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Shrewsbury
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    Businesses (206)

    Organisations (1284)

    Persons (189)

    Diaries (35)

    Families (172)

    Paper catalogues available to view at The National Archives - (136)

    • NRA 34789 Acton family, baronets, of Aldenham Park: deeds and estate papers
    • NRA 41289 Sir John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton, 1st Baron Acton, historian: family and personal papers
    • NRA 37856 Adams Grammar School, Newport link to online catalogue
    • NRA 35499 Adcote School, Little Ness: records incl Gough family papers link to online catalogue
    • NRA 36461 Alliance Assurance Co Ltd, Shrewsbury link to online catalogue
    • NRA 7293 Astley and Heywood families: nonconformists' correspondence and accounts and other family papers
    • NRA 37720 Atcham Rural District Council
    • NRA 35329 HM Auden: MS collection incl papers of Thomas Auden, vicar of Condover link to online catalogue
    • NRA 14 Benthall family, baronets, of Benthall: family and estate papers
    • NRA 2990 Bishops Castle Borough
    • NRA 34743 Bridgeman family, Viscounts Bridgeman: family and estate papers link to online catalogue
    • NRA 11197 Sir Henry Bridgeman, 1st Baron Bradford: militia collection
    • NRA 33933 Bright family of Totterton: family and estate papers link to online catalogue
    • NRA 32853 Thomas Brocas of Shrewsbury: journals link to online catalogue
    • NRA 7147 Broughton-Adderley family of Tunstall Hall: family and estate papers link to online catalogue
    • NRA 33064 Browne family of Mellington Hall: deeds and papers link to online catalogue
    • NRA 21442 Campbell-Lambert of Burlton Hall: deeds and family papers
    • NRA 33067 Robin Chaplin, local historian: working papers
    • NRA 16218 Charlton family of Ludford family and estate papers
    • NRA 33285 Childe family of Kinlet: deeds and papers link to online catalogue
    • NRA 36049 Lily F Chitty, Shropshire archaeologist: working papers link to online catalogue
    • NRA 21236 Cholmondeley family of Condover Hall: misc family corresp, deeds and papers
    • NRA 37090 Cholmondeley family of Condover Hall: family and estate papers link to online catalogue
    • NRA 3122 Church Stretton School
    • NRA 35527 Clark & Co, solicitors, Ludlow: clients papers
    • NRA 35795 Coalbrookdale Co Ltd, iron founders
    • NRA 33938 Cooper & Co, solicitors, Much Wenlock: clients papers
    • NRA 21445 Corbet family, baronets, of Moreton Corbet: Acton Reynald and Adderley estate papers link to online catalogue
    • NRA 9301 Corbet family of Sundorne Castle: family and estate papers
    • NRA 33951 Cotes family of Woodcote: estate papers link to online catalogue
    • NRA 37859 Cressett, later Cressett-Pelham and Thursby-Pelham family of Cound and Upton Cressett: deeds and pa
    • NRA 37869 Cust family, Barons Brownlow: Bridgewater estate papers
    • NRA 36453 Cust family, Barons Brownlow: Bridgewater estate papers
    • NRA 35748 Darby family of Coalbrookdale, ironmasters: business and family papers link to online catalogue
    • NRA 35506 Edgerley Drainage Board link to online catalogue
    • NRA 32858 Edstaston Hall estate: deeds link to online catalogue
    • NRA 32855 Edwards family of Great Ness: family and estate papers
    • NRA 37857 John Flavel, master of Cleobury Mortimer Free School: journals link to online catalogue
    • NRA 37855 Ford manor
    • NRA 35330 Hugh Denis George Foxall, toponymist: corresp and papers link to online catalogue
