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External Links

Faringdon Community Website (www.faringdon.org):

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Other Local Historical Societies:

Abingdon Area Archaeological and Historical Society

Fernham Village – History

Highworth Historical Society

Lechlade History Society

Shrivenham Heritage Society

Stanford in the Vale & District Local History Society


Possible Research Websites

Faringdon Town Council This site provides all sorts of information for both Faringdon residents and visitors to Faringdon. https://www.faringdontowncouncil.gov.uk/
Faringdon Masonic Centre The Vale of White Horse Lodge has been in existence since 1878. https://www.faringdonmasons.org.uk/
Faringdon Quakers The Faringdon Meeting House, built 1672-74, is one of the longest surviving buildings in Faringdon. https://www.faringdon-quakers.org.uk/the-meeting-house.html
National Archives Catalogues describing archives dating from the 900’s to the present day. https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/
British Association for Local History An essential starting point for local history research from 1952 to date. https://www.balh.org.uk/
British Library The British Library website where you can search their catalogues. https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk
Dictionary of National Biography Over 55 thousand biographies of individuals. Subscription required. https://www.oxforddnb.com/
Medieval Legal Documents Medieval source book. https://sourcebooks.fordham.edu/sbook.asp
Local History A world history encyclopedia. https://localhistories.org

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