Oxfordshire Societies

Family history societies often publish helpful journals, transcripts, compiled genealogies and host helpful websites. They may have ongoing projects to transcribe records and create indexes. Most societies publish queries in their journals and maintain lists of members’ research interests that may be helpful to you. You may want to join one of these societies, reap the benefits of their expertise and resources, or support its efforts.

Addresses of the societies are for the most part where their meetings are held as they are by-and-large not brick-and-mortar institutions.

Regional Societies
Blewbury Local History Group Robinsons Church Lane Blewbury Didcot, Oxfordshire OX11 9PY UK Telephone: 01235850427 Email: [mailto:audrey.long@waitrose.com audrey.long@waitrose.com] Website: Blewbury Local History Group


 * Blewbury is a pretty downlands village with a thriving community, formerly in Berkshire, now in Oxfordshire. Blewbury Local History Group consists of an informal gathering of friends who take an interest in investigating and preserving historical matters relating to the parish of Blewbury.

CBA South Midlands Group Email: [mailto:dp.ingham@albion-arch.com dp.ingham@albion-arch.com] Website: CBA South Midlands Group


 * The CBA South Midlands group, an autonomous local group under the umbrella of the national Council for British Archaeology. CBA South Midlands covers four counties – Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Northamptonshire and Oxfordshire. They are an educational charity working to involve people in archaeology and to promote the appreciation and care of the historic environment for the benefit of the present and future generations.

Oxfordshire Family History Society Exeter Hall 1AB Oxford Rd Kidlington, Oxfordshire OX5 UK Telephone: 01865 358151 Email: [mailto:help@ofhs.org.uk help@ofhs.org.uk] Website: Oxfordshire Family History Society


 * The Society was founded in 1976 to encourage and promote the study of Family History. It caters to those with Oxfordshire or North Berkshire ancestry as well as those who live locally but with ancestors from elsewhere.

Oxfordshire Societies
Ashbury Local History Society Telephone: 01793 790181 Email: [mailto:marionlt@waitrose.com marionlt@waitrose.com] Website: Ashbury Local History Society

Aston History Group Telephone: 01993 850440 Email: [mailto:aston.historygroup@hotmail.co.uk aston.historygroup@hotmail.co.uk] Website: Aston History Group


 * We are keen to help anyone with Family History queries and to hear from anyone who can add to our knowledge of our past. In particular anyone with old pictures of the parish and any information about Aston Training School, Laundry and Jane Clarke, its founder.

Banbury Historical Society Education Room Banbury Museum Spiceball Park Road Banbury, Oxfordshire OX16 2PQ UK Telephone: 01295 753781 Email: [mailto:simon.townsend@banburymuseum.org simon.townsend@banburymuseum.org] Website: Banbury Historical Society


 * Banbury Historical Society was founded in 1958 by a group of local historians to encourage research into the local history of Banbury town and its hinterland.

Bartons' History Group Alice Marshall Hall North Street Middle Barton, Oxfordshire OX7 7BU UK Telephone: 01869 347013 Email: [mailto:christine.edbury@yahoo.co.uk christine.edbury@yahoo.co.uk] Website: Bartons' History Group


 * The Bartons' History Group is based in the villages of Middle Barton, Westcote Barton, and Steeple Barton in North Oxfordshire.

Bensington Society History Group Parish Hall Benson Wallingford, Oxfordshire OX10 6LZ UK Telephone: 01491 837885 Email: [mailto:micansue@virginmedia.com micansue@virginmedia.com] Website: Bensington Society History Group


 * One of the aims of The Bensington Society when it was formed was to preserve all that is best in Benson and so early on a History Group was formed.

Bicester Local History Society Clifton Centre Ashdene Road Bicester, Oxfordshire OX26 UK Telephone: 01869 243804 Email: [mailto:sallyjames46@hotmail.com sallyjames46@hotmail.com] Website: Bicester Local History Society


 * Our aims are ‘to acknowledge and encourage the interests of people in the local history of Bicester and the surrounding area’. We pursue this through a series of monthly talks; visits to local places of interest; exhibitions; producing various publications and historical walks.

Bloxham Village History Club Jubilee Hall Brickle Lane Bloxham, Oxfordshire OX15 4NU UK Telephone: 01295 720951 Email: [mailto:ian_myson@hotmail.com ian_myson@hotmail.com] Website: Bloxham Village History Club

Chalgrove Local History Group John Hampden Hall 101 High Street Chalgrove, Oxfordshire OX44 7SS UK Telephone: 01865 890451 Email: [mailto:gilllester@waitrose.com gilllester@waitrose.com] Website: Chalgrove Local History Group


 * Chalgrove Local History Group (CLHG) was started in 1973 to record and preserve the history of the village of Chalgrove in Oxfordshire.

