%20culture/History%20and%20heritage/Oxfordshire%20Record%20Office/ '''County Record Office'''] | ||
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*[http://www.oxfordshirechurches.info/ Oxfordshire Churches] | *[http://www.oxfordshirechurches.info/ Oxfordshire Churches] | ||
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| + | '''Books of local interest''' | ||
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| + | ==Register Office== | ||
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| + | Copy certificates for the whole of Oxfordshire can be ordered online via the county registration service. | ||
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| + | '''Oxford Register Office''' | ||
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| + | 1 Tidmarsh Lane <br> | ||
| + | Oxford<br> | ||
| + | OX1 1NS<br> | ||
| + | Tel 0845 129 5900<br> | ||
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| + | E-mail: registeroffice@oxfordshire.gov.uk<br> | ||
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| + | ''N.B. A handling charge of £1.50 is made for credit card payments'' | ||
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| + | ==Record Office Lookup Requests== | ||
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| + | Please read the [[Record Office Lookup - Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup. | ||
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| + | By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as above. | ||
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| + | ==Cemetery Lookup Requests== | ||
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| + | Please read the [[Cemetery Lookup -Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup. | ||
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| + | By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as above. | ||
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| + | '''Cemetery Lookup Contacts''' | ||
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| + | ==Photo Offers== | ||
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| + | Members that have offered to take photographs in particular areas. Please send a private message to the member with your queries. | ||
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Revision as of 07:03, 30 April 2008
| The county is mainly agricultural in terms of its production, with paper, brick and cement manufacture all apparent.
Famed for its university city of 'Dreaming Spires', the county is also home to the River Thames and its tributaries, the Cotswolds and the Chiltern Hills. In Bladon, just south of Blenheim Palace, is the resting place of Winston Churchill and Lady Randolph Churchill. |
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| Flora Thompson’s semi-autobiographical novel, “Lark Rise to Candleford” describes her childhood in the 1880s in the hamlet of Juniper in the north of the county.
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Resources
Primary Reference
Countywide Interest
Specific Town and Village Interest
Maps and Photographs
Books of local interest
Register Office
Copy certificates for the whole of Oxfordshire can be ordered online via the county registration service.
Oxford Register Office
1 Tidmarsh Lane
Oxford
OX1 1NS
Tel 0845 129 5900
E-mail: registeroffice@oxfordshire.gov.uk
N.B. A handling charge of £1.50 is made for credit card payments
Record Office Lookup Requests
Please read the Terms and Conditions before requesting a lookup.
By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as above.
Record Office Lookup Contacts
Cemetery Lookup Requests
Please read the Terms and Conditions before requesting a lookup.
By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as above.
Cemetery Lookup Contacts
Photo Offers
Members that have offered to take photographs in particular areas. Please send a private message to the member with your queries.
Back to England
