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    May 02, 2023 2 minutes

    ARCHIVES AND LIBRARIES

    RECORD OFFICE FOR LEICESTERSHIRE, LEICESTER AND RUTLAND

    a Long Street, Wigston Magna, Leicester LE18 2AH

    t 0116 257 1080

    e recordoffice@leics.gov.uk

    w recordoffice.org.uk

    The country record office holds parish records, Bishops’ Transcripts, nonconformist church records, electoral registers and much more. The impressive website features all sorts of useful research guides and catalogues, as well as news articles and

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