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Local history

Topics linked to our archives

Church records

Useful guides for tracing church records

Edith Cavell

Our holdings concerning Norfolk's wartime heroine

Wills and other probate records

How to find and use these records for research

Parish Council records

Discover the types of records held by parish councils and parish meetings

Manorial records

Useful guides for tracing manorial records

The Burston Strike School

Records relating to the longest-running strike in history

Great Yarmouth history

Articles relating to the history and records of Great Yarmouth, including maps and charters

History of Norfolk County Council

A timeline of the authority's key dates

A brief history of the City of Norwich

A look at its main charters and powers

Poor Law Unions

How helping the destitute changed over the centuries

Quarter sessions

Norfolk's administrators before the county council