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Yorkshire, England : Classification : Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps


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Classification:Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps
Title:Boyle's Court and Country Guide
Link:Boyle's Court and Country Guide
Description:Boyle's Court and Country Guide, 1811
Extra Info:List people from all round the UK and Ireland and their addresses.
Classification:Commercial / Trade Directories, Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Post Office / Telephone Directories, Hearth / Window Tax, Land Tax / Lay Subsidy, Tithe Records, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records
Title:British History Online
Link:https://www.british-history.ac.uk/
Description:British History Online
Extra Info:A variety of records and documents relating to the medieval and modern history of the British Isles.
Classification:Commercial / Trade Directories, Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Poll / Electoral / Voters Registers, Other Records
Title:Calderdale - Visual Archive
Link:http://www.calderdale.gov.uk/wtw/
Description:Calderdale - Visual Archive
Classification:Commercial / Trade Directories, Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Associations and Civil Officials Lists, Religious Lists / Records, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Occupations / Trades / Apprentices
Title:Calverley Information and Historical Data
Link:http://www.calverley.info
Description:Calverley, Farnley and Hampsthwaite Village Records
Extra Info:Includes maps, trade directories,
Classification:Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps
Title:Cassell's Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland
Link:Cassell's Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland
Description:Cassell's Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland 1894
Extra Info:Volume 2-6 only (CH onwards).
Classification:Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Religious Lists / Records, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices
Title:Catholic Record Society - Miscellanea Vol 4
Link:http://archive.org/details/publicationscat01britgo...
Description:Catholic Record Society - Miscellanea Vol 4
Extra Info:Online book. Includes notes on Lord Burghley's map of Lancashire 1590, Catholic chaplaincies and families in the eighteenth century, the KNIGHT family of Lincolnshire, nuns from the institute of Mary in York and more.
Classification:Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Photographs / Pictures
Title:Coal Mining History Resource Centre
Link:http://web.archive.org/web/20160305062046/http://w...
Description:Coal Mining History Resource Centre
Extra Info:An archived copy of a site that is no longer available. Most information still seems to be available, although the layout is not good in parts. Search does not work. May be slow to load. Includes picture of the mines and details of the mines rescue crews.
Classification:Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Other Taxes - such as Horse Tax, Valuation Books
Title:Domesday Book - Online and Free
Link:https://opendomesday.org/
Description:Domesday Book - Online and Free
Extra Info:The "original" census. Lists of names, places and other Domesday facts and maps. Domesday data created by Professor J.J.N. Palmer, University of Hull.
Classification:Commercial / Trade Directories, Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Newspapers, School / Educational Records / Alumni, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records, Journals / Diaries
Title:England Data from Ancestry
Link:England Data from Ancestry
Description:England Data Collection from Ancestry
Extra Info:Includes Emmigrants and Immigrants; Numerous Directories; Who's Who in the World, 1910-1911; England & Wales, Criminal Registers, 1791-1892; Numerous other records
Classification:Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps
Title:England's Gazeteer 1751 (With some Welsh Places)
Link:http://archive.org/details/englandsgazette03whatgo...
Description:England's Gazeteer 1751 (With some Welsh Places)
Extra Info:Online book. Includes villages that no longer exist. Also list some Welsh places.
Classification:Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps
Title:Family Search - Maps
Link:Family Search - Maps
Description:Family Search - Maps
Extra Info:Maps showing where parish boundaries are, when registers were first started. Not complete coverage. Click on map in the map screen to view road names. Also shows poor law areas and more.
Classification:Commercial / Trade Directories, Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists
Title:FOLKER One Name Study
Link:http://www.folker.org.uk/
Description:FOLKER One Name Study
Classification:Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps
Title:Genmaps, Old and Interesting Maps
Link:http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~genmaps/genealogy/
Description:Genmaps, Old and Interesting Maps
Extra Info:Many online maps, some as early as 1550.
Classification:Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, School / Educational Records / Alumni, Minute Books / Meeting Books, Other Records, Photographs / Pictures
Title:Haworth Village Website
Link:http://www.haworth-village.org.uk/
Description:Haworth Village Website, including Stanbury
Extra Info:Includes council minutes books, school log books and more.
Classification:Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Information, Photographs / Pictures
Title:Historic Churches of Great Britain
Link:http://www.historicchurches.co.uk/
Description:Maps of locations of many Historic Churches of Great Britain
Extra Info:Helps you find the location of the churches where you ancestors were baptised, married or buried. Their long-term aim is to add photographs to accompany each map.
Classification:Commercial / Trade Directories, Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Tithe Records, Information
Title:Internet Archive
Link:http://archive.org/
Description:Internet Archive
Extra Info:Has many scanned books. Click on texts and then search the archive. Note gazetteer and gazetteers give different results.
