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 [https://cadw.gov.wales/visit/places-to-visit/tretower-court-and-castle#overview Website]
 ::This wonderful group of medieval buildings is one of the most rewarding discoveries in Wales.
+==Record Offices==
+===Civil Registration Offices===
+The [https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/ '''General Register Office'''] holds a central copy of all birth, marriage, and death registrations in England. These certificates can be ordered from their [https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/ '''website'''] (a login is required but it is free to register and search).
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+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 and their parishes''', see [https://www.ukbmd.org.uk/reg/bre.html Civil Registration districts in Brecknockshire] between 1837 and 1974.
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+Sometimes additional help is available from local registrars. For example, proof of death and close family relationship can make more recent records available. Visit or correspond with:
+'''Powys Registrar Service'''<br>
+The Gwalia<br>
+Ithon Road<br>
+Llandrindod Wells<br>
+Powys, LD1 6AA<br>
+<br>
+Phone: 01597 827468<br>
+Email: registrars@powys.gov.uk<br>
+[https://en.powys.gov.uk/article/2545/Apply-for-Family-History-Certificates Apply for Family History Certificates]