Useful websites

Gloucestershire Local History Association

Information about other historical societies in Gloucestershire, with booklists, resources, events and contacts

Blockley Heritage Society

Blockley Heritage Society has information about the history of nearby village Blockley and is currently creating a new Heritage Centre.

Gloucestershire Archives

Gloucestershire Archives (Gloucestershire County Council) is the repository for county-wide documents and maps, with full research facilities

Gloucestershire Libraries

Reference books can be ordered online or by visiting a local library where the staff will help with searching the catalogue

Other County Record Offices

Details of record offices and libraries in adjacent counties can be found by a search on the county councils’ websites

Shakespeare Birthplace Trust Collections

Shakespeare Birthplace Trust Archive Catalogue

Holds records that include references to Campden & District

Gloucestershire Family History Society

Gloucestershire Family History Society has a Resource Centre and facilities for family history research

National Archives

The National Archives is the official archive and publisher for the UK government and for England and Wales.  Discovery is their catalogue of descriptions of records held by the NA and more than 2,500 archives across the country

Court Barn

The Guild of Handicrafts Trust museum in Campden which celebrates the Arts and Crafts Movement in the North Cotswolds since 1900.

Chipping Campden School History Project

This website is a living history of Chipping Campden School from its foundation in 1440 to the present day. Created in partnership with Chipping Campden History Society and Gloucestershire Archives and supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund, the site was launched to mark 575 years since the School’s foundation.

The Campden Society

The main aims of the society are interest in, and concern for, the historic and living community of Campden, securing the protection and improvement of the town’s built heritage, promoting high standards of planning, architecture and landscaping and encouraging economic development to sustain the viability of the town and its cultural tradition.

The Campden Wonder

A website that has information about the mystery of the Campden Wonder.

Chipping Campden Online

Campden’s official town website

Chipping Campden Morris Men

The history and traditions of the Campden Morris Men.

Hart Silversmiths Trust

The Trust was established in 2010 to care for the drawings and designs archive of Harts Silversmiths and The Guild of Handicraft built up over the last 100 or so years.

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