Classification:Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Hearth / Window Tax, Land Tax / Lay Subsidy, School / Educational Records / Alumni, Poll / Electoral / Voters Registers, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Other Records, Photographs / Pictures
Title:Kirkby Malhamdale Local and Family History Pages
Link:http://www.kirkbymalham.info/
Description:Kirkby Malhamdale Local and Family History Pages
Extra Info:The website provides an extensive range of information for both local and family historians.
Classification:Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps
Title:Maps - Historical Maps of Wakefield
Link:https://www.wakefield.gov.uk/libraries-and-local-h...
Classification:Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records
Title:National Archives - Online Records and Indexes
Link:https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your...
Description:National Archives - Online Records and Indexes (UK)
Extra Info:Includes prisoner photos, maps and more. Many detailed records require payment.
Classification:Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps
Title:National Library of Scotland - Online Maps
Link:https://maps.nls.uk/
Description:Online Maps for England, Scotland and Wales
Extra Info:Scroll down for side by side viewer to see historic and current maps side by side for England, Scotland and Wales.
Classification:Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps
Title:National Library of Scotland - Online Maps
Link:https://maps.nls.uk/
Description:National Library of Scotland - Online Maps
Extra Info:Includes town plans and estate maps for most of the UK.
Classification:Commercial / Trade Directories, Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Hearth / Window Tax, Land Tax / Lay Subsidy, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records
Title:Pocklington Village History
Link:https://pocklingtonhistory.com/
Description:Pocklington Village History
Classification:Commercial / Trade Directories, Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Newspapers, Poll / Electoral / Voters Registers, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records
Title:Rotherham Web
Link:https://web.archive.org/web/20160401165601/http://...
Description:Rotherham Web
Extra Info:An archived copy of a site that is no longer live, however most information is still available to view. May be slow to load. Click on History and also Genealogy.
Classification:Commercial / Trade Directories, Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Newspapers, Institutions / Workhouses / Hospitals etc., School / Educational Records / Alumni, Religious Lists / Records, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Poor Rate, Other Records, Photographs / Pictures
Title:Sheffield Indexers
Link:http://www.sheffieldindexers.com/
Description:Sheffield Indexers, including School Records, Workhouse and Directories
Extra Info:Many records have online searching by name and location.
Classification:Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Institutions / Workhouses / Hospitals etc., Register & Rent Rolls, Poor Rate, Other Records, Photographs / Pictures
Title:Victoria County History - Explore England's Past
Link:https://www.history.ac.uk/research/victoria-county...
Description:Victoria County History - Explore England's Past
Extra Info:This site provides free access to local history materials. A variety of material, some counties covered more than others.
Classification:Commercial / Trade Directories, Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, School / Educational Records / Alumni, Poll / Electoral / Voters Registers, Associations and Civil Officials Lists
Title:Wakefield Family History Sharing Website
Link:http://www.wakefieldfhs.org.uk/index.shtml
Description:Wakefield Family History Sharing Website
Extra Info:Scroll down the page for Altofs/West Riding Colliery school admission records, absent voters and more.
Classification:Commercial / Trade Directories, Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps
Title:White's Directory and Gazetteer of the West Riding of Yorkshire
Link:White's Directory and Gazetteer of the West Riding of Yorkshire
Description:White's Directory and Gazetteer of the West Riding of Yorkshire, 1853
Extra Info:Includes Leeds, Bradford, Halifax, Huddersfield, Wakefield, and the Whole of the Clothing Districts
Classification:Commercial / Trade Directories, Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps
Title:White's Directory of Derbyshire
Link:White's Directory of Derbyshire
Description:White's History, Gazetteer and Directory of the County of Derby 1857
Extra Info:Includes Burton-on-Trent, Staffs. and Sheffield, Yorks..
Classification:Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps
Title:Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales
Link:Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales
Description:Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales, 1872
Classification:Commercial / Trade Directories, Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Other Taxes - such as Horse Tax, School / Educational Records / Alumni, Other Records
Title:Yorkshire County Data from Ancestry
Link:Yorkshire County Data from Ancestry
Description:Yorkshire County Data Collection from Ancestry
Extra Info:Includes Leeds and Bradford, Yorkshire Area Directory and Gazetteer, 1853; Various histories; Numerous directories and more
Classification:Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Newspapers, Other Taxes - such as Horse Tax, School / Educational Records / Alumni, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Other Records
Title:GENUKI County Page for Yorkshire
Link:https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/
Description:General Information for Yorkshire
Classification:Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Information
Title:Wikipedia list of places in Yorkshire
Link:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_places_in_Yo...
Description:List of places in Yorkshire provided by Wikipedia.
Extra Info:Information on place names with links to information pages about the place.

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