Record Offices in Wales

Wales Record Offices

The services offered by county Record Offices in Wales does vary, but most offices will hold: Census returns, Parish registers, Nonconformist chapel registers, Land tax records, Maps, Photographs, Council records, Education records, Local newspapers, Court records, Electoral lists, Poor Law Union records, etc..

The offices are listed by their historic county and not the current county!

Anglesey
Anglesey Archive Bryn Cefni Industrial Estate, Llangefni, Anglesey, LL77 7JA, Wales

Telephone: +44 (0)1248 751930 Email: [mailto:archives@anglesey.gov.uk archifdyarchives@ynysmon.llyw.cymru]

Breconshire
Powys County Archives Office County Hall, Spa Road East, Llandrindod, Powys, LD1 5LG Wales.

Telephone: +44 (0)1597 826088 E-mail: [mailto:archives@powys.gov.uk archives@powys.gov.uk]

Caernarfonshire
Caernarfon Record Office Doc Victoria, Caernarfon, Gwynedd, LL55 1SH, Wales.

Telephone: +44 (0)1286 679095 Fax: +44 (0)1286 679637 E-mail: [mailto:archives.caernarfon@gwynedd.gov.uk archives.caernarfon@gwynedd.gov.uk]

Cardiganshire
Archifdy Ceredigion Archives Swyddfa'r Sir, Glan-y-Môr, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, SY23 2DE, Wales.

Telephone: +44 (0)1970 633697 or 633698 Email: [mailto:archives@ceredigion.gov.uk archives@ceredigion.gov.uk]

Carmarthenshire
Carmarthenshire Archives Service Parc Myrddin, Richmond Terrace, Carmarthen, SA31 1DS, Wales.

Telephone: +44 (0)1267 228232 Fax: +44 (0)1267 228237 Email: [mailto:archives@carmarthenshire.gov.uk archives@carmarthenshire.gov.uk]

Denbighshire
Denbighshire Archive Ruthin Gaol, 46 Clwyd Street, Ruthin, Denbighshire, LL15 1HP, Wales.

Telephone: +44 (0)1824 708250 Fax: +44 (0)1824 708258 Email: [mailto:archives@denbighshire.gov.uk archives@denbighshire.gov.uk]

Flintshire
Flintshire Records &amp; Archives The Old Rectory, Hawarden, Flintshire, CH5 3NR, Wales.

Telephone: +44 (0)1244 532414 Fax: +44 (0)1244 538344 Email: [mailto:archives@flintshire.gov.uk archives@flintshire.gov.uk]

Glamorgan
The former county of Glamorgan is covered by two record offices:

Glamorgan Record Office Clos Parc Morgannwg, Leckwith, Cardiff, CF11 8AW, Wales

Telephone: +44 (0)29 2087 2200 Email: [mailto:GlamRO@cardiff.ac.uk GlamRO@cardiff.ac.uk]

This office serves the County Borough Councils of Bridgend, Caerphilly, Merthyr Tydfil, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Vale of Glamorgan and the City and County of Cardiff.

West Glamorgan Archive Service Civic Centre, Oystermouth Road, Swansea, SA1 3SN, Wales.

Telephone: +44 (0)1792 636589 Email: [mailto:westglam.archives@swansea.gov.uk westglam.archives@swansea.gov.uk]

This office serves the City and County of Swansea and the County Borough of Neath Port Talbot.

Merionethshire
Archifdy Meirion / Meirionnydd Archives, Ffordd y Bala, Dolgellau, Gwynedd, LL40 2YF Wales.

Telephone: +44 (0)1341 424681 Fax: +44 (0)1341 424683 Email: [mailto:archives.dolgellau@gwynedd.gov.uk archives.dolgellau@gwynedd.gov.uk]

Monmouthshire
Gwent Archives, Steelworks Road Ebbw Vale, Blaenau Gwent, NP23 6DN Wales

Telephone: +44 (0)1495 353363 Email: [mailto:enquiries@gwentarchives.gov.uk enquiries@gwentarchives.gov.uk]

Montgomeryshire
Powys County Archives Office County Hall, Spa Road East, Llandrindod, Powys, LD1 5LG, Wales.

Telephone: +44 (0)1597 826088 Email: [mailto:archives@powys.gov.uk archives@powys.gov.uk]

Pembrokeshire
Pembrokeshire Record Office The Castle, Haverfordwest, SA61 2EF, Wales.

Telephone: +44 (0)1437 763707 Fax: +44 (0)1437 768539 Email: [mailto:record.office@pembrokeshire.gov.uk record.office@pembrokeshire.gov.uk]

Radnorshire
Powys County Archives Office County Hall, Spa Road East, Llandrindod, Powys, LD1 5LG, Wales.

Telephone: +44 (0)1597 826088 Email: [mailto:archives@powys.gov.uk archives@powys.gov.uk]