West Sussex County Council: Record Office

The Record Office acquires, preserves and makes publicly available the documentary and recorded heritage of the county. Anyone may use the service and access to the documents at the County Record Office is free of charge, but postal, telephone and e-mail requests for information may be subject to a charge. The majority of our catalogues are now available on-line via the Record Office Search Online.

West Sussex Record Office has been awarded three stars in a new assessment system started by The National Archives. This has placed the Office in the top 10% of record offices in England.

CLOSURES: Please note that West Sussex Record Office will be closed for stock-taking for two weeks from Monday 1st December and will re-open on Monday 15th December 2008.

Christmas and New Year closure will take place from Thursday 25th December to Saturday 27th December inclusive, and on Thursday 1st January 2009.

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• About Us
• Collections
• Conservation Workshop
• Events
• Family History
• Military History (Royal Sussex Regiment)
• Picture Archives
• Railway Page (Ronald Shephard Collection)
• Record Office Leaflets and Mini-Guides
• Record Office Policies & Plans
• Record Office Shop
• Research and Other Services
• Resources for Schools
• Tithe Maps Project
• Useful Links
• Victoria County History
• West Sussex Archives Society
• West Sussex Millennium Parish Maps Project
• What's new at the Record Office