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Cornish History and Archives


Cornwall Record Office - Old County Hall, Treyew Road, Truro, Cornwall, TR1 3AY (01872 323127)

http://www.cornwall.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=307


Cornwall Record Office Online Catalogue

http://crocat.cornwall.gov.uk/dserve/DServe.exe?dsqApp=Archive&dsqCmd=Index.tcl


Royal Cornwall Museum - River Street, Truro, Cornwall, TR1 2SJ (01872 272205)

http://www.royalcornwallmuseum.org.uk/


Royal Institution of Cornwall and Courtney Library - River Street, Truro, Cornwall, TR1 2SJ (01872 272205)

http://www.royalcornwallmuseum.org.uk/pages/ric.0.asp?s=5


Cornish Studies Library - The Cornwall Centre, Alma Place, Redruth, Cornwall, TR15 2BT (01209 216760)

http://www.cornwall.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=6773

http://www.chycor.co.uk/general/red-lib/


Cornish Archives Wiki

http://cornish-archives.wikidot.com/


Historic Cornwall

http://www.historic-cornwall.org.uk/


Institute of Cornish Studies - Tremough Campus, Treliever Road, Penryn, Cornwall, TR1 9EZ (01326 371807)

http://www.institutes.ex.ac.uk/ics/


Federation of Old Cornwall Societies

http://www.oldcornwall.org/


Morrab Library - Morrab House, Morrab Road, Penzance, Cornwall, TR18 4DA (01736 364474)

http://www.morrablibrary.co.uk/


National Maritime Museum Cornwall - Discovery Quay, Falmouth, Cornwall. TR11 3QY (01326 313 388)

http://www.nmmc.co.uk/


Victoria County History of Cornwall

http://www.cornwallforever.net/

http://www.cornwallpast.net/


Cornish History Network - Dr Garry Tregidga, Institute of Cornish Studies, Hayne Corfe Centre, Sunningdale, Truro, TR1 3ND (01872 263 457)

http://www.projects.ex.ac.uk/cornishhistorynetwork/


Devon & Cornwall Notes & Queries - 3 Johnstone Drive, Tiverton, Devon, EX16 5BU

http://genuki.cs.ncl.ac.uk/DEV/DevonNQ.html


Cornwall GenMaps

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~genmaps/genfiles/COU_Pages/ENG_pages/corn.htm


Historical Plans of Cornish Churches

http://www.churchplansonline.org/retrieve_results.asp?c=Cornwall


Historical Extracts from the West Briton

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~wbritonad/cornwall/intro.html


Gazetteer of Early Cornish Markets and Fairs

http://www.history.ac.uk/cmh/gaz/cornwall.html


Cornish Institutions

http://www.institutions.org.uk/counties/ENG/cornwall.htm






Cornish Genealogy


Cornwall Family History Society - 5 Victoria Square, Truro, Cornwall, TR1 2RS (01872 264044)

http://www.cornwallfhs.com/


Cornwall Online Parish Clerks

http://cornwall-opc.org/


Genuki Cornwall

http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/Cornwall/


Cornwall GenWeb

http://www.rootsweb.com/~engcornw/


UK Genealogy Pages: Cornwall

http://www.uk-genealogy.org.uk/england/Cornwall/index.html


Cornish Forefathers Society

http://www.cornish-forefathers.com/


London Cornish Association

http://www.londoncornish.co.uk/


Historical Incidence of Cornish Surnames

http://www.cornish-surnames.org.uk/


Cornish Surnames Index

http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/%7Ekernow/index.htm


Cornish Cemeteries Index

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/%7Echrisu/cemeteries.htm






Cornish Prehistory


Cornwall Archaeological Society - The Secretary, Roaring Stile, Lanarth, St Keverne, Helston, Cornwall, TR12 6RQ

http://www.cornisharchaeology.org.uk/


Historic Environment Service - Old County Hall, Station Road, Truro, TR1 3AY (01872 323603)

http://www.cornwall.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=296


Meyn Mamvro - 51 Carn Bosavern, St Just-in-Penwith, Penzance, Cornwall, TR19 7QX (01736 787612)

http://www.meynmamvro.co.uk/


Prehistory in Penwith

http://www.pznow.co.uk/historic1/circles.html


Men an Tol Studio - Bosullow, Newbridge, Penzance, Cornwall, TR20 8NR (01736 368282)

