This list gives collection numbers for most of the archive collections held by the North Devon Record Office. The list does not generally include small accessions of one or two items, unless they are of particular significance. Catalogues for the vast majority of collections listed here - arranged by reference number - can be found on the searchroom shelves. Catalogues for most collections can also be found on the Access to Archives website. For information about unlisted collections please consult Record Office staff.
Most Devon County Council records are held at the Devon Record Office, Exeter. Those following are held at North Devon Record Office.
| 1925 | County Surveyor: Northern Division |
| 2681 | County Engineer (Lynmouth Flood, 1952; photographs, reports, etc.) |
| 3945 | Area Secretary (North) |
| B69 | Bideford Library (large collection of historical records given to the Library |
| B195, B431 & B873 | Barnstaple Library and Record Office |
| B289 | Planning Department (plans boards) |
| B340 | Divisional Surveyor, North |
| B423 | North Devon Museums |
| B489 | Education Department (North Area) |
| B495 | Great Torrington Library |
| B569 | Devon County Council Development Plan: analysis of the survey, 1952 |
| B595 | Woodland Vale residential home, Torrington |
| B794 | Lynmouth Street enhancement scheme |
| 1903 | Barnstaple Divisional Education Authority |
| 2844 & 3072 | North Devon Divisional Executive |
| B383 | Exeter Diocesan Association of Voluntary Schools: Barnstaple and Shirwell Ruridecanal Committee |
| B722 | Devon County Education Committee |
| School Boards | |
| The 1870 Education Act provided for the creation of school boards in places where voluntary provision was inadequate. The boards were replaced by local authority education committees in 1902. Surviving school board records include minutes and financial records. | |
| Ashford (see Heanton Punchardon) | |
| 839 | Ashwater |
| 843 | Beaford |
| Beaworthy (see Halwill) | |
| 629 | Bideford |
| 632 | Bishops Nympton |
| DCC/21 | Bishops Tawton |
| 847 | Bradworthy |
| 849 | Bratton Fleming |
| 355 | Braunton |
| 751 | Broadwoodwidger |
| 644 | Buckland Brewer |
| 652 | Chulmleigh |
| 749 | Clawton, Tetcott and Luffincott |
| 857 | Clovelly |
| DCC/1 | East Anstey |
| DCC/2 | East Down |
| DCC/15 | East and West Putford |
| DCC/27 | East and West Worlington |
| DCC/22 | Great Torrington |
| DCC/4 | Halwill and Beaworthy |
| DCC/5 | Hartland |
| DCC/6 | Heanton Punchardon and Ashford |
| DCC/7 | Horwood and Newton Tracey |
| DCC/8 | Instow |
| DCC/9 | Littleham and Landcross |
| Mariansleigh (see Romansleigh) | |
| DCC/10 | Marwood |
| DCC/11 | Milton Damerel |
| DCC/13 | Mortehoe |
| Newton St. Petrock (see Shebbear) | |
| Newton Tracey (see Horwood) | |
| DCC/12 | North Molton |
| DCC/14 | Parkham |
| DCC/16 & B765 | Romansleigh and Mariansleigh |
| DCC/17 | Roseash |
| DCC/3 | St. Giles on the Heath |
| DCC/18 | Shebbear and Newton St. Petrock |
| DCC/19 | Stoke Rivers |
| DCC/20 | Sutcombe |
| DCC/23 | Welcombe |
| 863 | West Down |
| DCC/24 | Westleigh |
| DCC/26 | West Woolfardisworthy |
| DCC/25 | Winkleigh |
| DCC/28 | Yarnscombe |
| Schools | |
| Records may include the headteacher's log book (a daily record of events in school); managers' minutes; pupil admission registers; punishment registers and H.M. Inspectors' reports. There is often school material in parish record collections. See Historical Notes on Devon Schools, by R. Bovett for information on the histories of local schools. | |
| B78 | Abbotsham: Church of England |
| Appledore (see Northam) | |
| Ashford (see Heanton Punchardon) | |
| 622 | Alverdiscott: Voluntary Primary |
| 390 | Alwington: Church School |
| 623 & 1903 | Arlington: Church of England |
| 2221 | Ashreigney: Voluntary Primary |
| 680 | Ashwater: Hunscott Council |
| 631 | Atherington: Church of England |
| 2848 | Atherington: Baptist |
| B600 | Atherington: National |
| 1447, 1903, 3674, 3784 & B135 | Barnstaple: Ashleigh Road |
| 1450 | Barnstaple: Bear Street |
| 1805, 1903, B6 & B42 | Barnstaple: Bluecoat |
| B6, B42 & B343 | Barnstaple: Cyprus Terrace Infants |
| 1903, B6 & B919 | Barnstaple: Grammar |
| 1903 & 2318 | Barnstaple: Gaydon Street and St. Mary Magdalene Mixed |
