Faringdon Community Website (www.faringdon.org):
Faringdon through history | Faringdon history through photos |
Other Local Historical Societies:
Abingdon Area Archaeological and Historical Society |
Highworth Historical Society |
Lechlade 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 |