http://www.menantolstudio.freeserve.co.uk/






Cornish Mining


Cornish Mining Resources

http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~wgeorge/


Cornish Mining World Heritage

http://www.cornish-mining.org.uk/


Boulton & Watt Correspondence

http://www.cornish-mining.org.uk/story/boulton_watt/letters.htm


The Trevithick Society - PO Box No. 62, Camborne, Cornwall, TR14 7ZN

http://www.trevithick-society.org.uk/


Camborne School of Mines Virtual Museum

http://www.projects.ex.ac.uk/geomincentre/intro.htm


Geevor Tin Mine - Pendeen, Penzance, Cornwall, TR19 7EW (01736 788662)

http://www.geevor.com/


Wheal Martin China Clay Heritage Centre - Carthew, St Austell, Cornwall, PL26 8XG (01726 850362)

http://www.wheal-martyn.com/


References to Cornish Mines in Old Newspapers

http://www.projects.ex.ac.uk/mhn/Newspaper1.htm






Cornish Language


Cornish Language Fellowship - (07870 443535)

http://www.cornish-language.org/


Agan Tavas

http://www.agantavas.org.uk/






Historical Cornish Texts


Beunans Ke, c.1500

http://www.llgc.org.uk/index.php?id=beunanskenlwms23849d


Beunans Meriasek, 1504

http://www.llgc.org.uk/index.php?id=beunansmeriasekpeniarthms10


Richard Carew - The Survey of Cornwall, 1602

http://www.gutenberg.org/dirs/etext06/srvcr10.txt


Celia Fiennes - Through England on a Side Saddle in the Time of William and Mary: Plymouth to Penzance, 1698

http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/text/chap_page.jsp?t_id=Fiennes&c_id=28


Celia Fiennes - Through England on a Side Saddle in the Time of William and Mary: Lands End to Winchester, 1698

http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/text/chap_page.jsp?t_id=Fiennes&c_id=29


Daniel Defoe - A Tour through England and Wales: From Exeter to Land's End, 1724-27

http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/text/chap_page.jsp?t_id=Defoe&c_id=11


Daniel Defoe - A Tour through England and Wales: North Cornwall and Devon, 1724-27

http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/text/chap_page.jsp?t_id=Defoe&c_id=15


The Journal of the Reverend Charles Wesley: Cornwall, 1744

http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/text/chap_page.jsp?t_id=C_Wesley&c_id=17


The Journal of the Reverend Charles Wesley: Bristol and Cornwall, 1746

http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/text/chap_page.jsp?t_id=C_Wesley&c_id=20


Robert Hunt - Popular Romances of the West of England, 1881

http://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/eng/prwe/


J L Vivian - The Visitations of Cornwall, 1887

http://www.uk-genealogy.org.uk/england/Cornwall/visitations/index.html


Charles Henderson - Topography of St Keverne, 1931

http://www.st-keverne.com/history/Book/hendersons.html






Old Postcards and Photographs of Cornwall


Cornish Studies Library Photographic Archive

http://www.cornwallphotoimagebank.co.uk/


Postcards from Old Cornwall

http://oldcornwall.netfirms.com/


A H Hawke of Helston

http://www.olivey.f2s.com/post.php


Francis Frith Views of Cornwall

http://www.francisfrith.com/archive/england/cornwall/


University of St Andrews Photographic Archives of Cornwall

http://special.st-andrews.ac.uk/saspecial/index.php?a=subjects&s=gallery&key=SYToyOntpOjA7aToyNDE2O2k6MTtzOjE4OiJDb3Jud2FsbCBhbGwgdmlld3MiO30=






General Cornish Websites


Cornwall County Council - County Hall, Treyew Road, Truro, Cornwall, TR1 3AY (01872 323127)

http://www.cornwall.gov.uk/


Cornwall Reference and Information Library - Union Place, Truro, Cornwall (01872 272702)

http://db.cornwall.gov.uk/librarydb/info/details.asp?lbID=23


Cornwall Library Links

http://db.cornwall.gov.uk/librarydb/default.asp


Cornwall Library Online Catalogue

http://library.cornwall.gov.uk/TalisPrism/


Duchy of Cornwall

http://www.duchyofcornwall.org/


Church of England Diocese of Truro

http://www.truro.anglican.org/


Roman Catholic Diocese of Plymouth

http://www.plymouth-diocese.org.uk/


Cornwall Methodist District

http://www.cornish-methodists.org/


Gorseth Kernow

http://www.gorsethkernow.org.uk/


Cornish Buildings Group

http://www.cornishbuildingsgroup.org.uk/


Cornwall CAM

http://www.cornwallcam.co.uk/


Geograph Photographic Views of Cornwall

http://www.geograph.org.uk/map/tolJ5oOXXJ0oOJFoOXXJfoVMbJqoXJL5405ouMXwVtbubNbMVuXO


