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The historic counties of Cheshire, Cumberland, Durham, Lancs, Northumberland, Westmorland and Yorks

Recent journal entries
Records of Kendale06 September 2006
Cistercians in Cumberland04 September 2006
Freemen of York26 July 2006
Cumberland taxation25 July 2006
New Ordnance Survey maps02 July 2006

1

Victoria County History: Yorkshire (5)

Latest: 16 May 2005
The local history of the historic county, organised by parish.
2

Westmorland, Records of (4)

Latest: 01 September 2006
Medieval and early modern records of the Baronies of Kendale and Appleby.
3

Victoria County History: Lancashire (3)

Latest: 27 January 2006
The local history of the historic county, organised by parish.
4

Maps (Ordnance Survey) (2)

Latest: 12 December 2005
The complete 1:10,560 series, and 1:2500 maps for selected areas (Epoch 1).
5

Higher Clergy of the Church of England [Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae, 1541-1857] (2)

Latest: 19 May 2006
Records of bishops and cathedral and higher clergy for the dioceses of England.
6

York, Register of Freemen (2)

Latest: 27 July 2006
The Surtees Society edition of admissions to the freedom of the city, 1272-1759.
7

Victoria County History: Durham (2)

Latest: 08 February 2006
The local history of the historic county, organised by parish.
8

Higher Clergy of the Church of England [Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae, 1300-1541] (2)

Latest: 15 March 2005
Records of bishops and higher clergy for the dioceses of England and Wales.
9

Victoria County History: Cheshire (2)

Latest: 30 June 2005
The local history of the historic county, organised by parish.
10

Higher Clergy of the Church of England [Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae, 1066-1300] (2)

Latest: 15 March 2005
Records of bishops and higher clergy for the dioceses of England and Wales.
11

Gazetteer of Markets and Fairs in England and Wales to 1516

Digitised: 11 July 2005
A spatial modelling of data relating to markets and fairs in England and Wales. Full-text version available on the Centre for Metropolitan History's website. This version, Sept 2005.
12

Historical Account of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Including the Borough of Gateshead

Digitised: 21 April 2006
The 'Descriptive and Historical Account of the Town and County of Newcastle-upon-Tyne' by the Newcastle author and publisher Eneas Mackenzie. It contains historical and contemporary accounts of the religious, civic, educational and cultural buildings and institutions of the city in the early nineteenth century.
13

A History of the County of Cumberland: Volume 2

Digitised: 30 June 2005
A part-volume, covering the history of the religious houses in the county, including the early history of Carlisle cathedral.
14

Register & Records of Holm Cultram

Digitised: 01 September 2006
The cartulary and other records of the important Cistercian house of Holm Cultram. From the Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archaeological Society Record Series, 7.
15

Cumberland Lay Subsidy
Fifteenth and tenth, 6 Edw. III

Digitised: 27 July 2006
Lists individuals assessed for this tax, levied in 1332-3. It is organised by ward or liberty, and then by vill, and includes the assessment of socage tenants.
16

House of Lords, Journal (23)

Latest: 20 May 2005
The official record of proceedings in the House (1509-1717, 1832-4).
17

House of Commons, Journal (13)

Latest: 20 June 2005
The official record of the House. Includes volumes 1-12 (1547-1699) & 85 (1830).
18

House of Commons, Debates (Grey) (10)

Latest: 14 December 2005
Debates (1667-94), collected by the Hon. Anchitell Grey, MP (10 vols).
19

House of Commons, History and Proceedings of (Chandler) (10)

Latest: 01 April 2005
Extensive verbatim accounts of Commons debates, 1660-1739, in 10 volumes.
20

Office Holders in Modern Britain (10)

Latest: 19 May 2006
Listings of holders of offices in central government (17th-19th centuries).
21

Thomas Burton's Diary (4)

Latest: 08 February 2005
The parliamentary diary of Thomas Burton, MP for Westmorland (1653-59).
22

Roger Whitley's Diary 1684-1697
Bodleian Library, MS Eng Hist c 711

Digitised: 18 August 2004
Diary of a Cheshire gentleman, Whig Member of Parliament for Chester in 1689-97 and landholder in Wales, covering a period in which he steered a difficult political course. Michael Stevens' transcription is published by permission of the Bodleian Library.


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