| 2836 | Barnstaple: Holy Trinity Girls and Infants |
| 3067 & 1449 | Barnstaple: Newport National |
| B878 | Barnstaple: Our Lady Catholic Primary |
| 2837 | Barnstaple: St. Peters, later Church of England Infants |
| 1918 | Barnstaple: Church of England Junior Girls |
| 3785 | Barnstaple: Church of England Senior Boys |
| 3786 | Barnstaple: Girls Secondary |
| 2844 | Barnstaple: Science, Art and Technology |
| 1654 | Bideford: Secondary |
| 3238 | Bideford: Church Infants |
| B125 | Bideford: East-The-Water, Primary |
| B494 | Bideford: Edgehill College |
| 629 | Bideford: Geneva Place |
| 276 & B614 | Bideford: Grammar |
| B258 | Bideford: West Bank |
| 632 | Bishops Nympton: New Town |
| 507 | Bishops Tawton: Hemer |
| 2310 | Bishops Tawton: Board, later County Primary |
| 634 | Black Torrington |
| B434 | Black Torrington: Church of England Primary |
| 2323 | Bradford & Cookbury |
| 2327 | Bradworthy: County Primary |
| 849 | Bratton Fleming |
| 355 | Braunton: County Primary |
| 637 | Brendon: Parochial |
| 2325 | Bridgerule: Primary |
| 641 | Broadwoodkelly: Church of England |
| 751 | Broadwoodwidger: Thorn Cross Council |
| 1620 | Broadwoodwidger |
| 3166 | Buckland Brewer: Board |
| 644 | Buckland Brewer: Thornhillhead |
| 645 | Buckland Filleigh: Church of England |
| 646 | Bulkworthy: Council |
| 649 | Challacombe: Church of England |
| 650 | Charles: Church of England |
| B863 | Chawleigh: Primary |
| 651 | Chittlehamholt: National |
| 652 | Chulmleigh: Week Council |
| 749 | Clawton, Tetcott and Luffincott: Council |
| 3079 | Combe Martin: National |
| 2323 | Cookbury |
| 3498 | Dolton: Primary |
| Dowland (see Iddesleigh) | |
| 666 | East Down: Council |
| 2843 | East and West Worlington: United District |
| B125 | East-the-Water: Primary |
| 2487 | Fremington: County Primary |
| 392 | Frithelstock: Church |
| 1445 | Frithelstock: Voluntary Primary |
| 668 | George Nympton: Church of England |
| 2839 | Goodleigh: National |
| 2485 | Great Torrington: County Primary |
| 3074 | Great Torrington: Bluecoat |
| B306 | Hartland: County Primary |
| 673 | Hartland: Elmscott and Meddon |
| B730 | Hartland: Board, National, Council |
| 510 | Heanton and Ashford: Board, later Heanton Punchardon Council |
| 511 | Heanton Punchardon |
| B599 | High Bickington: Church of England Primary |
| 2329 | Holsworthy: Wesleyan and Secondary |
| 679 | Holsworthy: Chilsworthy Church of England |
| 2328 | Holsworthy: Primary |
| 2488 | Horwood and Newton Tracey: Council |
| 3073 | Huntshaw: Church of England |
| 681 | Iddesleigh and Dowland: Church of England |
| 1500 | Iddesleigh: National |
| 2313 | Ilfracombe: Voluntary Infants |
| 2314 | Ilfracombe: Holy Trinity |
| 682 | Ilfracombe: SS Philip and James |
| 1903 | Ilfracombe: British, later Infants |
| 2311 | Ilfracombe: County Primary |
| 2145 | Ilfracombe: Council |
| 1903 | Ilfracombe: National |
| 512 | Ilfracombe: Hele National |
| 1903 | Ilfracombe: Secondary |
| B726 | Instow: Board & Council |
| 2840 | Kentisbury: Primary |
| 689 | Knowstone: Primary |
| Landcross (see Littleham) | |
| 1903 & 2317 | Landkey: County Primary |
| 513 | Littleham and Landcross: County Primary |
| 393 | Little Torrington: Church of England |
| 692 | Loxhore: Church of England |
| Luffincott (see Clawton) | |
| 1615 | Lynton: Barbrook Primary |
| 696 | Mariansleigh and Romansleigh: County Primary |
| 698 | Martinhoe: National |
| 2315 | Marwood: County Primary |
| 1207 | Merton: Church of England |
| 700 | Meshaw: Church of England |
| 2183 | Milton Damerel: County Primary |
| B254 | Milton Damerel: Council |
| 1208 | Molland: County Primary |
| 706 | Mortehoe: Council |
| 707 | Newton St. Petrock: Council |
| Newton Tracey (see Horwood) | |
| 2841 | Northam: National |
| 2236 | Northam: Appledore Church of England |
| 708 | Northam: Appledore Infants |
| 2489 | Northam: Appledore Wesleyan, later County Primary |
| 710 | North Molton: Heasley Mill Council |
| 714 | Pancrasweek: Lana Wesleyan |
| 1504 | Parkham |
| 2842 | Parracombe: National |
| 697 | Petersmarland: Church of England |
| 1209 & 2387 | Petrockstowe: Church of England |
| B6 | Pilton: Infant and Junior |
| 2322 | Pyworthy |
| 721 | Roborough: National |
| Romansleigh (see Mariansleigh) | |
