Berkshire

Donnington Castle, submitted By Sherlockslovechild

Berkshire County town: Reading

Other major towns: Maidenhead, Windsor, Slough, Newbury, Bracknell

A mainly rural county despite its close proximity to the sprawl of Greater London, Berkshire is famed for its close ties with the British Monarchy boasting one of the Queen's official residences, Windsor Castle. The River Thames flows through Berkshire, and the river helps provide much of the county's character. Berkshire is also known as Britain's "Silicon Valley" due to the number of high-tech firms in the area.

King Alfred, that burned the cakes, was born in Wantage.

Register Offices

The following offices can supply copy certificates for family history purposes, where known the type of certificate (scanned, handwritten or typed) is included. If you can update this information then please do so here

An illustrated guide to scanned, handwritten and typed certificates can be found at BMD Certificates

Bracknell Register Office

Easthampstead House
Town Square
Bracknell
RG12 1AG
Tel 01344 352052

Online applications
Bracknell Forest Borough Council

Bracknell Register office supply handwritten copy certificates.

Reading Register Office

Yeomanry House
Castle Hill
Reading
Tel 0118 901 5120

Online applications
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Slough Register Office

The Centre
Farnham Road
Slough
SL1 3UQ
Tel 01753 787600
Slough Borough Council: Home
e-mail registrar@slough.gov.uk

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Berkshire, as far as Reading Salty (Rod)

Links

• Berkshire Record Office

• West Berkshire Libraries

• Reading Borough Libraries

• Reading Remembrance Trust

OPC

Local History Societies

• West Berkshire Council

• Genuki Berkshire

Archives

• IGI Berkshire

• Local History Directory — Berkshire

• Berkshire Family History Society

• UK Genealogy Archives Pages for Berkshire

• Some Parish Records for Appleford, Cookham and Lambourne

Family and social history

• Index of names from wills etc pre 1858 (Hungerford & Wantage etc) Transcribed records

• Enclosure maps 1738-1883

• Transcribing Monumental Inscriptions - Oxfordshire and Berkshire

• Berkshire Workhouses

• History of the Huntley and Palmers Biscuit Factory, Reading

Maps & Photographs

• Gravestone Photographs

Countywide interest

• Curious Fox Berkshire

• Pigot's Trade Directory of 1830

Specific Town Village interest

• Reading Local Studies Scanned Collection Includes Maps, Photographs and Directories]

• Slough History online

• Transcript of Bishop's Transcripts for Appleford, Berkshire

• Hurst Village Parish Registers and Maps

• Transcript of Lambourn Baptism Register, 1560-1837

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