Useful Links

Local History Websites

UK Wide Websites

• National Archives @ https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/

• National Archives Discovery Catalogue @ https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/

• Ancestry @ https://www.ancestry.co.uk/

• Find My Past @ https://www.findmypast.co.uk/

• Family Search @ https://www.familysearch.org/

• Historic England Archive @ https://historicengland.org.uk/images-books/photos/

• Historic British Newspapers @ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/

• British History Online @ https://www.british-history.ac.uk/

• British Association for Local History @ https://www.balh.org.uk/

• Local History Online @ https://www.local-history.co.uk/

• A Vision of Britain Through Time @ https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/

• England & Wales Historical Directories @ https://specialcollections.le.ac.uk/digital/collection/p16445coll4

• Gazetteer of British Place Names @ https://gazetteer.org.uk/

• Archives Hub @ https://archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk/

• The 1086 Domesday Survey @ https://pase.ac.uk/index.html

• Prosopography of Anglo-Saxon England @ https://pase.ac.uk/index.html

• Foundation for Medieval Genealogy, England Anglo- Saxon Nobility @ http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/ENGLAND,%20AngloSaxon%20nobility.htm

• Geni, Geneaology Resources Website @ https://www.geni.com/

• Gentleman's Magazine @ https://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/webbin/serial?id=gentlemans

• The British Library @ https://www.bl.uk/

• The National Library of Wales @ https://www.library.wales/

• The National Library of Scotland @ https://www.nls.uk/

Old Maps

• Old Maps Website @ https://www.old-maps.co.uk/index.html#/

• Old Maps Online @ https://www.oldmapsonline.org/

• Old Series Ordnance Survey Maps (National Library of Scotland Website) @ https://maps.nls.uk/geo/find/

• Ordnance Survey Old Series Maps (British Geological Survey Website) @ www.bgs.ac.uk/data/maps/maps.cfc?method=listResults&mapName=&series=Old1inch&scale=&pageSize=100&

Archaeological & Historic Features and Archaeology

• Historic England's Pastscape Website @ https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/gateway/

• ADS Archaeological Database @ https://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/

• Heritage Gateway @ https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/

• National Heritage List for England (NHLE) @ https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/

• Listed Buildings Website @ https://historicengland.org.uk/images-books/archive/history/images-of-england/

• British Listed Buildings @ https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/

• Historic Parks & Gardens UK Database @ https://www.parksandgardens.org/

• Portable Antiquities Scheme Database @ https://finds.org.uk/database/

• The Megalithic Portal @ https://www.megalithic.co.uk/

• The Modern Antiquarian @ https://www.themodernantiquarian.com/home.php/

• Ancient Tree Forum @ https://www.ancienttreeforum.org.uk/

• Ancient Tree Inventory (Map) - Tree Search @ https://ati.woodlandtrust.org.uk/tree-search/

• The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales @ https://rcahmw.gov.uk/

• Council for British Archaeology Research Reports @ https://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/archives/view/cba_rr/

• Council for British Archaeology @ https://www.archaeologyuk.org/

• Current Archaeology @ https://archaeology.co.uk/

• Dig Ventures @ https://digventures.com/

Satellite Mapping / Aerial Photography / LiDAR

• Bing Maps @ https://www.bing.com/maps/

• Google Maps @ https://www.google.co.uk/maps

• Google Earth @ https://www.google.co.uk/intl/en_uk/earth/

• Magic Map @ https://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx

• Britain From Above @ https://britainfromabove.org.uk/

• LiDAR @ https://environment.data.gov.uk/

• LiDAR Viewer @ https://www.lidarfinder.com/

• LiDAR Viewer @ https://houseprices.io/lab/lidar/map

• LiDAR Viewer @ https://enfarchsoc.org/opendata/

• Magic @ Defra @ https://magic.defra.gov.uk/

Mythology / Legends / Folklore / History

• Clas Merdin Blog - Legendary History, Celtic Mythology & Matters Arthurian @ https://clasmerdin.blogspot.com/

• Anglo-Saxon Twilight - Exploring the beliefs of English people during the firth to ninth centuries (Bob Trubshaw) @ http://www.indigogroup.co.uk/twilight/

• Pilgrims and Posies Blog - Storytelling, Living History & Folklore (Tom Hughes) @ http://pilgrimsandposies.blogspot.com/

• Ludchurch Blog @ https://ludchurchmyblog.wordpress.com/

• Holy and Healing Wells - Exploring the Folklore, History and Mystery of the ancient water supplies @ https://insearchofholywellsandhealingsprings.com/

Medieval Latin

• Palaeography (NRA) @ https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/palaeography/

• Palaeography @ http://paleo.anglo-norman.org/

• Manuscripts Aid @ http://www.buildinghistory.org/books/mssaids.shtml

• Manuscripts - Research Guidance @ https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/manuscriptsandspecialcollections/researchguidance/introduction.aspx

• ENIGMA - Medieval Latin Word Search (Follow Guide below search box, if you're not sure of characters or there are characters missing use * an asterick / star [shift + 8 key on keyboard]) @ http://enigma.huma-num.fr/?l=en

• LOGEION - Medieval Latin Word Search (Use first letters for possible words, and scroll for meaning, and interpretations from many sources) @ https://logeion.uchicago.edu/

Cheshire Local History Research on the Web

• Cheshire Record Office @ https://www.cheshirearchives.org.uk/home.aspx

• Cheshire Record Office - Archives and Local Studies Catalogue @ http://catalogue.cheshirearchives.org.uk/calmview/

• The Cheshire Collection at Find My Past @ https://www.findmypast.co.uk/articles/world-records/search-all-uk-records/special-collections/the-cheshire-collection

• Cheshire East Libraries @ https://www.cheshireeast.gov.uk/libraries/libraries.aspx

• Cheshire West Libraries @ https://www.cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk/residents/libraries

• Cheshire Library Catalogue @ https://cheslive.koha-ptfs.co.uk/

• The Family History Society of Cheshire @ https://www.fhsc.org.uk/

• Cheshire Parish Register Database @ https://cprdb.csc.liv.ac.uk/

• Cheshire Tithe Maps Website @ https://maps.cheshireeast.gov.uk/tithemaps/

• Cheshire Local History Association @ https://sites.google.com/site/cheshirelha/

• Cheshire Old Maps @ https://www.oldmapsonline.org/en/Cheshire

• Cheshire Directories Online @ http://cheshiredirectories.manuscripteye.com/

• Cheshire Wills Database (also available on Find My Past) @ http://databases.cheshirearchives.org.uk/RecordOfficeWillEPayments/search.aspx

• Revealing Cheshire’s Past Website @ http://rcplive.cheshiresharedservices.gov.uk/

• Cheshire Image Bank @ https://www.cheshireimagebank.org.uk/

• Cheshire Heraldry @ http://www.cheshire-heraldry.org.uk/

• The Historic Society of Lancashire & Cheshire @ https://www.hslc.org.uk/

• The Record Society of Lancashire and Cheshire @ http://rslc.org.uk/

• The Lancashire and Cheshire Antiquarian Society @ http://www.landcas.org.uk/

• Cheshire East Council's Interactive Map (Search Place, then click 'Map Data', followed by 'Historic Environment', then tick boxes for information, same for 'Tree Preservation Orders' tick boxes) @ https://maps.cheshireeast.gov.uk/ce/webmapping

• A Dabber's Nantwich @ http://www.dabbersnantwich.me.uk/

• Bill Pearson's Nantwich History @ http://billpearson.co.uk/nantwich-history/