| 723 | Roseash: Council |
| 1210 | St. Giles in the Wood: National |
| 731 | Satterleigh and Warkleigh: Church |
| 734 & 1650 | Sheepwash: Church of England |
| 1903 & 2316 | Shirwell: County Primary |
| B366 & B555 | South Molton: United |
| 742 | Stoke Rivers: Council |
| B635 | Swimbridge: Church of England |
| B636 | Swimbridge: Travellers Rest, Church of England |
| 745 | Tawstock: Harracott Church of England |
| B455 | Tawstock: Holywell Junior |
| Tetcott (see Clawton) | |
| 750 | Thornbury: County Primary |
| 755 | Twitchen: Church |
| Warkleigh (see Satterleigh) | |
| 764 | Weare Giffard: Church |
| 765 | Welcombe: Council |
| 766 | West Anstey: Church of England |
| 767 | West Buckland: Church |
| B286 | West Buckland: Devon County |
| 2838 | West Buckland: National |
| 774 | West Woolfardisworthy: Buckish St. Annes Church |
| 3497 | Westleigh |
| B624 | Westward Ho!: United Services College |
| 771 | Winkleigh: Hollacombe Council |
| 1433 & 1468 | Witheridge: County Primary |
| 1526 | Witheridge: Voluntary Primary |
| B40 | Witheridge: British and National |
| 775 | Yarnscombe: Council |
Town (previously Borough) Councils
Borough records may include royal charters, minutes, rating records, rentals and leases, accounts, court records and plans
| 2654, BC, B1, B144, B242, B296, B453, B736, B784, B788 & B829 | Barnstaple |
| 1064, 2379, B344, B559 & B881 | Bideford |
| 2558, 2869, B559 & B831 | Great Torrington |
| B559 | Northam |
| 1872, 3058 & 3760 | South Molton |
Urban District Councils (1894-1974)
Records include minutes, financial records and correspondence for council departments
| 2588 | Holsworthy |
| 2458 & B835 | Ilfracombe |
| 3760 | Lynton |
| 3978 | Northam |
Rural District Councils (1894-1974)
Records include minutes, financial records and correspondence for council departments
| 3057 & 3760 | Barnstaple |
| 2414 | Bideford |
| B317 | Broadwoodwidger |
| 3977 | Holsworthy |
| 2407, 3058, 3760 & B264 | South Molton |
| 2460 | Torrington |
District Councils (post 1974)
Records include minutes, financial records and correspondence for council departments
| 3760 & B544 | North Devon District Council |
| 3966, B666, B844 & B860 | Torridge District Council |
Parish Councils (post 1894)
Records include minutes, financial records and correspondence
| B191 | Abbotsham |
| B448 | Alverdiscott |
| 3676 | Alwington |
| B491 | Beaford |
| B239 | Berrynarbor |
| B391 | Bishops Nympton |
| B174 | Bishops Tawton |
| 1507 | Bratton Fleming |
| B536 & B869 | Braunton |
| B104 | Buckland Brewer |
| 3447 | Bucks Mills |
| B865 | Challacombe |
| B161 | Chittlehamholt, Satterleigh and Warkleigh |
| B7 | Chittlehampton |
| B384 | Clovelly |
| B109 & B559 | Combe Martin |
| B816 | East Down |
| B67 | East and West Buckland |
| B165 | Fremington |
| 2688 & B57 | Georgeham |
| B775 | Goodleigh |
| B559 | Great Torrington |
| B715 & B732 | Hartland |
| 2854 | Heanton Punchardon |
| B447 | High Bickington |
| B448 | Huntshaw |
| B774 | Iddesleigh |
| 3964 | Instow |
| B209 | Kings Nympton |
| B532 | Landkey |
| B288 | Langtree |
| B768 | Littleham & Landcross |
| B8 | Marwood |
| B397 | Meshaw |
| B270 | Milton Damerel |
| B673 | Monkleigh |
| B94 | Mortehoe |
| B559 | Northam |
| B577 | North Molton |
| B380 | Parkham |
| 4075 | Parracombe |
| B113 | Roborough |
| B339 | Rose Ash |
| 3990 | Shebbear |
| B841 | Shirwell |
| B523 | St. Giles in the Wood |
| B131 | Swimbridge |
| B559 | Tawstock |
| B197 | West Down |
| B471 | West Woolfardisworthy (Woolsery) |
| B356 | Winkleigh |
| B625 | Witheridge |
Poor Law Unions were set up after the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act. The records may include minutes of the Boards of Guardians (who ran the workhouses), and financial records
| PLU | Barnstaple, Bideford, Torrington, South Molton, Bideford-Torrington and Holsworthy Poor Law Unions |
| B264 | South Molton Poor Law Union |
| 3918 | Barnstaple and South Molton Public Assistance Institution |
Fishery Boards
Fishery Boards dealt with matters concerning local rivers, including water pollution and poaching of fish.
| FB5 | Taw and Torridge Fishery Board |
Highways Boards
Records may include reports of the Surveyor of the Highways and wages books for labourers working on road repairs.
