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Archives
North Yorkshire County Record Office
County Record Office
Malpas Road
Northallerton, North Yorkshire DL7 8TB UK
Telephone: 01609 777585
Email: archives@northyorks.gov.uk
Website
Collections in our custody include:
- records of the North Riding of Yorkshire County Council and North Yorkshire County Council;
- records of the boroughs of Harrogate, Richmond, Ripon and Scarborough;
- records of over 40 different urban and rural district councils established under the 1894 Local Government Act;
- parish records from almost 300 separate parishes;
- court records including those of the North Riding of Yorkshire Quarter Sessions dating from the sixteenth century onwards;
- records from many of North Yorkshire's landed estates and prominent families;
- records of 24 different Poor Law Unions;
- the North Riding Registry of Deeds spanning the years 1736 to 1970 and containing over a million entries; and
- historic maps and plans of North Yorkshire including over 350 parish tithe maps, enclosure maps, mine plans, railway plans and architect's drawings.
Borthwick Institute
University Library and Archives
University of York
Heslington, York YO10 5DD UK
Telephone: 01904 321166
Email: borthwick-institute@york.ac.uk
Website
The Yorkshire Archaeological & Historical Society
Suite 10E
Joseph's Well
Hanover Way
Leeds, Yorkshire LS3 1AB UK
Telephone: 0113 245 7910
Email: yas.secretary@gmail.com
Website
- The Yorkshire Archaeological and Historical Society (known until recently as the Yorkshire Archaeological Society) has promoted the study of Yorkshire’s past since 1863, when it was created as the Huddersfield Archaeological and Topographical Association. On this site you'll find details of the society's historical and archaeological activities across Yorkshire - lectures, excursions, publications, projects - and links to its vibrant special interest sections.
Explore York Libraries & Archives
York Explore Library Learning Centre
Museum Street
York, North Yorkshire YO1 7DS UK
Telephone: 01904 552800
Email: archives@exploreyork.org.uk
Website
Great Ayton Discovery Centre
105b High Street
Great Ayton
Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire TS9 6NB UK
Telephone: 01642 723268
Email: greataytondisco@outlook.com
Website
Teesside Archives
Exchange House
Exchange Square
Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire TS1 1DB UK
Telephone: 01642 248321
Email: teesside_archives@middlesbrough.gov.uk
Website
Libraries
Harrogate Library
Victoria Avenue
Harrogate, North Yorkshire HG1 1EG UK
Telephone: 01609 533189
Email: harrogate.library@northyorks.gov.uk
Website: Harrogate Library
Northallerton Library
Northallerton Library & Customer Services Centre
1 Thirsk Rd
Northallerton, North Yorkshire DL6 1PT UK
Telephone: 1609 533832
Email: northallerton.library@northyorks.gov.uk
Website: Northallerton Library
York Library
Library Square
York, North Yorkshire YO1 7DS UK
Telephone: 1904 552800
Email: archives@exploreyork.org.uk
Website: York Library
ly papers as well as the records of York-based charities, businesses and community groups.
Museums
For a long list of North Yorkshire museums, go to List of museums in North Yorkshire in Wikipedia.
Dales Countryside Museum
National Park Centre
Station Yard
Burtersett Rd
Hawes, North Yorkshire DL8 3NT UK
Telephone: 1969 666210
Email: dcm@yorkshiredales.org.uk
Website: Dales Countryside Museum
Knaresborough Castle and Museum
Castle Yard
Knaresborough, North Yorkshire HG5 8AS UK
Telephone: 01423 556188
Email: museums@harrogate.gov.uk
Website: Knaresborough Castle and Museum
National Railway Museum
Leeman Rd
York, North Yorkshire YO26 4XJ UK
Telephone: 844 815 3139
Email: nrm.visitorservices@nrm.org.uk
Website: National Railway Museum
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