Wiltshire Archives and Libraries

Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre
{| Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre Cocklebury Road Chippenham, Wiltshire SN15 3QN UK Telephone: 01249 705500 Email: [mailto:heritageadmin@wiltshire.gov.uk heritageadmin@wiltshire.gov.uk] Website: Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre Catalogue: Wiltshire and Swindon Archives Catalogue
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Wiltshire and Swindon Archives (also known as Wiltshire and Swindon Record Office) Cocklebury Road Chippenham, Wiltshire SN15 3QN UK Telephone: 01249 705500 Email: [mailto:archives@wiltshire.gov.uk archives@wiltshire.gov.uk] Website: Wiltshire and Swindon Archives


 * Records are documents which survive from earliest recorded times to the present day in a variety of forms. They were produced in the course of everyday personal, legal, business and administrative affairs, but now form a significant source of historical information for all aspects of life in Wiltshire. The Wiltshire and Swindon Archives was established in 1947 to preserve these records and to make them available for research.

Wiltshire Studies  Cocklebury Road Chippenham, Wiltshire SN15 3QN UK Telephone: 01249 705500 Email: [mailto:localstudies@wiltshire.gov.uk localstudies@wiltshire.gov.uk] Website: Wiltshire Studies


 * All Wiltshire libraries have collections of material about the county, and much of this can be borrowed. There is a large reference collection, which is especially strong on southern Wiltshire, at Salisbury Library.


 * The main collection is the Wiltshire Studies Library. This collection includes 25,000 books, 40,000 photographs, local newspapers from 1738, and Victorian censuses for Wiltshire. There is also a Heritage collection providing general information on Local and British History and related resources.

Wiltshire Community History Cocklebury Road Chippenham, Wiltshire SN15 3QN UK Telephone: 01249 705500 Email: [mailto:localstudies@wiltshire.gov.uk localstudies@wiltshire.gov.uk] Website: Wiltshire Community History


 * These pages contain information on 261 Wiltshire communities covering the whole of the Wiltshire Council administered area of the county; having been compiled by Wiltshire Libraries & Heritage. Every community page already has certain basic information, such as early maps, local administrative bodies, population from 1801, newspapers for its area, lists of local maps, the registration district, information on buildings and links to other sites of interest.

Swindon Collection
Swindon Collection Swindon Central Library Regent Circus Swindon, Wiltshire SN1 1QG UK Telephone: 01793 463238 Email: [mailto:central.library@swindon.gov.uk central.library@swindon.gov.uk] Website: Swindon Collection Libraries Swindon Collection Swindon Central Library Local Studies Regent Circus Swindon, Wiltshire SN1 1QG UK Telephone: 01793 463238 Email: [mailto:localstudies@swindon.gov.uk localstudies@swindon.gov.uk] Website: Swindon Collection Local Studies


 * The Local Studies collection for the Borough of Swindon can be found on the second floor of Central Library. The staff will be happy to support you with any local history or family history enquiries.

Wiltshire County Council Library Service
Wiltshire County Council Library Service Email: [mailto:libraryenquiries@wiltshire.gov.uk libraryenquiries@wiltshire.gov.uk] Website: Library Service Catalogue: Library Catalogue

Wiltshire Museum
Wiltshire Museum 41 Long Street Devizes, Wiltshire SN10 1NS UK Telephone: 01380 727369 Email: [mailto:archive@wiltshiremuseum.org.uk archive@wiltshiremuseum.org.uk] Website: Wiltshire Museum


 * The Wiltshire Museum has an international reputation and attracts visitors from all over the world. The archaeology collections, which are among the finest in Britain, trace the history of people living in Wiltshire in a series of galleries - Neolithic, Bronze Age, Iron Age, Roman, Saxon, and Medieval. The collections on display include important finds associated with the World Heritage Sites of Avebury and Stonehenge.

For a long list of Wiltshire museums, go to List of museums in Wiltshire in Wikipedia.