| 3721 | District Surveyor, Bideford |
Other local authorities
| B333 | Barnstaple and Bideford Port Health Authority |
H.M. Customs
Customs records may include shipping registers, records of seizures and letter books containing copies of department circulars
| B689 | North Devon Customs Houses |
| B272 | Appledore |
| 3289, 3318 & B128 | Barnstaple |
| 3319 & B128 | Bideford |
| 3317 | Ilfracombe |
H.M. Coroner
Coroners' records regarding deaths are closed to the public for 75 years
| 2151 | Borough of Barnstaple |
H.M. District Valuer
| 3201 | Inland Revenue 'Domesday' valuations 1910 |
| B101 | North Devon Assessment Committee |
Registrar of births, marriages and deaths
| 1281 | South Molton: marriage notices |
| B727 | Barnstaple District Registrar: Birth & Death Registers |
Department of Employment
| 3196 | Barnstaple Area Youth Employment Committee |
Department of Transport
| B425 | North Devon Link Road |
| B872 | Barnstaple Bypass |
Registry of Shipping and Seamen
| B682 | Register of Sea Fishing Boats, Barnstaple |
| B683 | Register of Sea Fishing Boats, Bideford |
Local boroughs and Petty Sessions Divisions held courts whose records include court registers, justices' minute books and licensing registers for public houses
| 2654, 3835, B1, B102 & BC | Barnstaple Borough |
| 46, 1064 & B102 | Bideford Borough |
| B102 | Braunton Petty Sessional Division (including Ilfracombe) |
| 2558 & B102 | Great Torrington |
| B102 | Holsworthy |
| 1190 & B102 | South Molton |
| B102 | North Devon Area Juvenile Court |
| All hospital records referring to individual patients are closed to the public for 100 years for reasons of confidentiality | |
| B292, B787 & B788 | North Devon Infirmary |
| 2426 | Bideford and District Hospital |
| Tyrell Cottage Hospital, Ilfracombe | |
| Lynton District Cottage Hospital | |
| 3070 | Alexandra Hospital, Barnstaple |
| B405 & B901 | North Devon Hospitals |
| B435 | North Devon Hospitals - photographs |
The administrative structure of the Church of England extends from local parishes, through deaneries, archdeaconries, bishoprics or diocese to archbishoprics or sees.
Parish records date from the Tudor period onwards and include parish registers of baptisms, marriages and burials; the records of churchwardens, vestry and overseers of the poor; and records relating to local roads, education, law and order, and the militia.
Non-parochial records
| 1127, 1327 & 3061 | Archdeaconry of Barnstaple: only a small group of records survive; these include an index of 18th century wills proved at the Archdeaconry Court |
| 3059 & B523 | Barnstaple and Shirwell Rural Deanery |
| B130, B546 & B630 | Hartland Deanery Chapter |
| B307 | Barnstaple and District Council of Churches |
| B383 | Exeter Diocesan Association of Voluntary Schools: Barnstaple and Shirwell Ruridecanal Committee |
| B387 & B533 | Chulmleigh Deanery |
| B533 & B521 | South Molton Deanery |
| B913 | Torridge Deanery |
Parish records
Please note: to protect the originals from over-use. Most parish registers are only available on microfiche.
| 3797 | Abbotsham |
| 2976 | Alverdiscott |
| 266 | Alwington |
| 3521 | Appledore (see also Northam) |
| 2005 | Arlington |
| 1584 | Ashford |
| 2990 | Ashreigney |
| 1562 | Atherington |
| 3053 | Barnstaple: Holy Trinity |
| 3055 | Barnstaple: St. Mary Magdalene |
| 3054 | Barnstaple: St. Peter |
| 2215 | Beaford |
| 3921 | Berrynarbor |
| 799 | Bideford |
| 596 & B524 | Bishops Nympton |
| 1469 | Bishops Tawton |
| 3254 | Bittadon |
| 1505 | Bratton Fleming |
| 1677 & 2825 | Braunton |
| 3251 | Brendon |
| 1772 | Broadwoodkelly |
| 1094 | Brushford |
| 267 | Buckland Brewer |
| 1096 | Buckland Filleigh |
| 3447 | Bucks Mills |
| 3457 | Burrington |
| 3399 & B319 | Challacombe |
| 3333 | Charles |
| 1708 | Chittlehamholt |
| B472 | Chittlehampton |
| 1058 | Clovelly |
| 4025 & B181 | Combe Martin |
| 1910 & 1911 | Countisbury with Lynmouth |
| 3240 | Creacombe |
| 834 | Dolton |
| 1501 | Dowland |
| B445 & B524 | East Anstey |
| 3334 | East Buckland |
| 2006 | East Down |
| 327 | East Worlington |
| 3335 | Filleigh |
| 520 | Fremington |
| 3788 | Frithelstock |
| 2567 | Georgeham |
| 3731 | George Nympton |
| 1742 | Goodleigh |
| 4014 | Great Torrington |
| 1201 | Hartland |
| 3361 | Heanton Punchardon |
| 2849 | High Bickington |
| 815 | High Bray |
| 2977 | Horwood |
| 2389 | Huish |
| 2594 | Huntshaw |
| 1500 | Iddesleigh |
| 3253 & B484 | Ilfracombe: Holy Trinity |
| 3362 | Ilfracombe: SS. Philip and James |
| 3064 | Instow |
| 2686 | Kentisbury |
