List of abbreviations

A History of the County of Oxford: Volume 7, Dorchester and Thame Hundreds. Originally published by Victoria County History, London, 1962.

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'List of abbreviations', in A History of the County of Oxford: Volume 7, Dorchester and Thame Hundreds, (London, 1962) pp. xxv-xxviii. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/oxon/vol7/xxv-xxviii [accessed 26 April 2024]

NOTE ON ABBREVIATIONS

Among the abbreviations and short titles used the following may require elucidation:

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M.I. Monumental Inscription
Magd. Coll. Arch. Archives of Magdalen College, Oxford
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