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Devon Heritage Centre

Devon Heritage Centre
Great Moor House
Bittern Road
Sowton
Exeter, Devon EX2 7NL UK
Telephone: 01392 384253/384256
Email: devrec@devon.gov.uk
Website: Devon Heritage Centre

There are three local archives covering the historic county of Devon, England. The Devon Heritage Centre in Exeter is the main archive. It has a branch office, the North Devon Record Office in Barnstaple (established in 1988), which is the repository for records broadly relating to North Devon. Since 2014 the joint service has been run by the South West Heritage Trust under the name of the Devon Archives and Local Studies Service.

In addition, there is the Plymouth and West Devon Record Office in Plymouth, run since 1998 as an independent archive service by Plymouth City Council, which hold records relevant to the area indicated by its name. This archive is planned to move into the new Plymouth History Centre in spring 2020.

North Devon Record Office

North Devon Record Office
Barnstaple Library
Tuly Street
Barnstaple, Devon EX31 1EL UK
Telephone: 01271 318792
​Email: northdevon@swheritage.org.uk
Website: North Devon Record Office

Plymouth and West Devon Record Office

Plymouth and West Devon Record Office
Unit 3 Clare Place
Plymouth, Devon PL4 0JW UK
Telephone: 1752 305940
Website: Plymouth and West Devon Record Office

Libraries

The Charles Seale-Hayne Library

The Charles Seale-Hayne Library
Plymouth University
Drake Circus
Plymouth, Devon PL4 8AA UK
Telephone: 1752 600600
Website: Charles Seale-Hayne Library

The Charles Seale-Hayne Library is open 24/7 and provides access to approximately 350,000 books and multimedia items, 14,000 current journal subscriptions, and a variety of different study environments. In one central location there are the resources you need to carry out research (books, journals, electronic resources), to present your work (computers, printers, photocopiers, loan equipment, shop) and experienced, friendly staff to help you.

Plymouth Central Library Local and Family History

Plymouth Central Library Local and Family History
167 to 171 Armada Way
Plymouth, Devon PL1 1HZ UK
Telephone: 1752 588588
Email: library@plymouth.gov.uk
Website: Local and Family History

University of Exeter Library

University of Exeter Library
Stocker Rd
Exeter, Devon EX4 4PT UK
Telephone: 1392 723867
Website: Library Catalogue Search

Museums

Royal Albert Memorial Museum

Royal Albert Memorial Museum
Queen St
Exeter, Devon EX4 3RX, UK
Telephone: 1392 265858
Website: Royal Albert Memorial Museum

Tiverton Museum of Mid Devon Life

Tiverton Museum of Mid Devon Life
Beck's Square
Tiverton, Devon EX16 6PJ, UK
Telephone: 1884 256295
Email: tivertontic@tivertonmuseum.org.uk
Website: Tiverton Museum

For a long list of Devon museums, go to List of museums in Devon in Wikipedia.