Shropshire Archives

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Contact Information[edit | edit source]

Email: archives@shropshire.gov.uk
Address:

Shropshire Archives
Castle Gates
Shrewsbury SY1 2AQ

Telephone: +44 (0) 1743 255350

Fax: +44 (0) 1743 255355

Hours and holidays:

  • Mon., Tues., Sun. CLOSED
  • Wed., Fri. 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM
  • Thurs. 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM
  • Sat. 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM (order in advance)

Directions, maps, and public transportation: accessible by car and bus

Internet sites and databases:

Collection Description[edit | edit source]

  • Shropshire parish registers
  • Shropshire nonconformist registers
  • Shropshire pedigrees
  • Shropshire census returns
  • Shropshire manorial records
  • Shropshire newspapers
  • Shrewsbury poll books
  • Shropshire quarter sessions rolls, 1831-1925 (CD Rom)

Guides[edit | edit source]

Guides to Shropshire Archives:

  • Advice and Guides for family history, local history, place guides, collections and more.
  • Family History Guide. Includes information about birth, marriage and death certificates; parish and non-conformist registers; census returns.
  • Printable short guides to many research subjects: cemeteries; newspapers; poll books; poor relief; school records; taxation records; wills; WWI and WWII, and many more - in addition to guides for subjects under the Family History Guide section.

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