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    YORK AND THE NORTH RIDING

    Jan 10, 2023 2 minutes

    ARCHIVES AND LIBRARIES

    BORTHWICK INSTITUTE FOR ARCHIVES

    a University of York, Heslington, York YO10 5DD

    t 01904 321166

    e borthwick-institute@york.ac.uk

    w york.ac.uk/borthwick

    Celebrating 70 years since its foundation in 2023, the Borthwick Institute looks after probate material back to 1316, parish records for the Archdeaconry of York, Methodist material for the York Circuit, plus records from Terry's and Rowntree, and lots more. There is also the Cause

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