Herefordshire Archive and Record Centre

Organisation: Archive

Collections held: Courts, Police, Prisons

Dates: Before 1700, 1700-1799, 1800-1849, 1850-1899, 1900-1949, 1950-present

The collection includes: Coroners' records, Constabulary records, Hereford City Quarter sessions, Hereford City Petty sessions, Hereford County Quarter sessions, Hereford County Petty sessions & Magistrates Court records.

Dioceses Records: The Diocese of Hereford covers parishes in Herefordshire, South Shropshire, and parts of Worcestershire, Monmouthshire and Powys Court books (instance) 1491-1636, 1662-1829. Instance cases were those brought by one lay person against another. Court books (office), 1407-1639, 1662-1882. Office cases were brought by the church authorities against an individual (lay or clergy)

Fir Tree Lane, Rotherwas Industrial Estate HR2 6LA, United Kingdom

Contact: archives@herefordshire.gov.uk

Any publications or other relevant material about the collection / history of the organisation?

Locally produced pamphlet: The County Record Office Story, published 1973

www.herefordshire.gov.uk/info/200164/archives/83/visit_herefordshire_archive_and_records_centre/2

Who can access the collection?

Registered users

How big is the collection?

Documents:	5001-10,000
Photographs:	11- 100
Objects:	None
Artwork:	None
Books/journals/magazines:	None