Some of these are now 'redundant' having been expanded in the listings. Others will reveal themselves as a 'tooltip' when you hovver over the abbreviation on the web page - e.g. 'Inc' will, when hovered over, show the tooltip 'Incumbent'
| Abin | Abingdon (PLU) |
| AL | Abingdon Library |
| B | Burials |
| Bam | Bampton (H) |
| Ban | Banbury (H/PLU) |
| BanL | Banbury Library |
| Berks | Berkshire |
| BDRO | Birmingham RC Diocesan RO |
| BFHS | Berkshire Family History Society |
| Bic | Bicester (PLU) |
| BicL | Bicester Library |
| Bin | Binfield (H) |
| Blox | Bloxham (H) |
| Bod | Bodleian Library |
| Brad | Bradfield (PLU) |
| BRO | Berkshire Record Office |
| BT | Bishop's Transcripts |
| Bucks | Buckinghamshire |
| Bull | Bullingdon |
| C | Christenings/baptisms |
| CBS | Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies |
| Chad | Chadlington (H) |
| Chipp | Chipping Norton (PLU) |
| Coll | College |
| Comp | Compton (H) |
| D | Deaths |
| DL | Didcot Library |
| Dor | Dorchester (H) |
| Eureka | Eureka [Publishing] Partnership, 2 Little Close, Flackwell Heath, High Wycombe HP10 9LQ – publications on sale via OFHS book sales |
| Ewe | Ewelme (H) |
| Far | Faringdon (H/PLU) |
| FH | Friends House (Society of Friends) |
| FHS | Family History Society |
| Gan | Ganfield (H) |
| Glos | Gloucestershire |
| H | Hundred |
| Head | Headington (PLU) |
| Hen | Henley (PLU) |
| Heritage | CD available at OxS (not available for purchase) |
| HL | Henley Library |
| Hor | Hormer (H) |
| IGI | International Genealogical Index |
| Inc | Incumbent |
| Kint | Kintbury - Eagle (H) |
| Lang | Langtree (H) |
| LDS | Latter-day Saints (Genealogical Society of Utah) |
| Lewk | Lewknor (H) |
| Lib | Library |
| M | Marriages |
| Mf | Microfilm (copy) |
| MI | Monumental Inscriptions |
| Mor | Moreton (H) |
| MS | Manuscript (copy) |
| Mus | Museum |
| Northants | Northamptonshire |
| Ock | Ock (H) |
| OCL? | Oxfordshire County Library (Westgate, Oxford) the query is because the volumes are not on open shelves and their availability has not yet been confirmed |
| OFHS | Oxfordshire Family History Society |
| OHC | Oxfordshire History Centre (the County and Diocesan Record Office) |
| Oxon | Oxfordshire |
| p. | in the parish of |
| PDRO | Portsmouth RC Diocesan RO |
| Pirt | Pirton (or Pyrton) (H) |
| Plo | Ploughley (H) |
| PLU | Poor Law Union |
| PR | Parish Registers |
| Ptd | Printed (i.e. published) |
| R.C. | Roman Catholic |
| Reg(s) | Register(s) |
| RO | Record Office |
| RCL | Reading Central Library |
| SoG | Society of Genealogists (London) |
| Shr | Shrivenham (H) |
| SMR | Sites & Monuments Record (OxS) |
| Tha | Thame (H) |
| TNA | The National Archives (Kew) |
| TS | Modern transcript (mainly typewritten) |
| URC | United Reformed Church |
| Wall | Wallingford (PLU) |
| Wan | Wantage (H/PLU) |
| WanL | Wantage Library |
| Warw | Warwickshire |
| Wit | Witney (PLU) |
| WitL | Witney Library |
| Woo | Wootton (H) |
| Wood | Woodstock (PLU) |
| Worcs | Worcestershire |
| WSRO | Wiltshire and Swindon Record Office |
| Z | Births |
| # | OFHS transcript available for purchase on microfiche and/or CD for details refer to Members’ Handbook or OFHS web-site with ‘Parish Coverage Map’ |