Ardley, Oxfordshire Family History Guide

Ardley is an Ancient Parish in the county of Oxfordshire.

Alternative names: Ardley with Fewcott

Parish church:

Parish registers begin:

  • Parish registers: 1758
  • Bishop’s Transcripts: 1681

Nonconformists include:

Adjacent Parishes

Parish History

The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

ARDLEY, a parish in Bicester district, Oxford; on the boundary ditch between Mercia and Wessex, 3½ miles ENE of Heyford r. station, and 4½ NW of Bicester. Post town, Fritwell under Bicester. Acres, 1,469. Real property, £1,728. Pop., 169. Houses, 36. The property is divided among a few. Foundations exist of a Norman castle, built in the reign of Stephen, on the site of Offa’s camp. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Oxford. Value, £307. Patron, the Duke of Marlborough. The church is good.

Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].

Parish Records

FamilySearch

England, Oxfordshire, Ardley – Census ( 1 )
Census returns for Ardley, 1841-1891
Author: Great Britain. Census Office

England, Oxfordshire, Ardley – Church records ( 2 )
Bishop’s transcripts for Ardley, 1681-1851
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Ardley (Oxfordshire)

Parish registers for Ardley, 1753-1835
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Ardley (Oxfordshire)

England, Oxfordshire, Ardley – Church records – Indexes ( 2 )
Computer printout of Ardley, Oxon., Eng

Parish register printouts of Ardley, Oxford, England ; christenings, 1807-1820, 1831-1851
Author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department

England, Oxfordshire, Ardley – Manors – Court records ( 1 )
Court rolls for the manor of Ardley with Fewcott, 1570-1666
Author: Manor of Ardley with Fewcott. Court (Oxfordshire)

England, Oxfordshire, Ardley – Schools ( 1 )
Ardley National School records, 1863-1900
Author: Ardley National School (Oxfordshire)

Maps

Old maps of Britain and Europe from A Vision of Britain Through Time

Administration

  • County: Oxfordshire
  • Civil Registration District: Bicester
  • Probate Court: Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and the Archdeaconry of Oxford
  • Diocese: Oxford
  • Rural Deanery: Bicester
  • Poor Law Union: Bicester
  • Hundred: Ploughley
  • Province: Canterbury