DRO - About Us - Introduction

The Durham County Record Office is responsible for collecting and preserving documents relating to County Durham and for making those records available for study and research. Large numbers of historical documents have been deposited by their owners for safe-keeping in the Record Office. These include records of:

Durham County Council
Durham Quarter Sessions
Other local councils in the County
Church of England parishes in the Dioceses of Durham and Ripon
Non-conformist churches
National Coal Board
Pre-nationalisation (pre-1947) colliery companies
Landed Families and Estates
Solicitors
Businesses
Schools and Colleges
Individuals

Eighteenth century map of County Durham by H. Moll, (DRO reference: D/XP32)

Map showing the historic

County of Durham

by H. Moll,

18th Century,

(DRO reference: D/XP 32)

You can now search the catalogues of all our holdings in our Database.

There is a separate section containing detailed information on family history sources.

Use the links on the navigation bar to the left of the screen to find out more about the services we offer.

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