Wiltshire Archives and Libraries: Difference between revisions

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Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre[edit | edit source]

Cocklebury Road
Chippenham
Wiltshire
SN15 3QN
Telephone: 01249 705500
Email: heritageadmin@wiltshire.gov.uk
Website: – www.wshc.eu

Wiltshire and Swindon Archives

Research Guides
House History
List of family & estate archives, Diocesan Archives on clergy & buildings and Newsletter

Web site: www.wshc.eu/about-wshc/archives.html

Wiltshire County Council Library Service[edit | edit source]

Contains a searchable Wiltshire Library Catalogue -www.wiltshire.gov.uk/artsheritageandlibraries/librarieshome.htm

Wiltshire Studies
Information on local studies library in new History Centre
Information on other local studies material in Wiltshire

Web site: www.wshc.eu/about-wshc/wiltshire-studies-library.html

Wiltshire Community History[edit | edit source]

Information on 261 communities
Includes maps, historical sketches, information on churches & schools, buildings
Access to old photographs

Web site: http://history.wiltshire.gov.uk/community

Swindon Local Studies Collection[edit | edit source]

Held in Central Library with key resources for research

Web site: www.swindon.gov.uk/leisuresport/libraries/swindoncollection.htm

Wiltshire Heritage Library and Museum[edit | edit source]

Bronze Age & archaeology collection

Web site: www.wiltshireheritage.org.uk

The Waterways Trust Museums and Archives[edit | edit source]

Housed in historic canal-side buildings
Brings together fleet of historic boats
Rich collections & archives

Web site: www.thewaterwaystrust.org.uk/about-us/our-museums

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+Cocklebury Road<br>Chippenham<br>Wiltshire<br>SN15 3QN<br>Telephone: 01249 705500<br>Email: heritageadmin@wiltshire.gov.uk<br>Website: – www.wshc.eu<br><br>Wiltshire and Swindon Archives
+*Research Guides
+*House History
+*List of family &amp; estate archives, Diocesan Archives on clergy &amp; buildings and Newsletter
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+Web site: [http://www.wshc.eu/about-wshc/archives.html www.wshc.eu/about-wshc/archives.html]&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>
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-[[Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre|'''Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre''']]<br>Cocklebury Road<br>Chippenham, Wiltshire SN15 3QN UK<br>Telephone: 01249 705500<br>Email: [mailto:heritageadmin@wiltshire.gov.uk heritageadmin@wiltshire.gov.uk] <br>[https://www.wshc.org.uk/ Website]<br>
-[https://wshc.org.uk/our-services/wiltshire-local-studies.html Wiltshire Studies Collection]
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-'''Wiltshire Community History'''<br>Cocklebury Road<br>Chippenham, Wiltshire SN15 3QN UK<br>Telephone: 01249 705500<br>Email: [mailto:localstudies@wiltshire.gov.uk localstudies@wiltshire.gov.uk]<br>[https://wshc.org.uk/our-services/wiltshire-local-studies/12-our-services/95-wiltshire-community-history.html Website]
-:These pages contain information on 261 Wiltshire communities covering the whole of the Wiltshire Council administered area of the county; having been compiled by Wiltshire Libraries & Heritage. Every community page already has certain basic information, such as early maps, local administrative bodies, population from 1801, newspapers for its area, lists of local maps, the registration district, information on buildings and links to other sites of interest.
-== Libraries ==
+<br>
-*[https://apps.wiltshire.gov.uk/librariesinformation/Library/List '''Wiltshire Library List''']
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-'''Swindon Collection'''<br>Swindon Central Library<br>Local Studies<br>Regent Circus<br>Swindon, Wiltshire SN1 1QG UK<br>Telephone: 01793 463238<br>Email: [mailto:localstudies@swindon.gov.uk  localstudies@swindon.gov.uk]<br>[https://www.swindon.gov.uk/swindoncollection Website]
-:The Local Studies collection for the Borough of Swindon can be found on the second floor of Central Library.  The staff will be happy to support you with any local history or family history enquiries.
-== Museums ==
+=== Wiltshire County Council Library Service  ===
-For a long list of Wiltshire museums, go to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_museums_in_Wiltshire '''List of museums in Wiltshire'''] in Wikipedia.
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-'''Wiltshire Museum'''<br>41 Long Street<br>Devizes, Wiltshire SN10 1NS UK<br>Telephone: 01380 727369<br>Email: [mailto:archive@wiltshiremuseum.org.uk archive@wiltshiremuseum.org.uk]<br>[http://www.wiltshiremuseum.org.uk/ Website]
-:The Wiltshire Museum has an international reputation and attracts visitors from all over the world. The archaeology collections, which are among the finest in Britain, trace the history of people living in Wiltshire in a series of galleries - Neolithic, Bronze Age, Iron Age, Roman, Saxon, and Medieval. The collections on display include important finds associated with the World Heritage Sites of Avebury and Stonehenge.
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-'''Stonehenge & Avebury World Heritage Site (WHS)'''<br>
-[http://www.stonehengeandaveburywhs.org/visit-us/visit-stonehenge/ Website]
-==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). However, in some cases research can be more efficient working with the smaller, more specific records collections of county/district registry offices.
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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/WIL.html UKBMD: Registration Districts in Wiltshire].
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-*[https://www.wiltshire.gov.uk/registrations-copy-certificates '''Copy certificates''']
-*[https://www.wiltshire.gov.uk/registrations-office-locations '''Wiltshire Registration Offices locations''']
-{{Place|Wiltshire}} {{England Archives and Libraries}}
+*Contains a searchable Wiltshire Library Catalogue -[http://www.wiltshire.gov.uk/artsheritageandlibraries/librarieshome.htm www.wiltshire.gov.uk/artsheritageandlibraries/librarieshome.htm]
-[[Category:Wiltshire, England]]
+*Wiltshire Studies
-[[Category:Counties of England]]
+*Information on local studies library in new History Centre
+*Information on other local studies material in Wiltshire
+Web site: [http://www.wshc.eu/about-wshc/wiltshire-studies-library.html www.wshc.eu/about-wshc/wiltshire-studies-library.html] <br>
+<br>
+=== Wiltshire Community History  ===
+*Information on 261 communities
+*Includes maps, historical sketches, information on churches &amp; schools, buildings
+*Access to old photographs
+Web site: [http://history.wiltshire.gov.uk/community http://history.wiltshire.gov.uk/community]&nbsp;
+<br>
+=== Swindon Local Studies Collection  ===
+*Held in Central Library with key resources for research
+Web site: [http://www.swindon.gov.uk/leisuresport/libraries/swindoncollection.htm www.swindon.gov.uk/leisuresport/libraries/swindoncollection.htm] <br>&nbsp;
+=== Wiltshire Heritage Library and Museum  ===
+*Bronze Age &amp; archaeology collection
+Web site: [http://www.wiltshireheritage.org.uk www.wiltshireheritage.org.uk]
+<br>
+=== The Waterways Trust Museums and Archives  ===
+*Housed in historic canal-side buildings
+*Brings together fleet of historic boats
+*Rich collections &amp; archives
+Web site: [http://www.thewaterwaystrust.org.uk/about-us/our-museums www.thewaterwaystrust.org.uk/about-us/our-museums]
+{{Place|Wiltshire|Archives and Libraries}} {{England Archives and Libraries}}
+[[Category:Wiltshire|Archives and Libraries]]