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Repositories of the records of local government in the United Kingdom.

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• AIM25

  http://www.aim25.ac.uk/
  A project to provide electronic access to collection level descriptions of the archives of over fifty higher education institutions and learned societies within the greater London area.

• Angmering Area Project

  http://www.familytreedesigns.co.uk/angmering.htm
  Collection of all censuses (1841-1901) of Angmering, West Sussex. This site also includes many surrounding parishes and is constantly growing.

• Angus Local Studies Centre

  http://www.angus.gov.uk/history/archives/
  Houses and preserves 800 years of the area's written heritage. It contains royal charters, letters, diaries, plans, minute books, school log books, and sasines. A genealogy service is also provided.

• Archives Wales

  http://www.archiveswales.org.uk/
  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.

• Bath and North East Somerset Record Office

  http://www.batharchives.co.uk/
  Stores written records relating to the history of Bath and North East Somerset, derived from local government and private sources. Outline of records held.

• Bedfordshire and Luton Records and Archives Service

  http://www.bedfordshire.gov.uk/CommunityAndLiving/ArchivesAndRecordOffice/ArchivesAndRecordOffice.aspx
  Holds the records of local government. Includes location, public services, and searchable database of transcripts of entries from the gaol registers 1801-1879.

• Berkshire Record Office

  http://www.berkshirerecordoffice.org.uk/
  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.

• Borthwick Institute for Archives

  http://www.york.ac.uk/library/borthwick/
  A research institute specialising in the study of ecclesiastical history, in particular that of the Province of York. It acts as the diocesan record office for Yorkshire and is a recognised place of deposit for public records.

• CityArk: Medway Council's (UK) Archives

  http://cityark.medway.gov.uk/
  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.

• Cornwall Record Office

  http://www.cornwall.gov.uk/default.aspx?page=1729
  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.

• Cumbria Archive Service

  http://www.cumbria.gov.uk/archives/
  Cares for parish registers, other ecclesiastical records, wills, electoral registers, maps and plans, poor law records, title deeds, and photographs. Record offices in Barrow, Carlisle, Kendal and Whitehaven.

• Derbyshire Record Office

  http://www.derbyshire.gov.uk/leisure/record_office/
  Holds records for the county from the medieval period to modern times. An outline of its services from Derbyshire County Council Online.

• Devon Record Office

  http://www.devon.gov.uk/record_office.htm
  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.

• Edinburgh City Archives

  http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/info/428/archives
  Most aspects of Edinburgh history are illuminated by these political, administrative, judicial, business, personal, domestic, criminal, religious, social, legal and commercial archives.

• Essex Record Office

  http://www.essex.gov.uk/libraries-archives/Record-Office/Pages/Record-Office.aspx
  Collects and preserves the county's written heritage. Online catalogue. Also outline of holdings, services, branch offices and access points. Leaflets on specific types of source in pdf format.

• Friends of Devon's Archives

  http://www.foda.org.uk/
  An organisation to promote the preservation and use of historical records in Devon. Transcripts of historical records, events information, and details of current projects.

• Friends of Dundee City Archives

  http://www.fdca.org.uk/
  An organisation which supports the work of the archivists in Dundee. Activities, talks. Wesleyan Register of Baptisms.

• Gwent Record Office

  http://www.llgc.org.uk/cac/cac0004.htm
  Visitor information and services.

• Powys County Archives

  http://www.powys.gov.uk/index.php?id=647&L=0
  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.

• Shropshire Archives

  http://www.shropshire.gov.uk/archives.nsf
  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.

• Society of Archivists

  http://www.archives.org.uk/
  Promotes the care and preservation of archives and the better administration of archive repositories to advance the training of its members and to encourage relevant research and publication.

• Surrey History Centre

  http://www.surreycc.gov.uk/surreyhistoryservice/
  Holds archives and records relating to all aspects of the history of Surrey. Location, opening hours and online catalogue.

• The Dorset History Centre

  http://www.dorsetforyou.com/dorsethistorycentre
  Unites Dorset's Archives and Dorset Local Studies. 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.

• The Hackney Archives Department

  http://www.hackney.gov.uk/ca-archives.htm
  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.

• Tyne and Wear Archives

  https://twarchives.org.uk/
  Lists the holdings which may be of value to family and local history researchers.

• West Glamorgan Archive Service

  http://www.swansea.gov.uk/westglamorganarchives
  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.

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