English Local History

Welcome to the My Subject page for English Local History.

This page highlights the most important information resources available to you.

There are separate pages covering:

Key Resources

BBIH
Bibliography of British and Irish History.
Historical Abstracts
Indexes 2,000 journals in History.
Historical Digimap
Ordnance Survey maps from 1843-1990s.
Vision of Britain through Time (Maps)
Includes topographical, boundary and land use maps.
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Print journals in English Local History are at PER 942 in the Basement of the David Wilson Library.
The English Local History book collection is at H941-942YOR on Floor 3, Yellow zone.

British History Online
Index to core printed primary and secondary sources for the medieval and modern history of the British Isles.
BBC Family History
A range of resources and links.
Historical Directories
Trade directories from 1750-1919.
Lincs to the Past
Resources for Lincolnshire.
Mass Observation Online
An archive of British social history from 1937- 1972, with a focus on WW2
Medieval English Towns
Primary sources and other links.
My Leicestershire History
Primary source material.
Street Life in London
A digital collection from the LSE.
A Vision of Britain through Time
Sources and statistics from 1801-2001.
Websites identified by the Centre for English Local History.

The main history section is 940-999 on Floor 3, Blue zone, of the David Wilson Library.
Primary Source collections can be found at 941E-973E on Floor 3, Yellow zone.
D1-D99 Economic History
Floor 3, Yellow zone.
H941-942 YOR English Local History
Floor 3, Yellow zone.
Visit the Where to find your Subject page to find out more.
Most eBooks can be found using Books Search (Catalogue) or browsing the eBooks page.

Contemporary and Historical Census Collections (CHCC)
From the History Data Service
1831 Census
From the Victorian Census Project.
FreeCEN 1841-1891
Made available by volunteer subscribers.
Findmypast 1881
Only the 1881 Census is free.
National Archives Census Records
Links to partner organisations.
Census.ac.uk
Access to data from 1971-
Some Census material is available in print in the David Wilson Library (Official Publications).