England Land Records Timeline (National Institute)

Land Records Time Line
England has a remarkable body of historical records covering over a millennium, the most extensive in the world. Genealogists are so fortunate to be able to access this treasure-trove, but its sheer immensity has daunted many. Now technology is making it accessible to the average family historian who has neither the specialist archival training nor infinite time available. A brief time-line of records is shown below. It must be remembered that most record groups are far from complete, and the reasons for gaps are varied, a problem discussed knowledgeably by archivist Wormleighton (Gaps in the Records. Devon Family Historian #92 page 3-7,1999).

Land Records Time Line

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