Links

Locating manorial records: archives

• Access to Archives: online catalogues.
• Archon Directory: contact details for record repositories.
• Cumbria Archive Service
  • Barrow Office
  • Carlisle Office
  • Kendal Office
  • Whitehaven Office
• Durham University Library, Archives and Special Collections (Howard Collection)
• Lancashire Record Office, Preston
• The Manorial Documents Register
• The National Archives Home Page
• The National Register of Archives

Using and interpreting manorial records

• Beginner's Latin: online tutorials from The National Archives.
• Manor Court Bibliography and Vocabulary: by Christopher Harrison, for Keele University History Resources.
• Medieval Genealogy Website: online guides and resources, and gateway to related sites.
• Palaeography skills training: online tutorials from The National Archives.
• Reconstructing Historical Communities: online version of Alan Macfarlane's classic text.

Cumbrian Manorial Records on the Web

• Eskdale Manorial Records: includes transcripts of Eskdale records.
• Alan Swindale's Family History site: includes references to Eskdale records.

Cumbrian Local and Family History Links

• Cumbria Local History Federation
• Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archaeological Society
• Cumbria Family History Society
• Friends of Cumbria Archive Service
• Lancashire Local History Federation
• Lorton and Derwent Fells Local History Society: includes detailed report of the manorial records research group.

Lancaster University History Department - Online Resources

• Research Resources on the World Wide Web: inludes links to resources for medieval history and North West regional history.

National Heritage Sites

• GENUKI
• The Heritage Lottery Fund

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