| 3330 | Kingsnympton |
| B594 & B524 | Knowstone |
| 2616 | Landcross |
| 1951 & B532 | Landkey |
| 2971 | Langtree |
| 1176 | Littleham (Bideford) |
| 4015 | Little Torrington |
| 1328 | Loxhore |
| 2579 | Lynton (for Lynmouth see Countisbury) |
| B564 & B524 | Mariansleigh |
| 1023 | Martinhoe |
| 3398 | Marwood |
| 2044 | Merton |
| 1794 | Meshaw |
| B415 | Molland |
| 3445 | Monkleigh |
| 2511 | Monkokehampton |
| 3834 | Mortehoe |
| 1721 | Newport (Barnstaple) |
| 2966 | Newton St. Petrock |
| 2978 | Newton Tracey |
| 1843 | Northam |
| 1786 | North Molton |
| 271 | Nymet Rowland |
| 1892 | Parkham |
| 2099 | Parracombe |
| 2390 | Peters Marland |
| 2387 | Petrockstowe |
| 3071 | Pilton |
| 2216 | Roborough |
| 2740 | Romansleigh |
| B678 & B524 | Rose Ash |
| 2180 | St. Giles in the Wood |
| 1709 | Satterleigh |
| 2939 | Shebbear |
| 2940 | Sheepwash |
| 2206 | Shirwell |
| 814 & 3331 | South Molton |
| 2286 | Stoke Rivers |
| 1621 | Swimbridge |
| 2288 | Tawstock |
| 1630 | Thelbridge |
| 1016 | Trentishoe |
| B232 | Twitchen |
| 1710 | Warkleigh |
| 2617 | Weare Giffard |
| 1202 | Welcombe |
| B446 | West Anstey |
| 1935 | West Buckland |
| 1000 | Westleigh |
| 3255 | West Down |
| 922 | West Woolfardisworthy |
| 336 | West Worlington |
| 2989 | Winkleigh |
| 1629 | Witheridge |
| 2979 | Yarnscombe |
| B521 & B524 | Oakmoor group of parishes - Bishops Nympton, East Anstey, Knowstone, Mariansleigh, Molland, Rose Ash and West Anstey |
Nonconformist church records may include registers of baptisms, marriages and burials; minutes of meetings and financial records
| 2347 | Barnstaple Circuit: Wesleyan and Bible Christian |
| B282 | Barnstaple Circuit: circuit plans, etc. |
| 2334 | Barnstaple and Ilfracombe Circuit: Wesleyan |
| 2237, B793, B871 & B876 | Bideford Circuit: Wesleyan and Bible Christian |
| 2734 | Bideford Circuit: Primitive Methodist |
| 2926 | Bude Circuit: Wesleyan |
| B502 | Bude and Kilkhampton: Methodist |
| B349 | George Nympton: Providence Methodist Chapel |
| 2638 | Holsworthy Circuit: Wesleyan, Bible Christian and United Methodist |
| 2334 | Ilfracombe Circuit: Wesleyan |
| 2926 | Kilkhampton Circuit: Wesleyan |
| B350 | Landkey: Methodist Chapel |
| 2405 | Ringsash Circuit: Bible Christian and United Methodist |
| B175 & B607 | Shebbear Circuit |
| 2506 & 2734 | South Molton Circuit: Wesleyan, Primitive and Bible Christian |
| 2347 & 2237 | Torrington Circuit |
| B281 | Weare Giffard: Gammaton Wesleyan Methodist Chapel |
| B668 | West Down Circuit |
| B246 | Worlington Chapel |
Independent/Congregational/United Reformed
| B151 | Appledore Congregational Church |
| B320 | Ashreigney: Bridge Reeve Congregational Chapel |
| B81 | Barnstaple: Cross Street United Reformed Church (formerly Congregational) |
| B92 | Berrynarbor Congregational Church |
| B151 | Bideford: Lavington United Reformed Church |
| B92 | Braunton Independent/United Reformed Chapel |
| B353 & B400 | Great Torrington: Howe Congregational Church |
| B218 | Ilfracombe Congregational/United Reformed Church |
| B123 & B560 | North Devon Congregational Association |
| B151 | Northam Congregational Church |
| B498 & B526 | South Molton Congregational Church |
| B652 & B92 | West Down United Reformed Church |
| B531 | Witheridge Congregational Church |
| B79 | Appledore |
| B179 | Appledore: Ebenezer Chapel |
| B419 | Barnstaple |
| B914 | Combe Martin |
| B670 | Croyde |
| B268 | Great Torrington |
Other congregations
| 3402 | Bideford: Bethel Chapel |
| B182 | Ilfracombe: Brookdale Evangelical Church |
Estate records and personal papers
Estate records may include deeds and leases; rentals; estate plans and correspondence. Private papers may include correspondence; diaries; family photographs; and business or official records.
Also included in this section are manorial records.
| 50/11 | Chichester of Arlington |
| 63/4 | Pine-Coffin of Portledge |
| 787 | Combe Martin Manor |
| 1021 | Clovelly Estate |
| 1308 | Chichester of Raleigh |
| 1478 | Chichester of Shirwell |
| 1773 | Hogg of Fremington |
| 2072 & B283 | Caleb Simper, composer |
| 2760 | Thornby of Barnstaple |
| 3010 | Glynn of Bideford |
| 3197 | Pyle family |
| 3403 | Abbotsham Manor |
| 3704 | Incledon-Webber of Braunton |
| 4087 | Estate at Northam |
| 4222 | Furze of Dolton |
| 4347 | Stucley family |
| B2 | Grant of arms, John Hawkins of Plymouth, 1565 |
| B3 | Grant of arms, Nicholas Wychehalse, 1545 |
| B9 | Miscellaneous deeds |
| B10 | B.W. Oliver collection: deeds and family papers, including Barnstaple |
