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- Anglesey County Record Office - Holds of records of Anglesey County Council, the Rural District Councils of Aethwy, Dwyran, Twrcelyn and Valley and the Urban District Councils of Amlwch, Llangefni and Menai Bridge and Parish Councils.
www.anglesey.gov.uk/english/library/archives/archives.htm
- Bath and North East Somerset Record Office - Stores written records relating to the history of Bath and North East Somerset, derived from local government and private sources. Outline of records held.
www.bathnes.gov.uk/atoz/csu/archives.htm
- Bedfordshire and Luton Archives and Records Service - Promotes and makes available the written and pictorial archive heritage of the county of Bedfordshire. Guide and samples online.
www.bedfordshire.gov.uk/archive
- Berkshire Record Office - Established to locate and preserve records relating to the county of Berkshire and its people, and to make them available for research to anyone who is interested in the county's past.
www.bracknell-forest.gov.uk/leisure/countryside/bro
- Cheshire and Chester Record Office - The Record Office based in Chester holds records useful for tracing the history of family, house or locality in Cheshire.
www.cheshire.gov.uk/Recoff
- CityArk: Medway Council's (UK) Archives - Descriptions and images of the municipal, parish and other records held by Medway Council for Rochester, Strood, Chatham, Gillingham, the Hoo Peninsula and north west Kent, England.
cityark.medway.gov.uk
- Cornwall Record Office - Its remit is to acquire through gift, deposit or transfer historical records pertaining to the history of Cornwall and its populace, preserving them and making them available for public consultation.
www.cornwall.gov.uk/Council-Services/ab-de10/ab-de10.htm
- Corporation of London Records Office - CLRO holds the official archives of the Corporation of London, containing records that document the government of the City spanning eleven centuries.
www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/leisure_heritage/libraries_archives_museums_galleries/clro
- Coverty Archives - Collecting and preserving historical and modern archives which reflect the diversity of the past and present life of Coventry's citizens. making these archives available for research by anyone who is interested in the history of their house, family or any other aspect of the history of Coventry and its people.
www.coventry-city.co.uk/archives
- Croydon Local Studies and Archives - For information on Croydon and its people - past, present and future. Overview of the records and potted history of Croydon.
www.croydon.gov.uk/ledept/localstudies/index.htm
- Cumbria Archive Service - Cares for parish regisisters, other ecclesiastical records, wills, electoral registers, maps and plans, poor law records, title deeds, and photographs. Record Offices in Barrow, Carlisle,Kendal and Whitehaven.
www.cumbria.gov.uk/archives
- Derbyshire Record Office - Holds records for the county from the mediaeval period to modern times. An outline of its services from Derbyshire County Council Online.
www.derbyshire.gov.uk/azserv/libh010.htm
- Devon Record Office - Exists to collect and preserve the historical records of Devon and to make them available to all who wish to study them. Outline of the records held at offices at Exeter, Barnstaple and Plymouth.
www.devon.gov.uk/dro/homepage.html
- Dorset Archives Service - Aims to care for Dorset's records and to encourage their use. Guide to the records held, including Dorset Parish Register Guide On-line, news, opening hours.
www.dorset-cc.gov.uk/archives
- Dundee City Archive and Record Centre - Holds the official records of The City of Dundee District Council, the former Corporation of Dundee and the core records of the former Tayside Regional Council.
www.dundeecity.gov.uk/archives
- Edinburgh City Archives - Most aspects of Edinburgh history are illuminated by these political, administrative, judicial, business, personal, domestic, criminal, religious, social, legal and commercial archives.
www.edinburgh.gov.uk/CEC/Corporate_Services/Corporate_Communications/archivist/Edinburgh_City_Archives.html
- Essex Record Office - Collects and preserves the countys written heritage. Online catalogue. Also outline of holdings, services, branch offices and access points. Leaflets on specific types of source in pdf format.
www.essexcc.gov.uk/heritage/ero
- Friends of Dundee City Archives - An organisation which supports the work of the archivists in Dundee. Activities, talks. Wesleyan Register of Baptisms.