Rosemary's Cornish Links

http://www.rosemarylinks.co.uk/


Genius Loci

http://www.geniusloci.co.uk/


Brycchan Carey's Cornish Pages

http://www.brycchancarey.com/places/cornwall/index.htm






Local Cornish Websites


Isles of Scilly Museum - Church Street, St Marys, Isles of Scilly, TR21 0JT (01720 422 337)

http://www.iosmuseum.org/


Penwith District Council - St Clare, Penzance, Cornwall, TR18 3QW (01736 362341)

http://www.penwith.gov.uk/


West Penwith Resources

http://west-penwith.org.uk/index.htm


Porthcurno Telegraph Museum - Eastern House, Porthcurno, Cornwall, TR19 6JX (01736 810966)

http://www.porthcurno.org.uk/


Penlee House Gallery and Museum - Penlee Park, Morrab Road, Penzance, Cornwall, TR18 4EE (01736 363625)

http://www.penleehouse.org.uk/


Penzance PZNOW

http://www.pznow.co.uk/


Wayside Folk Museum - Zennor, St Ives, Cornwall, TR26 3DA (01736 796945)

http://www.chycor.co.uk/tourism/zenor_museum/zenor_museum.htm


St Ives Trust Archive Study Centre - The Library, Gabriel Street, St Ives, Cornwall, TR26 2LX (01736 796408)

http://www.stivestrust.co.uk/


Kerrier District Council - Dolcoath Avenue, Camborne, Cornwall, TR14 8SX (01209 614000)

http://www.kerrier.gov.uk/


Carrick District Council - Carrick House, Pydar Street, Truro, Cornwall, TR1 1EB (01209 614000)

http://www.carrick.gov.uk/


Restormel Borough Council - 39 Penwinnick Road, St Austell, Cornwall, PL25 5DR (01726 223300)

http://www.restormel.gov.uk/


Charlestown Maritime History

http://www.hillsd.freeserve.co.uk/marhist/marhist.htm


Caradon District Council - Luxstowe House, Liskeard, Cornwall, PL14 3DZ (01579 341000)

http://www.caradon.gov.uk/


Looe Maritime Archive

http://www.buttervilla.com/lma/


Saltash Museum and Study Centre

http://www.saltash.gov.uk/Heritage/Museum.htm


North Cornwall District Council - Higher Trenant Road, Wadebridge, PL27 6TW (01208 893333)

http://www.ncdc.gov.uk/


Padstow Museum - The Institute, Market Place, Padstow, Cornwall, PL28 8AL (01841 532752)

http://www.padstowmuseum.co.uk/






Local Businesses


Tor Mark Press - United Downs Industrial Estate, St Day, Redruth, Cornwall, TR16 5HY (01209 822101)

http://tormark.co.uk/


Truro Bookshop - Royal Cornwall Museum, River Street, Truro, TR1 2SJ (01872 272185)

http://www.cornwallbooks.com/trurobookshop/default.asp


Mojo Guitars - 6 High Street, Falmouth, Cornwall, TR11 2AB (07891 582694)

http://www.mojoguitarsuk.com/


W Wearne & Son - 15 Meneage Street, Helston, Cornwall, TR13 8AA (01326 572154)
Market Square, Camborne, Cornwall, TR14 8JY (01209 712160)

http://members.aol.com/wearnesjeweller2/






Devon Archives


Plymouth Local and Naval Studies Library - Drake Circus, Plymouth, Devon, PL4 8AL (01752 305909)

http://www.plymouth.gov.uk/homepage/yourcouncil/leisure/libraries/localstudieslibrary.htm


Plymouth Library Online Cyberlibrary

http://www.plymouth.gov.uk/homepage/leisureandtourism/libraries/cyberlibrary.htm/


Plymouth and West Devon Record Office - Unit 3, Clare Place, Plymouth, PL4 0JW (01752 305940)

http://www.plymouth.gov.uk/archives


Devon Record Office - Great Moor House, Bittern Road, Sowton, Exeter, Devon, EX2 7NL (01392 384253)

http://www.devon.gov.uk/record_office.htm


North Devon Record Office - North Devon Library, Tuly Street, Barnstaple, Devon, EX31 1EL (01271 388607/8)

http://www.devon.gov.uk/index/community/the_county/record_office/north_record_office.htm






Regional, National and International Websites


The National Archives - Ruskin Avenue, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 4DU (020 8876 3444)