| B11 | Jeffery collection: miscellaneous deeds, including Barnstaple |
| B12 & B55 | Chanter collection: historical notes, memorial inscriptions |
| B17 | Grant of arms, Bassett and Davie, 1803 |
| B21 | Phillips manuscripts: Civil War in Exeter, memorial inscriptions |
| B24 | Benjamin Incledon's notes |
| B29 & B34 | W.P. Hiern |
| B30 | George Bowcher, Independent minister, Barnstaple |
| B49 | Lyddon of South Molton |
| B70 | Doe of Great Torrington |
| B80 | Beara of Appledore |
| B83 | Deeds for 12 Fore Street, Ilfracombe |
| B91 | Deeds for the Tuly Street Workhouse, Barnstaple |
| B93 | Gabriel of East-the-Water, Bideford |
| B95 | Eggesford House |
| B103 | Deeds for 22 Litchdon Street, Barnstaple |
| B114 | Stanley Thomas collection |
| B121 | Deeds, High Bickington |
| B133 | Deeds, Buckland Brewer |
| B137 | D.V. Cannon: notes for a history of Ashford |
| B140 | Deeds, Torridge Lodge, Northam |
| B152 | Deeds, Bishops Tawton, Fremington, etc. |
| B153 | Deeds, Fremington, Ilfracombe, Pilton, etc. |
| B156 | Stucley of Hartland Abbey |
| B200 | Maurice Prince, cinema proprietor of Ashford |
| B205 | Partridge Estate |
| B217 | Deeds, Whitebeare, Milton Damerel |
| B253 | Deeds, Barnstaple |
| B260 | Mortgages, etc., 10, Buttgarden Street, Bideford |
| B262 | Gribble family |
| B263 | Dr. F.R. Elliston-Wright, Braunton |
| B264 | Deeds, Unicorn Inn, New Inn, etc., South Molton |
| B274 | Deeds, including Fremington, Torrington |
| B275 | Deeds, West Down |
| B284 | Deeds, Orchard Hill, Bideford |
| B298 | Deeds, Combe Martin |
| B308 | Deeds, Bideford |
| B314 | Deeds, etc., The Reform Inn, Pilton |
| B323 | Eggesford House Estate |
| B324 | Devon wills, 1751-1903 |
| B368 | Deeds, etc., Barnstaple |
| B369 | B.R. and J.A.R. Bickford |
| B385 | Melhuish of Witherdige |
| B395 | Deeds, etc., Braunton |
| B403 | Alexander Caldwell Hutchinson |
| B421 | Royle of Shirwell |
| B437 | Leverton of Beaford |
| B441 | Pettle family, North Devon |
| B443 | Deeds, Barnstaple |
| B459 | Chichester of Hall |
| B463 | Deeds, Bridgeland Street, Bideford |
| B464 | Deeds, etc., 2, Bellaire Cottage, Pilton |
| B468 | Deeds, etc., Ashleigh, Barnstaple |
| B470 | Deeds, Barnstaple |
| B480 | William Henry Rogers, Buckland Brewer |
| B481 | Deeds, etc., Combe Martin |
| B499 | Diaries of Mr. and Mrs. J.A. Buckley |
| B500 | Venton of Bradworthy |
| B502 | Friend of Dolton |
| B503 | Deeds, etc., Bursdon, Hartland |
| B508 | Deeds, etc., Appledore, Bideford, Great Torrington and Northam |
| B515 | Deeds, etc., Barnstaple and Pilton |
| B522 | Deeds, etc., Marwood |
| B534 | Tremayne of Wembworthy, Winkleigh, Brushford and Witheridge |
| B540 | Deeds, Ham, Dolton |
| B562 | Deeds, etc., Ashreigney and Kentisbury |
| B573 | Sale particulars, Kingsnympton; maps, Lapford |
| B584 | Deeds, King's Arms, South Molton |
| B589 | Deeds, etc., West Rowleigh, Romansleigh |
| B596 | Deeds, etc., Furzehill, Bishops Nympton |
| B609 | Deeds, etc., Bideford |
| B626 | Deeds, etc., Charles and North Molton |
| B628 | Deeds, etc., Barnstaple |
| B644 | Portsmouth Estate |
| B667 | Chanter and Thompson |
| B688 | Deeds, etc., North Country Inn, Barnstaple |
| B734 | Deeds, Trustees of R H Burgess |
| B739 | Deeds, Barnstaple |
| B742 | Deeds, Barnstaple |
| B748 | Deeds, Miscellaneous |
| B754 | Deeds, Barnstaple |
| B756 | Deeds, Buckland Filleigh |
| B760 | Deeds, Ilfracombe |
| B795 | Crang of Bishops Nympton & Stoke Rivers |
| B797 | Deeds, Abbotsham |
| B800 | Dunsland Estate, Bradford |
| B803 | Conibear Family |
| B814 | Moxham of Barnstaple |
| B815 | Deeds: Ilfracombe |
| B837 | Deeds: Barnstaple |
| B838 | Charbonnier of Barnstaple & Lynmouth |
| B840 | Fulford of Bideford |
| B845 | Deeds: Ashreigney |
| B851 | Dallyn of Challacombe |
| B855 | Deeds: Parracombe |
| B874 | Deeds: Kings Nympton |
| B875 | Deeds: Barnstaple (Photocopies) |
| B885 | Loveband of Yarnscombe |
| B896 | Perryman of Rose Ash |
| B987 | Deeds: Barnstaple |
| B898 & 902 | Deeds: North Devon |
| B899 | Hall of Pilton |
| B906 | Deeds: Newport |
Minutes of meetings, financial records, programmes and photographs may be available in collections from local groups and institutions
| B4 | North Devon Athenaeum: weather reports |
| B5 & B26 | North Devon Friendly Institution |
| 18 | Bratton Fleming District Nursing Association |
| B43 | Barnstaple Literary and Scientific Institution |
| B50 | North Devon Yacht Club |
| B90 | Northam Just and Laudable Society |
| B112 | Order of Buffaloes |
| B124 | Orchard Theatre, Barnstaple |