www.fdca.org.uk
- Glamorgan Record Office - Collects, preserves and makes available to the public, documents relating to the historic county of Glamorgan and the ecclesiastical records of parishes in the Diocese of Llandaff. It has over five miles of records, dating from the twelfth century to the present day.
www.glamro.gov.uk
- Greater Manchester County Record Office - One of the largest UK provincial record offices. Stores historical records relating to the Greater Manchester area, and to make them available for members of the public for research.
www.gmcro.u-net.com
- Gwynedd Archives - In the record offices in Caernarfon and Dolgellau you can view documents, photographs, maps and local newspapers relating to the county's history over four centuries.
www.gwynedd.gov.uk/adrannau/addysg/archifau/index.english.htm
- London Metropolitan Archives - The largest local authority archive in the UK, covering the whole of Greater London (former counties of London and Middlesex). Large range of downloadable leaflets on London record sources.
www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/leisure_heritage/libraries_archives_museums_galleries/lma/index.htm
- North Highland Archive - Established in 1995 to cover the former Scottish counties of Caithness and Sutherland and has records from the 17th century to the present day. Services, holdings, news and family history sources.
www.northhighlandarchive.org
- Northumberland Archive Service - An introduction to the Record Offices at Melton Park, Morpeth and Berwick-upon-Tweed and the records they hold.
www.swinhope.demon.co.uk/NRO
- Plymouth and West Devon Record Office - The archives service for Plymouth and the West Devon area. Sesrch room plan. A selection of indexes and catalogues are available online.
www.plymouth.gov.uk/star/archives.htm
- Powys County Archives - The official repository for the records of the modern county of Powys and the three former counties of Brecon, Montgomery and Radnor. Opening times, a message board and guide to sources for genealogists.
archives.powys.gov.uk
- Shropshire Records and Research - Hold over 5½ miles of material relating to Shropshire past and present. Guide with brief descriptions of the sources most likely to help the family historian, visitor information.
www.shropshire-cc.gov.uk/research.nsf
- Somerset Archive and Record Service - Holds many millions of original documents ranging in date from the eighth century AD to the present day. Online catalogue in progress, some online documents.
www.somerset.gov.uk/archives
- Southampton City Archives - Collects, catalogues and conserves archival material for the City of Southampton. Description of the collections, opening hours.
www.southampton.gov.uk/education/libraries/arch.htm
- Staffordshire Record Office - Gives details of the many documents held relating to the county, which are available to local and family history researchers. Online catalogue, opening hours, with links to other archive offices in the county.
www.staffordshire.gov.uk/archives
- Suffolk Record Office - Aims to identify, preserve and catalogue the raw materials of the history of the county for public use. Outline of the holdings of the three branches, research service, regulations.
www.suffolkcc.gov.uk/sro
- The Hackney Archives Department - Looks after the administrative records of the borough council and its predecessors back to 1700, and of organisations and individuals within the borough. Browse through Hackney's past online, including thousands of images.
www.hackney.gov.uk/history
- Tyne and Wear Archives Service - Lists the holdings which may be of value to family and local history researchers.
www.thenortheast.com/archives/index.html
- Welsh Archives Council - The council represents institutions and organisations from all parts of Wales involved with the administration of archives. Contains details of archive repositories in Wales and elsewhere.
www.llgc.org.uk/cac
- West Glamorgan Archive Service - Is responsible for locating, preserving and making accessible documents relating to all aspects of the history of West Glamorgan. Guide to collections, publications, user information.
www.swansea.gov.uk/archives
- Worcestershire Record Office - Holds the records of county administration. The History Centre caters especially for family historians. Outline of the collection, news, events.
www.worcestershire.gov.uk/records
- York City Archives - Hold York civic records over 500 years, records of a few manors, mostly near to the city of York, civic and private charities and some family and business records. Outline of collection.
www.york.gov.uk/learning/libraries/archives
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