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Northumberland Archives
Northumberland Archives in England North East, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
Northumberland Archives is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Northumberland Archives holds the archives for the county of Northumberland. The archives are held at Woodhorn and Berwick-upon-Tweed and run by Northumberland County Council. The Diocese of Newcastle appointed Northumberland Archives their diocesan record office in 1966. The Woodhorn office preserves and makes accessible the archival records of the diocese and the parishes within the diocese. The parish registers of baptisms, marriages and burials are frequently used by family historians. A list of the Anglican parishes and the registers which are available can be seen here. In 2018 Northumberland Archives at Woodhorn was awarded full accredited status by The National Archives. The accreditation award is a badge of external recognition which demonstrates that the service meets nationally recognised standards. The full accreditation was reapplied for and awarded in 2021 and 2024.
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Background
History
Northumberland County Council established a Records Committee in 1957 to address the requirements of the Public Records Act 1958. At that time, the Council had a store of records in the basement of the Moothall in Newcastle in the custody of the Clerk to the County Council, E. P. Harvey. The first County Archivist, H. A. Taylor, took up the post in 1958 and started working on processing the records at the Moothall. The borough collection for the town is one of the largest archives that the record office preserves. Until 1978 the borough records were kept at Berwick Town Hall, they were then moved to council premises at Wallace Green, which had been Berwick gaol. A newspaper article from…
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- Coordinates
- 55.1896, -1.5475
- Official site
- www.experiencewoodhorn.com
Sources
- wikidata: Q23463467 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Northumberland Archives (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Northumberland Archives?
- Northumberland Archives is in North East England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 55.1896°, -1.5475°.