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A History of the County of Oxford: Volume 9, Bloxham Hundred. Originally published by Victoria County History, London, 1969.

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NOTE ON ABBREVIATIONS

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

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Gamekprs' deps. Gamekeepers' deputations
G.D.R. Gloucester Diocesan Records, in Gloucester City Library, including terriers, tithe awards, and bound volumes of diocesan records.
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Methuen Arch. Archives of the Methuen family, Corsham Court, Wilts.
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MS. Oxf. Dioc. Bodleian Library, Oxfordshire Diocesan Papers
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New Coll. Mun. Muniments of New College, Oxford
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O.R.O. Oxfordshire County Record Office, Oxford
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R.O. Record Office
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