    • NRA 21446 Mrs CPJ Fyffe: deeds and papers (Duppa, Bright, Devey, Barnfield and Whitmore families)
    • NRA 23113 Gatacre of Gatacre Hall: family and estate papers
    • NRA 11576 Goulburn family of Betchworth, Surrey, and Apley Park, Salop: Apley estate papers
    • NRA 2585 Mrs Grace: deeds and misc papers (various counties)
    • NRA 32854 Green & Nixson, solicitors, Knighton: Shropshire deeds and papers
    • NRA 786 Halesowen (Worcs) deeds
    • NRA 6276 Hamilton-Russell family, Viscounts Boyne: Burwarton estate papers
    • NRA 33950 Hanmer family of Pentrepant: family and estate papers link to online catalogue
    • NRA 21439 Harrison & Sons, solicitors, Welshpool: Shropshire deeds link to online catalogue
    • NRA 33287 Edward James Herbert, 3rd Earl of Powis: corresp rel to the South Salopian Yeomanry Cavalry
    • NRA 21441 Herbert family, Earls of Powis: Montfort estate deeds link to online catalogue
    • NRA 17099 Herbert family, Earls of Powis: family and estate papers link to online catalogue
    • NRA 35508 High Street Unitarian Church, Shrewsbury link to online catalogue
    • NRA 6649 Hill family, Viscounts Hill: family and estate papers
    • NRA 35814 James Carthew Hill, rector of Newport, Shropshire: diaries link to online catalogue
    • NRA 36050 Hulton-Harrop family: deeds and papers rel to Lythwood and Gatten estates link to online catalogue
    • NRA 8917 Hunt family of Boreatton: family and estate papers
    • NRA 7156 Iron Bridge Trust
    • NRA 33956 Kinchant family of Park Hall: deeds and papers link to online catalogue
    • NRA 35501 WH Leslie Memorial Trust link to online catalogue
    • NRA 33433 Leveson-Gower family, Dukes of Sutherland: Lilleshall estate deeds
    • NRA 33286 Littlewood, Peace & Lanyon, solicitors, Wellington: clients deeds and papers
    • NRA 32237 Lloyd family of Leaton Knolls: deeds and papers link to online catalogue
    • NRA 34094 Lloyd-Jones family of Kilsall and Shackerley: family and estate papers
    • NRA 35525 Lord's Hill Baptist Church, Snailbeach link to online catalogue
    • NRA 33283 Ludlow Borough
    • NRA 25026 Ludlow corporation medieval deeds
    • NRA 34697 Ludlow Society of Friends link to online catalogue
    • NRA 35507 Ludlow Society of Friends Meeting House
    • NRA 7157 Maw & Co Ltd, tile mfrs
    • NRA 33054 GH Morgan & Sons, solicitors, Ludlow: clients' papers link to online catalogue
    • NRA 34089 Mostyn-Owen family of Woodhouse: deeds and papers link to online catalogue
    • NRA 36457 Hilda Murrell, naturalist: diaries link to online catalogue
    • NRA 34701 Norman Mutton, lecturer and local historian: working papers
    • NRA 33116 Mytton family of Halston: deeds and estate papers
    • NRA 21440 Mytton of Shipton: family corresp and papers (Bishop of Shipton MSS)
    • NRA 33065 Newport Borough
    • NRA 7602 Newport (Salop) deeds
    • NRA 36165 Nock, Deighton & Son, auctioneers, valuers and estate agents, Bridgnorth link to online catalogue
    • NRA 26124 Noel-Hill family, Barons Berwick: family and estate papers link to online catalogue
    • NRA 34698 Oswestry District Hospital
    • NRA 36450 Oswestry Incorporation of the Guardians of the Poor
    • NRA 21444 Peele & Aris, solicitors, Shrewsbury: deeds and papers
    • NRA 16282 Sir Thomas Phillipps, Bt: Shropshire deeds and papers
    • NRA 34699 JO Pointon & Sons, decorators and plumbers, Wellington link to online catalogue
    • NRA 35813 Pontesbury and District Free Church Federal Council link to online catalogue
    • NRA 37728 Potts & Potts, solicitors, Broseley link to online catalogue
