Denbighshire Archives and Libraries

For a list of archives and libraries on the national level, go to the Wales Archives and Libraries page.

Archives
The territory covered by pre-1974 Denbighshire, today consists of Denbighshire, Flintshire, Wrexham, and Conwy.

North East Wales Archives
North East Wales Archives is a joint service for Denbighshire and Flintshire archives. - North East Wales Archives has two locations. North East Wales Archives was formed in April 2020, when Denbighshire Archives (Ruthin) and Flintshire Record Office (Hawarden) came together to offer a joint service.'''
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 * Professional Research
 * Using the online catalogue
 * Birth, marriage and death

Wrexham Archives
Wrexham Heritage & Archives Service Wrexham County Borough Museum & Archives County Buildings, Regent Street Wrexham LL11 1RB UK Telephone: 01978 297 480 Email: archives@wrexham.gov.uk museum@wrexham.gov.uk Website
 * Wrexham Archives hold records relating to the history of the County Borough of Wrexham since its creation in 1996 and also records relating to the area when it was part of the old counties of Denbighshire and Flintshire.

Conwy Archives
Conwy County Archives Conwy Culture Centre Town Ditch Road Conwy LL32 8NU UK Postal address: Archives, Conwy Culture Centre Conwy County Borough Council PO BOX 1 Conwy LL30 9GN UK Telephone: 01492 577550 Email: [mailto:archifau.archives@conwy.gov.uk archifau.archives@conwy.gov.uk] Website Catalog
 * Our service collects, preserves, and makes accessible, records considered of permanent importance to the Conwy County Borough. These include Maps, Plans, Photographs, Documents, and Digital Records highlighting our unique and varied heritage, from businesses to clubs, churches to schools, local government to the personal records of various residents.

Libraries
Abergele Library Market Street Abergele LL22 7BP UK Telephone: 01492 577505 Email: [mailto:abergele.library@conwy.gov.uk abergele.library@conwy.gov.uk] Website: Abergele Library

Cerrigydrudion Library King Street Cerrigydrudion Corwen LL21 9TF UK Telephone: 01492 577547 Email: [mailto:cerrig.library@conwy.gov.uk cerrig.library@conwy.gov.uk] Website: Cerrigydrudion Library

Colwyn Bay Library Woodland Road West Colwyn Bay LL29 7DH UK Telephone: 01492 577510 Email: [mailto:colwynbay.library@conwy.gov.uk colwynbay.library@conwy.gov.uk] Website: Colwyn Bay Library

Corwen Library and One Stop Shop Neuadd Edeyrnion London Road Corwen LL21 0DR UK Telephone: 01490 412378 Website: Corwen Library and One Stop Shop

Denbigh Library & Gallery Hall Square Denbigh LL16 3NU UK Telephone: 01824 708204 Email: [mailto:llyfrgell.dinbych@sirddinbych.gov.uk llyfrgell.dinbych@sirddinbych.gov.uk] Website: Denbigh Library & Gallery

Llangollen Library and One Stop Shop The Chapel<br<19-21 Castle St Llangollen LL20 8NU UK Telephone: 1978 869600 Website: Llangollen Library and One Stop Shop

Llanrwst Library Plas yn Dre Station Road Llanrwst LL26 0DF UK Telephone: 01492 577545 Email: [mailto:llanrwst.library@conwy.gov.uk llanrwst.library@conwy.gov.uk] Website: Llanrwst Library

Penmaenmawr Library Bangor Road Penmaenmawr LL34 6DA UK Telephone: 01492 577548 Email: [mailto:penmaenmawr.library@conwy.gov.uk penmaenmawr.library@conwy.gov.uk] Website: Penmaenmawr Library

Prestatyn Library 21 Kings' Ave Prestatyn LL19 9LH UK Telephone: 1745 854841 Website: Prestatyn Library

Rhuddlan Library and One Stop Shop Vicarage Lane Rhuddlan LL18 2UE UK Telephone: 01745 590719 Website: Rhuddlan Library and One Stop Shop

Ruthin Library Record St Ruthin LL15 1DS UK Telephone: 1824 705274 Email: [mailto:llyfrgell.dinbych@sirddinbych.gov.uk llyfrgell.dinbych@sirddinbych.gov.uk] Website: Ruthin Library

St Asaph Library and One Stop Shop The Roe Saint Asaph LL17 0LU UK Telephone: 1745 582253 Website: St Asaph Library and One Stop Shop

Museums
Denbigh Museum (Amgueddfa Dinbych) Grove Road Denbigh LL16 3UU UK Telephone: 01745 814323 Email: [mailto:llyrw@swaynejohnson.com llyrw@swaynejohnson.com] Website: Denbigh Museum


 * Denbigh Museum is a new museum with the purpose of covering a variety of historical periods ranging from Neolithic right up until the present day. The museum will become the home of a large collection of items relating to the former North Wales Hospital as well as a variety of local artefacts.

Llangollen Museum 5 Parade St Llangollen LL20 8NY UK Telephone: 01978 862862 Email: [mailto:enquiries@llangollenmuseum.org.uk enquiries@llangollenmuseum.org.uk] Website: Llangollen Museum


 * Discover a little of the fascinating history of this unique area in the borderlands of Wales. The Llangollen Museum site will let you find out about the people and places, stories myths and legends, shops and businesses, and many other aspects of the history.

Rhyl Museum Church Street Rhyl LL18 3AA UK Telephone: 01745 353 814 Email: [mailto:heritage@denbighshire.gov.uk heritage@denbighshire.gov.uk ] Website: Rhyl Museum


 * Stroll down an Edwardian 'pier', peek into old-fashioned kiosks, and discover more about the personalities who shaped Rhyl.

Wrexham County Borough Museum and Archives County Buildings Regent Street Wrexham LL11 1RB UK Telephone: 01978 297460 Email: [mailto:museum@wrexham.gov.uk museum@wrexham.gov.uk] Website: Wrexham County Borough Museum and Archives


 * Inside one of Wrexham's landmark buildings, Wrexham County Borough Museum is the starting point for discovering the eventful history of this region on the English-Welsh border. The museum's displays and collections tell the stories of Wrexham County Borough and its people from prehistory up to the present day.

Archives
Denbighshire Archives The Old Gaol 46 Clwyd Street Ruthin LL15 1HP UKL Telephone: 01824 708250 Email: [mailto:archives@denbighshire.gov.uk archives@denbighshire.gov.uk] Website: Denbighshire Archives


 * We collect historical records relating to Denbighshire, and preserve them for future generations. We hold a wide range of original records, including registers of baptisms, burials and marriages, newspapers, photographs, maps, court records, deeds, trade directories, and more. Our records date from the twelfth to the twenty-first century.

Wrexham Archives and Local Studies Service Wrexham County Borough Museum and Archives Regent Street Wrexham LL11 1RB UK Telephone: 01978 297480 Email : [mailto:archives@wrexham.gov.uk archives@wrexham.gov.uk] Email #2: [mailto:localstudies@wrexham.gov.uk localstudies@wrexham.gov.uk] Website: Wrexham Archives and Local Studies Service


 * The Wrexham Archives and Local Studies Service is the place in Wrexham to do your research on local history and family history.