Surrey Archives and Libraries

Surrey History Centres
Surrey History Centre 130 Goldsworth Road Woking, Surrey GU21 6ND UK Telephone: 01483 518 737 Email: [mailto:shs@surreycc.gov.uk shs@surreycc.gov.uk] Website

Boundary Changes Affecting Records
"Until 1889 the ancient county of Surrey extended as far north as the Thames and as far east as Rotherhithe.
 * The administrative boundaries of the county of Surrey: History and maps describing Surrey lands now in London, and Middlesex lands moved to Surrey.
 * "In 1889 the County of London was created, and the areas of the modern London boroughs of Lambeth, Southwark and Wandsworth were removed from Surrey. The records of these areas are held either by the London Metropolitan Archives or by the local boroughs, but the Surrey History Centre holds pre-1889 Quarter Sessions records for this area.
 * "Also in 1889, Croydon was made into a county borough exempt from county administration. Croydon became a London borough in 1965, and most Croydon records are held by the Croydon Local Studies Library and Archives.
 * "In 1965, more of Surrey was lost to London, with the creation of the London boroughs of Kingston, Merton, Richmond, Sutton and an expanded Croydon. For these areas, records are held by the local boroughs (either in their archives or local studies libraries) or the Surrey History Centre. The London Metropolitan Archives may also have some material.
 * "In 1965 Staines and Sunbury were transferred from Middlesex to Surrey. In 1974 these areas became the new district of Spelthorne. Most records relating to the former Middlesex area are held by the London Metropolitan Archives."

London Metropolitan Archives 40 Northampton Road City of London EC1R 0HB UK Telephone: 020 7332 3820 E-mail: [mailto:ask.lma@cityoflondon.gov.uk ask.lma@cityoflondon.gov.uk] Website Family History at London Metropolitan Archives Parish Registers at London Metropolitan Archives (Information on history, content, etc.) Index to church parishes in London

Addlestone Library
Addlestone Library Runnymede Civic Centre Station Road Addlestone, Surrey KT15 2AF UK Telephone: 0300 200 1001 Email: [mailto:contact.centre@surreycc.gov.uk contact.centre@surreycc.gov.uk] Website: Addlestone Library

Guildford Library
Guildford Library 77 North Street Guildford, Surrey GU1 4AL UK Telephone: 0300 200 1001 Email: [mailto:contact.centre@surreycc.gov.uk contact.centre@surreycc.gov.uk] Website: Guildford Library

Kingston Library
Kingston Library Fairfield Road Kingston upon Thames, London KT1 2PS UK Telephone: 020 8547 5006 Email: [mailto:kingston.library@kingston.gov.uk kingston.library@kingston.gov.uk] Website: Kingston Library


 * For a list of Kingston libraries go to Kingston upon Thames Libraries.

Lambeth Libraries

 * For a list of Lambeth libraries go to Lambeth Libraries and click on Text View.

Richmond upon Thames Libraries

 * For a list of Richmond upon Thames libraries go to Richmond upon Thames Libraries.

Chertsey Museum
Chertsey Museum The Cedars 33 Windsor St Chertsey, Surrey KT16 8AT UK Telephone: 1932 565764 Email: [mailto:enquiries@chertseymuseum.org.uk enquiries@chertseymuseum.org.uk] Website: Chertsey Museum


 * We have fine collections, including history of the Runnymede area, local archaeology and history of Chertsey Abbey, fine art, decorative art, social history including many documents and photographs, local clocks, and the nationally significant Olive Matthews Collection of dress and textiles.

Museum of Croydon
Museum of Croydon Croydon Clocktower Katharine Street Croydon, London CR9 1ET UK Telephone: 020 8253 1022 Email: [mailto:museum@croydon.gov.uk museum@croydon.gov.uk] Website: Museum of Croydon


 * Whether you're visiting in person or online, you can explore our galleries, research our collections and find out how to get involved. If you want to find out about the history of Croydon and its people, this is the place to start.

Dorking Museum & Heritage Centre
Dorking Museum & Heritage Centre 62 West St Dorking, Surrey RH4 1BS UK Email: [mailto:admin@dorkingmuseum.org.uk admin@dorkingmuseum.org.uk] Website: Dorking Museum & Heritage Centre

East Surrey Museum
East Surrey Museum 1 Stafford Rd Caterham, Surrey CR3 6JG UK Telephone: 1883 340275 Email: [mailto:eastsurreymuseum@gmail.com eastsurreymuseum@gmail.com] Website: East Surrey Museum


 * The East Surrey Museum is a small but highly attractive museum dedicated to the preservation and display of artefacts and documents relating to the social history, archaeology and geology of East Surrey from the earliest times to the more recent past.

Godalming Museum
Godalming Museum 109a High St Godalming, Surrey GU7 1AQ UK Telephone: 1483 426510 Website: Godalming Museum

Kingston Museum
Kingston Museum Wheatfield Way Kingston upon Thames, London KT1 2PS UK Telephone: 020 8547 5006 Email: [mailto:kingston.museum@rbk.kingston.gov.uk kingston.museum@rbk.kingston.gov.uk] Website: Kingston Museum


 * There's lots to see and do. You can browse through photos of our collections for a taster of what we have or visit one of our three permanent exhibitions: Ancient Origins, Eadweard Muybridge, and Town of Kings.

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