    • NRA 33432 Price-Davies family of Marrington Hall: family and estate papers link to online catalogue
    • NRA 33957 Pritchard family, solicitors and bankers, Broseley: clients papers
    • NRA 7373 Ralph Cecil Purton, Anglican clergyman and antiquary: corresp and papers
    • NRA 33958 Sydney Raine: Shropshire local history collection
    • NRA 33947 Royal British Legion: Shropshire branches link to online catalogue
    • NRA 36449 Royal Salop Infirmary, Shrewsbury
    • NRA 34091 Salwey & Rickards, solicitors, Ludlow link to online catalogue
    • NRA 35331 Salwey family of The Lodge, Overton: deeds and papers
    • NRA 16302 Sandford family of Sandford: family and estate papers link to online catalogue
    • NRA 33946 Scott family of Betton: family and estate papers link to online catalogue
    • NRA 19299 Shrewsbury Borough Library MS collections link to online catalogue
    • NRA 11917 Shrewsbury Drapers Company
    • NRA 36460 Shrewsbury: Millington's Hospital
    • NRA 7892 Shrewsbury Public Library collection
    • NRA 35502 Shrewsbury: The Column Group
    • NRA 7158 Shropshire & Montgomeryshire Discharged Prisoners Aid Society
    • NRA 33948 Shropshire Chamber of Agriculture link to online catalogue
    • NRA 36458 Shropshire electoral registers
    • NRA 32240 Shropshire Imperial Service Fund link to online catalogue
    • NRA 40563 Shropshire parish councils
    • NRA 29490 Shropshire parishes
    • NRA 34702 Shropshire Provident Society link to online catalogue
    • NRA 37714 Shropshire Quarter Sessions link to online catalogue
    • NRA 36680 Shropshire Record Office: Methodist chapel records
    • NRA 36051 Shropshire Record Office: Methodist Circuit records
    • NRA 11563 Shropshire Record Office: misc accessions
    • NRA 33110 Shropshire Union Railway & Canal Co link to online catalogue
    • NRA 32289 Shropshire womens institutes
    • NRA 34474 WH Smith & Co (Whitchurch) Ltd, agricultural engineers and ironfounders
    • NRA 33049 Smythe family, baronets, of Eshe Hall, co Durham and Acton Burnell Park, Salop: family and estate p link to online catalogue
    • NRA 10614 Southam's Brewery Ltd, Shrewsbury link to online catalogue
    • NRA 266 St James' Priory: deeds and related papers
    • NRA 19800 Telford Development Corporation
    • NRA 33298 Thornes family of Kinnerley: deeds and papers
    • NRA 33337 Thynne family, Marquesses of Bath: Shropshire deeds and estate papers
    • NRA 32857 TSB Bank plc: Shropshire branches link to online catalogue
    • NRA 33949 Wace Morgan & Co, solicitors, Shrewsbury: clients papers
    • NRA 33120 Wakeman family, baronets, of Perdiswell: Shropshire deeds and papers link to online catalogue
    • NRA 16219 Walcot of Bitterley family and estate papers
    • NRA 34475 C & W Walker Ltd, gas engineers, Donnington
    • NRA 276 JW Watkins-Pitchford, Bridgnorth: antiquarian collection
    • NRA 34912 Weld-Forester family, Barons Forester: family and estate papers
    • NRA 35526 Wem, Loppington and Hinstock manors link to online catalogue
    • NRA 32238 Whitchurch: Elizabeth Turton Charity link to online catalogue
    • NRA 21443 JRW Whitfield, solicitor and archivist: misc family, estate and manorial documents
    • NRA 32856 Frederick C Willis, local historian: Shropshire collections link to online catalogue
    • NRA 4482 Wolryche-Whitmore of Dudmaston: family and estate papers link to online catalogue
    • NRA 35500 James Woodhouse, grocer, Shrewsbury link to online catalogue
    • NRA 33282 Wright, Hassall & Co, solicitors, Leamington Spa, Shropshire deeds link to online catalogue

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