We hold items dating from the sixteenth century to the present day.

They include:

• census returns
• parish records
• records of non-conformists
• land tax records
• maps
• photographs
• records of local government
• education records
• crew lists
• newspapers
• quarter session records 1772 to 1884

Lists of catalogues, newspapers, parish registers and chapels are available to download on this page as PDF files.

Archives Hub

Details of some of the material we hold can also be found on the Archives Hub.

This is not a complete list of everything at the archive, and work is ongoing to make more information about our collections available online.