Charlbury Society Memorial Hall Brown's Ln Charlbury Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire OX7 3QW UK Telephone: 01608 811022 Email: [mailto:susanmerry2@gmail.com susanmerry2@gmail.com] Website: Charlbury Society


 * Formed in1949, the Charlbury Society grew out of the first Charlbury Historical Exhibition. Its aims are to foster an understanding of the history of Charlbury and encourage interest in the character and appearance of the town.

Chipping Norton History Society Methodist Hall 5 West Street Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire OX7 5LH UK Telephone: 01608 641712 Email: [mailto:paulinewatkins58@icloud.com paulinewatkins58@icloud.com] Website: Chipping Norton History Society

Clanfield & Bampton Historical Society Carter Institute Clanfield Bampton, Oxfordshire OX18 2SP UK Telephone: 01367 810245 Email: [mailto:smithequi@aol.com smithequi@aol.com] Website: Clanfield & Bampton Historical Society


 * This Society is the sister society to the Bampton Archive. The Bampton Community Archive was founded in 2002 to record and save the social history of this unique village in Oxfordshire.

Cumnor & District History Society 4 Yarnells Hill Oxford, Oxfordshire OX2 9BD UK Telephone: 01865 724808 Email: [mailto:unclegrimble@btinternet.com unclegrimble@btinternet.com] Website: Cumnor & District History Society


 * To advance the education of the public in the history of Cumnor and District.

Deddington & District History Society Windmill Community Centre Hempton Rd Deddington Banbury, Oxfordshire OX15 0QH UK Telephone: 01869 338637 Email: [mailto;thebyasts@btinternet.com thebyasts@btinternet.com] Website: Deddington & District History Society


 * The society is open to all and exists to promote awareness of and interest in the history of Deddington and its neighbourhood.

Henley-on-Thames Archaeological & Historical Group King's Arms Barn Kings Road Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire RG9 2DG UK Email: [mailto:membershipsecretary@henley-on-thamesarchaeologicalandhistoricalgroup.org.uk membershipsecretary@henley-on-thamesarchaeologicalandhistoricalgroup.org.uk] Website: Henley-on-Thames Archaeological & Historical Group


 * The Henley-on-Thames Archaeological & Historical Group, formed in 1976, provides a forum for archaeologists, historians and others with similar local interests. The Group has been active in archaeological excavations and in studying the history of Henley, its surrounding districts and their inhabitants.

North Oxon Archaeology Group Website: North Oxon Archaeology Group

Oxfordshire Architectural & Historical Society Rewley House 1 Wellington Square Oxford, Oxfordshire OX1 2JA UK Email: [mailto:secretary@oahs.org.uk secretary@oahs.org.uk] Website: Oxfordshire Architectural & Historical Society


 * The society is active in promoting the study and conservation of archaeology and buildings.

South Oxfordshire Archaeological Group Goring Heath Parish Hall B471 Whitchurch Hill, Oxfordshire RG8 7NY UK Email: [mailto:info@soagarch.org.uk info@soagarch.org.uk] Website: South Oxfordshire Archaeological Group


 * SOAG brings together individuals who are interested in archaeology, to inform, encourage research, stimulate further interest and enthusiasm, and generally act as a forum for archaeology in South Oxfordshire.

Vale of White Horse Industrial Archaeology Group Denchworth Village Hall Barn Close Denchworth Wantage, Oxfordshire OX12 0EZ UK Email: [mailto:martin.buckland1@ntlworld.com martin.buckland1@ntlworld.com] Website: Vale of White Horse Industrial Archaeology Group

Wallingford Historical & Archaeological Society St Mary-le-More 22 Castle St Wallingford, Oxfordshire OX10 8DW UK Telephone: 01491 836096 Email: [mailto:jason_king-spooner@msn.com jason_king-spooner@msn.com] Website: Wallingford Historical & Archaeological Society


 * The Society was founded in 1973, initially in response to an appeal by Oxfordshire archaeologists for local people to keep a watching brief on development in the town, there being no statutory protection for archaeological access in those days. A well-attended public meeting decided to broaden the new Society's brief to include history and the desire to link documentary research with archaeological investigation has always been, and continues to be, a fundamental concept in our approach to research.

Whitchurch & Goring Heath History Society Whitchurch-on-Thames Village Hall Manor Road Whitchurch-on-Thames, Oxfordshire RG8 7EU UK Telephone: 984 - 4489 Email: [mailto:suematt@waitrose.com suematt@waitrose.com] Website: Whitchurch & Goring Heath History Society