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General Historical Accounts:
Rowing:
http://www.eng.ox.ac.uk/~knevv/OCBC/history/history_bumps.htm
Origins of Bumps Racing in Oxford, very good. Earliest recorded row 1793, pleasure boating (to Sandford) till 1810. Eights - Etonian invention 1811. The university bumps originally started from Sandford, then in 1825, moved to the Iffley side of the lock.
http://archive.museophile.sbu.ac.uk/rowing/bump.html
Photo of bumping boats.
http://archive.museophile.sbu.ac.uk/rowing/bumps.html
Explanation of the Bumps racing.
http://www.exeter.ox.ac.uk/ecbc/ecbchist.html
History of The Exeter College Boat Club, the first racing in Oxford was held between BNC and Jesus in 1815, the first record of Exeter joining in was in 1824, they rose to Head of the River.
On Oxfordshire:
http://web.ukonline.co.uk/james.masters/TraditionalGames/AuntSally.htm
Oxfordshire tradition of Aunt Sally: the General Elliott pub in South Hinksey has a special arena in the garden, 1 mile to 1 and 1/2 miles' walk across the rivers from Iffley.
http://www.seh.ox.ac.uk/index.cfm?do=history
History of St Edmund Hall, owned by the Rector of Iffley in the 13th C.
http://www.nationaltrails.gov.uk/thamespathframeset.htm
History of the Thames, one page, click Thames Path, then History.
http://www.oxfordtrading.com/oxford_guide/the_city_expands.htm
Photo of flooded Park End St, 1875, Taunt.
http://www.wolfson.ox.ac.uk/archive/earlyyears/iffley.html
On the founding of Iffley College, former name of Wolfson College.
http://www.thisisoxford.co.uk/oxfordshire/archive/1999/09/11/
FEATURES0VQ.html
Brewing. Article on Hook Norton Brewery, 'a time warp', unchanged for the last 150 years.
http://www.m.hills.btinternet.co.uk/Link/Link11.htm
Sandford Lock: Article from 'The Link' , Sandford-on-Thames Newsletter, 1988, The Lock, one page history.
General Historical Accounts:
In England:
http://www.hastings1066.com
Photos of the Bayeux Tapestry.
http://www.domesdaybook.co.uk
Useful, about the Domesday Book, no actual copies of pages.
http://www.digitalbristol.org
Dedicated to recreating the Anglo-Norman period, packed with historical information on various aspects. Search for 'Conquest', 'The Society of Anglo-Norman Living History'.
http://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/England-History/index.htm
Educational website, history of England, Scotland, Wales.
National Local History Websites:

http://www.balh.co.uk
British Association for Local History.
http://www.local-history.co.uk/Groups/oxon.html
Local History magazine site. Society listings and good research 'Links'.
Neighbouring Local History Society Websites:

http://www.faringdon.org/hyhistory1.htm
Faringdon. Good site, plenty of information. Click 'Maps' then 'Town Map' for good interactive map of Faringdon.

http://website.lineone.net/~morton_hill/
Cowley Local History Society, brief history, includes the production of the Mini car.

http://www.tarzey.co.uk/sandford/default.htm
Sandford -on-Thames Home Page, includes a little history.

http://www.communigate.co.uk/oxford/kidhist/index.phtml
Kidlington & District Historical Society, one page on the history of Kidlington.

http://www.demon.co.uk/adodd/oahs
Oxfordshire Architectural and Historical Society. See lecture and excursion programme. They keep a small library at the Ashmolean.
http://www.wychwoodproject.org/history_of_the_wychwood_forest.htm
The Wychwood Forest. One interesting page.
Miscellaneous:

http://www.thamesexplorer.freeserve.co.uk/fish.htm
Information on eels, one illustration. (Common fish of the tidal Thames).
http://dhart.future.easyspace.com/wildlife.htm#four
Natural History of the Thames.

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