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/


Access to Archives Online Catalogues

http://www.a2a.org.uk/


National Archives Guide to Palaeography

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/palaeography/default.htm


George Eastman House Photographic Archive

http://www.geh.org/


The Family Records Centre - 1 Myddelton Street, London EC1R 1UW (0845 603 7788)

http://www.familyrecords.gov.uk/


Free UK Genealogical Search

http://freeukgen.rootsweb.com/


British Genealogy

http://www.british-genealogy.com/


Family Search

http://familysearch.org/


Search the International Genealogical Index

http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/frameset_search.asp?PAGE=igi/search_IGI.asp


Familia

http://www.familia.org.uk/


Geographical Surname Incidence Profiler

http://www.nationaltrustnames.org.uk/default.aspx


Etymology and History of Forenames

http://www.behindthename.com/


Medieval English Genealogy

http://www.medievalgenealogy.org.uk/index.html


British Association for Local History - PO BOX 6549, Somersal Herbert, Ashbourne, Derbyshire, DE6 5WH (01283 585947)

http://www.balh.co.uk/index.php


Local History Magazine - The Local History Press Ltd, 3 Devonshire Promenade, Lenton, Nottingham, NG7 2DS (0115 9706473)

http://www.local-history.co.uk/


Historical Directories

http://www.historicaldirectories.org/hd/index.asp


Historical Calendar Generator

http://www.timeanddate.com/calendar/generate.html


Ordnance Survey - Romsey Road, Southampton, Hampshire, SO16 4GU (08456 05 05 05)

http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/oswebsite/


The Maproom

http://www.maproom.org/


Historical Maps of the British Isles

http://alabamamaps.ua.edu/historicalmaps/europe/british_isles/index.html


Search Old Maps

http://www.old-maps.co.uk/


Gazetteer of British Place Names

http://www.gazetteer.co.uk/


A Vision of Britain, 1801-2001: The South West

http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/clickablemaps/region.jsp?region=southwest


England in Particular

http://www.england-in-particular.info/


The National Trust - PO Box 39, Warrington, WA5 7WD (0870 458 4000)

http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/


ITN Archive

http://www.itnsource.com/en/Home-Page/


British Library - St Pancras, 96 Euston Road, London, NW1 2DB (020 7412 7332)

http://www.bl.uk/


UK Web Archiving Consortium

http://www.webarchive.org.uk/


Internet Archive

http://www.archive.org/index.php


Historical Text Archive: Links to UK Texts

http://historicaltextarchive.com/links.php?op=viewslink&sid=33


Google Books

http://www.google.co.uk/books?hl=en


Bodleian Library - Broad Street, Oxford OX1 3BG (01865 277180)

http://www.bodley.ox.ac.uk/


English Heritage - 23 Savile Row, London, W1X 1AB (0870 3331181)

http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/


National Monuments Record Centre - Great Western Village, Kemble Drive, Swindon, SN2 2GZ (01793 414600)

http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/server/show/conProperty.285


National Monuments Record search page

http://www.pastscape.org/textpage.aspx


National Trust (Archaeology Section), Conservation Directorate, 33 Sheep Street, Cirencester, GL7 1RQ (01285 884749)

http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-chl/w-countryside_environment/w-archaeology.htm


Council for British Archaeology - St Mary's House, 66 Bootham, York, YO30 7BZ (01904 671417)

http://www.britarch.ac.uk/


The Prehistoric Society - Institute of Archaeology, University College London, 31-34 Gordon Square, London, WC1H 0PY (020 7679 7495)

http://www.ucl.ac.uk/prehistoric/


Society of Antiquaries of London - Burlington House, Piccadily, London, W1J OBE (020 7479 7080)

http://www.sal.org.uk/


The Modern Antiquarian

http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/


Stone Pages

http://www.stonepages.com/


Megalithia

http://www.megalithia.com/


The Megalithic Map

http://www.megalith.ukf.net/bigmap.htm


The Megalithic Portal and Map

http://www.megalithic.co.uk/


Celtic Inscribed Stones Project: Dumnonia

http://www.ucl.ac.uk/archaeology/cisp/database/maps/dumnonia_all.html


Current Archaeology magazine - 9 Nassington Road, London, NW3 2TX (020 7435 7517)

http://www.archaeology.co.uk/


Mining Links

http://www.cmhrc.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/links.htm


Mining Journal, 1860: Index of British and Irish Mines

http://www.people.ex.ac.uk/pfclaugh/mhinf/mj1860.htm


Llanerch Press - Penbryn Lodge, Cribyn, Lampeter, Ceredigion, Wales, SA48 7QH (01570 470567)

http://www.llanerchpress.com/


Oakmagic Publications - Weavers Cottage, 5 Goughs Yard, The Street, Corpusty, Norwich, NR11 6QP (07976 507954)

http://www.oakmagicpublications.com/







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