Month: November 2019
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West Sussex: Local History Resources
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The historic county of Sussex used to be a medieval kingdom. The western part of the territory has become the modern-day county of West Sussex.
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Derbyshire: Local History Resources
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260 people died of bubonic plague in the village of Eyam, Derbyshire in the 1660s. But it was the decision of villagers to quarantine themselves that saved all the communities around them and placed Eyam firmly in the history books.
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Cumbria: Local History Resources
Cumbria is a rural county in England’s North West region, with its northern border meeting Scotland. Down the west side of the county, the coastline meets the Irish Sea.
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Cheshire: Local History Resources
Find out more about the area’s people and places of the past through Cheshire local history resources.
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Northumberland: Local History Resources
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Northumberland is a large, rural county in the region of North East England. Its northern border meets Scotland while the east meets the North Sea along an outstanding coastline. It also has a varied and fascinating history.
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North Yorkshire: Local History Resources
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North Yorkshire is one of three ridings that make up the historic county of Yorkshire.
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Helmsley Castle & Village Past
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Helmsley is a well-known market town in North Yorkshire. It’s popular with tourists today because of the castle ruins, but the fortifications saved many lives in the past.
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Rievaulx Abbey: History & Short Films
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Visitors today flock to the ruins of Rievaulx Abbey in their thousands. In 2016 English Heritage opened a new museum and visitor centre to cope with the influx of people arriving from across Yorkshire, the UK and overseas.
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Vintage Film Of Highclere Village
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in HampshireHighclere is a village and parish in the county of Hampshire, in the region of South East England. It is most famous for being home to Highclere Castle, whose exterior was used as the image of the fictional TV series, Downton Abbey. We’ve found vintage footage of the stately home, which is in the Historic Places…