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Record Office
Montgomeryshire Record Office Powys Archives Unit 29 Ddole Road Enterprise Park Llandrindod Wells, Powys LD1 6DF UK Telephone: 01597 826088 Email: [mailto:archives@powys.gov.uk archives@powys.gov.uk] Website: Montgomeryshire Record Office Website #2: Powys Archives


 * Montgomeryshire Record Office is situated in Llandrindod Wells. Powys was created in 1974 from Montgomeryshire, Radnorshire and Breconshire and became a unitary county in 1996.  They hold resources relating to this area.  Dating from the fourteenth century, these resources cover many different topics, so are useful to anyone interested in conducting research of any type.

Libraries
Knighton Library Knighton Library and Community Hub Bowling Green Knighton LD7 1DR UK Telephone: 01547 528778 Email: [mailto:knighton.library@powys.gov.uk knighton.library@powys.gov.uk] Website: Knighton Library

Llandrindod Wells Library Cefnllys Ln Llandrindod Wells LD1 5LD UK Telephone: 01597 826870 Email: [mailto:llandrindod.library@powys.gov.uk llandrindod.library@powys.gov.uk] Website: Llandrindod Wells Library

Presteigne Library Market Hall Presteigne LD8 2AD UK Telephone: 01544 260552 Email: [mailto:presteigne.library@powys.gov.uk presteigne.library@powys.gov.uk] Website: Presteigne Library

The Radnorshire Society Archive and Library Dolmynach House Bridge St Rhayader LD6 5AG UK Email: [mailto:brianm870307@gmail.com brianm870307@gmail.com] Website: The Radnorshire Society Archive and Library

Rhayader Library West Street Rhayader LD6 5AB UK Telephone: 01597 810548 Email: [mailto:rhayader.library@powys.gov.uk rhayader.library@powys.gov.uk] Website: Rhayader Library

Museums
The Radnorshire Museum Temple Street Llandrindod Wells LD1 5DL UK Telephone: 01597 824513 Email: [mailto:radmus@powys.gov.uk radmus@powys.gov.uk] Website: Radnorshire Museum Website #2: The Radnorshire Museum


 * The museum’s collection covers archaeology, geology, palaeontology, fine art, and social history, telling the county's story from prehistoric times onwards. Its exhibits include a carved stone sheela-na-gig (a pre-Norman fertility symbol) discovered during renovation at the Old Parish Church. It has a permanent display about the Victorian diarist Francis Kilvert.

Rhayader Museum and Gallery (Amgueddfa ac Oriel Rhaeadr Gwy) East Street Rhayader LL6 5ER UK Telephone: 01597 810561 Email: [mailto:museum@carad.org.uk museum@carad.org.uk] Website: Rhayader Museum and Gallery Website #2: Rhayader Museum and Gallery


 * Rhayader Museum and Gallery has been described as a little gem. There is a strong focus on the history of the local area, including the Cambrian Mountains and the Elan Valley.

Archives
Herefordshire Archive and Records Centre Fir Tree Lane Rotherwas Hereford, Herefordshire, England HR2 6LA UK Telephone: 01432 260750 Email: [mailto:archives@herefordshire.gov.uk archives@herefordshire.gov.uk] Website: Herefordshire Archive and Records Centre


 * Hereford Archive Services holds Hereford diocesan and parish records (bishops' transcripts, probate and tithe records and parish registers) for various parishes on the Radnorshire/Herefordshire border.

Powys Archives Unit 29 Ddole Road Enterprise Park Llandrindod Wells, Powys LD1 6DF UK Telephone: 01597 826088 Email: [mailto:archives@powys.gov.uk archives@powys.gov.uk] Website: Powys Archives


 * The Powys County Archives Office serves as the official repository for the records of the current county of Powys (established in 1974) and the three incorporated former counties of Breconshire, Montgomeryshire, and Radnorshire.