Kendal Archive Centre

Records relating to the historic county of Westmorland, and also some for the Sedbergh-Dent district (formerly in the West Riding of Yorkshire) and for the Cartmel district (formerly in Lancashire North of the Sands). These include:

• Church of England and non-conformist church records
• Local authorities, civil Parishes, statutory bodies, schools and official records
• Businesses, industries, societies, organisations and charities
• Families, landed estates and solicitors
• Ordnance Survey maps of Westmorland and Trade Directories

Significant collections include:

• The archive of Thomas H. Mawson, landscape architect of Lancaster and Windermere, late 19th to 20th centuries (collection reference WDB 86)
• Lady Anne Clifford (1590-1676) of Appleby Castle records (reference WDHOTH/1/10)
• Sir Daniel Fleming of Rydal Hall papers, late 17th century (collection reference WDRY). 

• Church of England Parishes and Non-conformist Church registers
• Census returns 1841-1901 for Westmorland and the Sedbergh-Dent district (formerly in the West Riding of Yorkshire)
• Census index for Cumberland, Westmorland and the Isle of Man 1881
• Probate records (Deaneries of Kendal and Furness, and Carlisle Consistory Court 1536-1860)
• Newspapers

• One public access computer to allow brief 'look-ups' of a limited selection of useful websites containing local sources, including CASCAT, Ancestry and Find My Past
• Free, public wi-fi