| B129 | North Devon Community Health Council |
| B146 | Bideford and District Community Services Committee |
| B147 | Conservative Party: Mortehoe and Woolacombe Branch |
| B154 | Ilfracombe Museum |
| B162 | Torrington Group of Women's Institutions |
| B167 | Bideford Green Party |
| B168 | Braunton and District Museum |
| B184 | Combe Martin Conservation Group |
| B186 | Devon Cattle Breeders Society - Davy's Devon Herd Books |
| B193 | North Devon Film Society |
| B224 | North Devon Rescue Archaeology |
| B227 | Barnstaple Amateur Operatic Society |
| B231 | Barnstaple Arts Club |
| B250 | Plough Theatre, Torrington |
| B267 | Wheelwrights Museum, Dolton |
| B269 | North Devon Cricket Club |
| B311 | 21st Devon Volunteer Rifle Corps |
| B327 | High Bickington Women's Institute |
| B351 | North Devon Association for the Handicapped |
| B406 | South Molton Bowling Club |
| B417 | North Devon Movement |
| B428 | 50th North Devon Scout Group |
| B477 | Weare Gifford and Landcross W.I |
| B485 | Devon and Cornwall Police Surf Life Saving Club. |
| B551 | Instow branch, Royal British Legion |
| B574 | Combe Martin Town Hall Management Committee. |
| B583 | Barumites in London |
| B590 | Barnstaple Musical Comedy Society |
| B601 | Burrington W.I. |
| B620 | Northam Burrows Advisory Committee |
| B680 | Goodleigh W.I. |
| B696 | Methodist Historical Society |
| B709 | Barnstaple Freemasons |
| B712 | Bideford Chess Club |
| B713 | British Cactus and Succulent Society - North Devon Branch |
| B747 | Bideford Freemasons |
| B749 | Great Torrington Choral Society |
| B758 | North Devon Scouts |
| B763 | Abbotsham W.I. |
| B766 | Meshaw, Mariansleigh and Romansleigh Horticultural Society |
| B767 | Exmoor Oral History Society |
| B771 | Independent Order of Rechabites - North Devon District |
| B790 | Georgeham W.I. |
| B801 | Bradford & Cookbury Village Hall |
| B806 | Landmark Trust, Lundy |
| B818 | Exercise Tiger Association |
| B820 | North Devon Infirmary Ladies Association |
| B822 | Ramblers Association |
| B827 | Discovering Landkey Group |
| B839 | Royal North Devon Yacht Club |
| B846 | Burma Star Association |
| B864 | RNLI Appledore |
| B887 | Torrington Co-operative Society |
Charity records include minutes of meetings; financial records; deeds and leases; plans and correspondence.
| 4274, B68 & BBT | Bideford Bridge Trust |
| B56 | Barnstaple Bridge Trust |
| B120 | North Devon Museum Trust |
| B136 | Chulmleigh Church Lands Charity |
| TD146 | Barnstaple Charities |
| 186 | Swimbridge Parish Lands Charity |
| 232 | John Lovering's Charity, Barnstaple |
| 1085 | Landkey Feoffees |
| 1097 | Shebbear Feoffees |
| 749 & 1239 | Pilton Feoffees |
| B225 | Northam Almshouse Charity |
| B293 | George Ley's Charity, Combe Martin |
| B296 | North Devon Athenaeum |
| B307 | Barnstaple and District Council of Churches |
| B316 | Clerk's Land Charity, Beaford |
| B429 | South Molton Municipal Charities |
| B511 | Lovering Educational Foundation, Wear Giffard |
| B512 | School Lands, Kentisbury |
| B568 | High Bray Parish Charities |
| B586 | Loxhore Village Hall Trust |
| B731 | Harton Town Trust (Hartland) |
| B908 | Barnstaple Municipal Charities |
Business records include minutes of meeting and legal and financial records
| B44 | Farmer's account book, 18th century |
| B53 | Dung and sand account, early 18th century |
| B62 | Squires of Barnstaple, agricultural equipment dealers |
| B66 | Bideford and North Devon District Building Society |
| B71 | Bideford Gazette |
| B99 | Hansen Shipbuilding Co., Northam |
| B105 | Bishop of Bideford, furniture dealer |
| B157 | S.J. Buckle, chemist of Torrington |
| B168 & B261 | Clarkes, marine engineers of Braunton |
| B169 | Bales, shoemakers of Shebbear |
| B111 | Barnstaple Pharmacy |
| B119 | Bideford Ship Co., Ltd. |
| B122 | North Devon Farmers Ltd., Bideford |
| B126 | Devon and Exeter Savings Bank: Barnstaple branch |
| B139 | Devon and Exeter Savings Bank: Bideford branch |
| 3518, 4060 & B188 | North Devon Clay Company |
| 3579 | Reed of Torrington, wool staplers and later agricultural produce merchants |
| 3798 | Nicklin and Son, Barnstaple, musical instrument dealer |
| B203 | W.J. Cooke, builders of Barnstaple: plans |
| B213 | Torrington Co-Operative Society |
| B229 | J. Hannaford and Sons, auctioneers of Chulmleigh |
| B234 | Barnstaple Water Company and North Devon Water Board |
| B244 | Builder's memorandum book, 20th century |
| B299 | D.W. Turner, chemist of Holsworthy |
| B354 | P.K. Harris and Sons, shipbuilders of Appledore |
