Warwickshire Archives and Libraries
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Boundaries Changes Affecting Records[edit | edit source]
The current county boundaries were set in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972. The historic county boundaries included The West Midlands cities of Coventry, Sutton Coldfield, Solihull, and Birmingham, and the Staffordshire market town of Tamworth.
Archives[edit | edit source]
Warwickshire County Record Office
Priory Park
Cape Road
Warwick, Warwickshire CV34 4JS UK
Telephone: 01926 738959
Email: recordoffice@warwickshire.gov.uk
Website
The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust Record Office and Library
Shakespeare Birthplace Trust
Henley Street
Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire CV37 0NP UK
Telephone: 01789 204016 (bookings) 01789 201813 (enquiries)
Email: records@shakespeare.org.uk
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Coventry History Center
Herbert Art Gallery and Museum
Jordan Well
Coventry, Warwickshire CV1 5QP UK
Telephone: 024 7623 7578
Email: historycentre@theherbert.org
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- Coventry Archives & Research Centre is the new name for Coventry History Centre. It opened in 2008 when the resources of Coventry Record Office and the local studies collection held at Central Library were brought together under one roof.
Solihull Heritage & Local Studies
The Core Library
Homer Road
Solihull, West Midlands B91 3RG UK
Telephone: 0121 704 6934
Email: heritage@solihull.gov.uk
Website
Catalogue
The University of Warwick Modern Records Centre
University Library
University of Warwick
Coventry, West Midlands CV4 7AL UK
Telephone: 024 7652 4219
Email: archives@warwick.ac.uk
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Libraries[edit | edit source]
The Library of Birmingham
Centenary Square
Broad Street
Birmingham, Warwickshire B1 2ND UK
Telephone: 0121 2424242
Email: enquiries@libraryofbirmingham.com
Website
Catalogue
Coventry Central Library
Smithford Way
Coventry, Warwickshire CV1 1FY UK
Telephone: 024 7683 2314
Email: central.library@coventry.gov.uk
Website
Catalogue
Solihull Central Library (The Core Library)
Homer Road
Solihull, West Midlands B91 3RG UK
Telephone: 0121 704 6977
Email: heritage@solihull.gov.uk
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Sutton Coldfield Library
Lower Parade
Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands B72 1XX
Telephone: 0121 464 2274
Email: sutton.coldfield.library@birmingham.gov.uk
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Museums[edit | edit source]
- Warwickshire Museum Collections Council manages museums
- For a long list of Warwickshire museums, go to List of museums in Warwickshire in Wikipedia.
Civil Registration Offices[edit | edit source]
The General Register Office holds a central copy of all birth, marriage, and death registrations in England. These certificates can be ordered from their 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.
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 UKBMD: Registration Districts in Warwickshire.
- Request a copy certificate
- Warwickshire Register Office links
- Contacting neighboring authorities Includes many locations once in Warwickshire.
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