Court of Arches

The Court of Arches of Canterbury was a court of appeal for both the Province of York and Canterbury. Its equivalent in the Province of York was the Chancery Court of the Province of York. However, the royal peculiars and the peculiars of the Archbishop were exempt.

Location of records
These records are held at:

Lambeth Palace Library

Lambeth Palace Road

Lambeth

Printed Indexed
Indexes from 1660-1857 were compiled by the British Record Society, vol. 85)