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The administrative boundaries of England have changed several times over the years. This article from Wikipedia explains it all from the 9th Century until today.
Parish Finder does things like find the distance between two parishes, and the parishes surrounding a given location. This second feature is great when one of your ancestors decided to get married in a parish a few miles away and didn't leave a record of where to look!
National Resources
- The Federation of Family History Societies
- UK Genealogy Archives
- GENUKI UK and Ireland Genealogy
- GenoGold
- Local History Online
- UK Public Libraries Index
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- Victoria County History
- Victorian England
- Joiner Marriage Index
- Medieval English Towns
- A selection of on line Parish Records
- English Trade Directories of the 19th Century
- Surrey Plus Wills Index
- England's Past for Everyone
- Images of England
- Pictures of England
- Viewfinder: Historical Photograph Collection
- About Britain The Locality of Towns and Every City in Britain
- Aerial Photos of England
- Index to English Place Names
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