Registered Wesleyan Methodist places of worship in Oxfordshire, 1867

This is a list of chapels that had been registered by 1867, derived from ‘A list of places of meeting for public religious worship, certified to the Registrar General’.  Remember that registration was not compulsory. As neither the chapels in Oxford nor Witney are listed, and both were opened by John Wesley, one does wonder why this might be. There seems to have been a level of under-registration in Oxfordshire as we know at least 15 chapels not listed here were open at this time.

As registration was valid until cancelled, however, there may be duplication: i.e.  both the old and new chapels in a place may be listed. We have also discovered that the official location may not be the same as the name by which the chapel is commonly described.

Unless otherwise stated each of these places of worship is described as a chapel.

The numbers on the list relate to places, and match those on the map. The base map is provided under this licence

The chapels in Oxfordshire were part of the Oxford District, and for information about their capacity, go to The returns of accommodation of 1873

Another useful map is Plate 3 of The Wesleyan Methodist Atlas

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