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Using Manorial Records

These pages aim to provide practical advice for those who are using manorial records, particularly for the purposes of local and family history. Follow the links below to:

Locating manorial records: Introducing you to the main finding aids
Manorial records for local and family history: A guide to classes of manorial record which are particularly useful when researching family history and different aspects of local history
Further reading: A select bibliography, including works relating to manorial records in general and works relating specifically to Cumbrian manorial records

Picture of a manorial documents workshop, held at Cumbria Record Office and Local Studies Library, Barrow-in-Furness, July 2006

Manorial Documents Workshop,
Cumbria Record Office and Local Studies Library, Barrow-in-Furness,
July 2006

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