Powys Archives and Libraries: Difference between revisions

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Archives[edit | edit source]

For a list of archives and libraries on the national level, go to the Wales Archives and Libraries page.

Powys County Public Records
Unit 29, Ddole Road Enterprise Park
Llandrindod, LD1 6DF UK

Email: archive@powys.gov.uk
Phone: 01597 826088
Website
Online Catalog
Records We Hold

Parish and Nonconformist Records

Research Service
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Powys Public Record Office, also known as Powys Archives, is the official storage area for the records of the people and establishments of the county of Powys, which is comprised of Radnorshire, Montgomeryshire, and Breconshire. Our collections date from the fourteenth century.

Libraries[edit | edit source]

Powys County Libraries

Brecon County Library (Llyfrgell Aberhonddu)
Ship Street
Brecon
LD3 9AE UK

Tel: 01874 623346
Fax:
Email:

For Breconshire

Brecon Library (Y Gaer)
Glamorgan Street
Brecon
Powys
LD3 7DW UK

Newtown Area Library (NEW)
Park Lane
Newtown
SY16 1EJ UK

Tel: 01686 626934
Fax:
Email:

For Montgomeryshire

Llandrindod Wells Library (LLW)
Cefullys Lane
Llandrindod Wells
LD1 5LD
Tel: 01597 826870
Fax:
Email:

For Radnorshire

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 *[https://en.powys.gov.uk/libraries '''Powys County Libraries''']
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-==Museums==
+'''Brecon County Library (Llyfrgell Aberhonddu)'''<br>
-*[https://en.powys.gov.uk/article/1693/Museum-Contacts '''Powys County Museums''']
+Ship Street<br>
-==Civil Registration Offices==
+Brecon<br>
-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).
+LD3 9AE UK<br>
+<br>
+Tel: 01874 623346<br>
+Fax:<br>
+Email:<br>
+:For Breconshire
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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.
+'''Brecon Library (Y Gaer)'''<br>
-----
+Glamorgan Street<br>
-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:<br>
+Brecon<br>
+Powys<br>
+LD3 7DW UK<br>
+:
+-----
+'''Newtown Area Library (NEW)'''<br>
+Park Lane<br>
+Newtown<br>
+SY16 1EJ UK<br>
 <br>
-*[https://en.powys.gov.uk/article/2497/Find-offices-and-opening-times '''Find Register Offices''']
+Tel: 01686 626934<br>
-*[https://en.powys.gov.uk/article/2545/Apply-for-Family-History-Certificates '''Apply for Family History Certificates''']
+Fax:<br>
-::All the registers for births, deaths and marriages which took place in Powys from 1837 onwards are now held at the Registration Office in Llandrindod Wells. If you're finding out about your family history, you can order copies of these certificates.]
+Email:<br>
+:For Montgomeryshire
+-----
+'''Llandrindod Wells Library (LLW)'''<br>
+Cefullys Lane<br>
+Llandrindod Wells<br>
+LD1 5LD<br>
+Tel: 01597 826870<br>
+Fax:<br>
+Email:<br>
+:For Radnorshire
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