Bedfordshire Archives and Libraries

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Archives[edit | edit source]

Bedfordshire Record Office
Bedfordshire Archives & Records Service
Riverside Building
Borough Hall
Cauldwell Street
Bedford, Bedfordshire MK42 9AP UK

Telephone: 01234 228833/228777
Email: archive@bedford.gov.uk

Libraries[edit | edit source]

Bedford Borough and Central Bedfordshire's Library Catalogue


Bedford Borough and Central Bedfordshire Libraries Links to local libraries

Museums[edit | edit source]

For a long list of Bedfordshire museums, go to List of museums in Bedfordshire in Wikipedia.

Civil Records Offices[edit | edit source]

The General Register Office holds a central copy of all birth, marriage, and death registrations in England. These certificates can be ordered from their website (a login is required but it is free to register and search). However, in some cases research can be more efficient working with the smaller, more specific records collections of county/district registry offices.


Sometimes research might be required to determine where a town or parish was in a former registration district, or even its current district. For a list of the historic and current registration districts of Bedfordshire and their parishes, see REGISTRATION DISTRICTS IN BEDFORDSHIRE The list shows the civil registration districts in Bedfordshire since 1837.


Bedford Registry Office
The Harpur Suite
Harpur Square
Harpur Street
Bedford MK40 1LE England


Central Bedfordshire Registry Office
The Court House
Woburn Street
Ampthill MK45 2HX England


Luton Registry Office
6 George Street West
Luton, Bedfordshire, LU1 2BJ England
Email: registration@luton.gov.uk