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HEREFORDSHIRE - ARCHIVES AND LIBRARIES

If you're looking for assistance by post or email in Herefordshire, the Hereford Record Office provide an Enquiry Service.

If nothing less than a personal visit will suffice, more detailed information, and some useful comments based on our own experiences, are offered below.

• RECORD OFFICES

  • Hereford Record Office
    The Old Barracks
    Harold Street
    HEREFORD   HR1 2QX
    

  Note: Between 1974 and 1998 the county of Herefordshire was amalgamated with Worcestershire and the county known as Hereford & Worcester (H&W). Although the buildings remained separate, this was reflected in a joint web presence for the Hereford and Worcester Record Offices on Worcestershire County Council's website which lasted until April 2000. See also the current Worcestershire Record Office website.

  • Hereford Cathedral - Library and Archives
    5 College Cloisters
    Cathedral Close
    HEREFORD   HR1 2NG
    

  Hereford Cathedral Library holds Marriage Bonds for the Peculiar of the Dean of Hereford.
  Opening hours are restricted.

  • National Library of Wales
    ABERYSTWYTH
    Wales   SY23 3BU
    

  The National Library of Wales holds Probate Records for Wills proved in the Archdeaconry of Brecon, and a small amount of other Herefordshire-related material. Gareth[Hicks]'s Help Page [Archives] has a useful section on research there.

  See also the ARCHON (Archives On-Line) Information service for locations of other Record Offices throughout the country.

  Specific contents of Herefordshire Record Office Catalogues are searchable independently using the Access to Archives Database. This is a valuable resource - whilst the original records are not available online, some of the catalogue entries may be a revelation in their own right.

• LIBRARIES

  • Hereford Central Library
    Broad Street
    Hereford   HR4 9AU
    

  Although there are other Herefordshire Libraries, the Central Library in Hereford is the only one in the county which has a Local Studies Collection, and copies of the Census returns.

  • Information about research sources generally in Herefordshire Public Libraries is also available via the FAMILIA site, which also lists Family History Resources in Public Libraries for the whole UK.

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