| B355 | Holland of Ensis Farm, Tawstock |
| B402 | R.T. Shears, North Devon Water Board |
| B413 | The Star Agricultural Engineering Company |
| B433 | Woolaways, builders of Barnstaple |
| B476 | F.W. Pitney, furriers of Barnstaple |
| B483 | Boots Ltd., Ilfracombe |
| B492 | Cocks of Appledore |
| B529 | Farm labour and account book, poss. Petherick of Landkey, 19th century |
| B604 | Elliott & Sons, automobile and electrical engineers of Bideford |
| B611 | Routley, agricultural merchants of Bideford |
| B621 | Tremear of Barnstaple: prescription book |
| B653 | Sanders of Barnstaple, Builders |
| B693 | Williams & Co., of Barnstaple, Ironmongers |
| B711 | Northcote of Barnstaple, Stationers and Printers |
| B729 | South Molton Tannery: Account Book |
| B741 | John How & Co., of Bideford, Timber merchant |
| B744 | Philipson of Barnstaple, Boot and shoe maker |
| B745 | Cader & Perryman of Barnstaple, Corn merchants |
| B752 | County Garage, Barnstaple: Deeds |
| B761 | Witheridge Garage: Sales ledger |
| B779 & B234 | North Devon Water Board |
| B789 | Commodore Hotel, Instow |
| B807 | Heale Farm Accounts, Parracombe |
| B819 | Yelland Power Station |
| B826 | Great Western Railway |
| B832 | E.W. Proudman, Pharmacist, Barnstaple |
| B848 | Thomas Gifford & Sons, Plumbers, Barnstaple |
| B850 | A.H. Cox, Pharmaceuticals, Barnstaple |
| B851 | Dallyn Farm Accounts |
| B856 | Bond's Butchers, Barnstaple |
| B883 | Youings & Sons, Stonemasons, Barnstaple |
| B890 | Ilfracombe Chronical |
| B892 | Thomas Lake & Co, Iron & Brass Founders, Barnstaple |
| B904 | William Harris, Wheelwright, Broadwoodkelly |
Records from solicitors' practices may include deeds, leases and other estate records, and clients' papers
| 48/25 & 1142 | Chanter, Burrington and Foster, Barnstaple |
| 1777 & B166 | Hardings of Barnstaple and Bideford |
| 2008 | Sitwell, Money and Murdoch of Truro |
| 2239 & B194 | Sumner of Bideford (land agent) |
| 2309 | Crosse and Wyatt, South Molton |
| 2378 | Arscott of Holsworthy |
| 3648 | Oerton and Martin, Bideford |
| 3667 | Slee, Blackwell and Slee, Barnstaple |
| B61 & B127 | Bazeley, Barnes and Bazeley, Bideford |
| B142 | Toller Beattie of Barnstaple |
| B170 | Pitts Tucker of Barnstaple |
| B177, B178, B204 & B205 | Radcliffe & Co., London |
| B274 | Adams & Rewers |
| B368 | Symons & Co. |
| B484 | Annears of Bideford |
| B611 | Routledge of Bideford |
| B664 | Coades of Launceston |
| B707 | Brewer Harding & Rowe of Barnstaple |
| B19 | Notes on Barnstaple Town Clerks |
| B20 | Extracts from Wyot's diary, Barnstaple, late 16th century |
| B25 | Barnstaple Barrack-master's letter book, 1794-1807 |
| B31 | Notes on mosses |
| B37 | Printed books and musical scores |
| B46 | Lynmouth watercolours |
| B52 | Miscellaneous printed material |
| B65 | Enquiry into weirs on River Taw, c1627-1630 |
| B69/1A | Parish register transcripts |
| B73 | Sea charts |
| B76 | Miscellaneous military papers |
| B82 | Handbills |
| B85 | Rock Park, Barnstaple |
| B89 | Medieval manuscripts and music |
| B96 | Appledore War Memorial |
| B106 | Ephemera |
| B107 & B563 | Bideford Home Guard |
| B108 | Combe Martin memorial inscriptions |
| B138 | 19th century maps |
| B145 | Ephemera |
| B148 | Aerial photographs |
| B155 | Sports programmes |
| B159 | Railway books of reference |
| B160 & B411 | Edward Capern, poet |
| B183 | Sketches of North Devon by S.E. Huxtable |
| B198 | Alwington overseers' accounts, 1724-1772 |
| B199 | Notes for history of Winkleigh |
| B206 | Iron ore mining agreements: North Molton, Combe Martin, etc., 19th century |
| B210 | Watermouth Estate: illuminated address, 1882 |
| B211 | Photograph album of Lynmouth before and after the 1952 flood |
| B214 | Guide book for Devon and Somerset, c1830 |
| B216 | Minutes of local organisations including North Devon Rescue Archaeology |
| B221 | Meshaw local history projects (1991) |
| B230 | Plan of Specott Barton, Merton (18th century) |
| B238 | Barnstaple theatre bills and posters |
| B240 | Bideford Pannier Market papers, 1978-1992 |
| B246 | Stevenson Balfour Bequest: local history books, maps, newspaper cuttings, notes, etc. |
| B249 | Map of Davie property, Sandford, etc., 1868 |
| B251 | Notebook about Horspath, Oxfordshire, 1842 |
| B252 | Letter from John Wesley, 1790 |
| B257 | Map of Bishops Nympton, 1873 |
| B265 | Photographs by Edwin Smith |
| B278 | Sketch book, Braunton area |
| B291 | Helen Meade papers |
| B296 | North Devon miscellanea |
| B297 & B322 | Scores of Caleb Simper and Edwyn A. Clare |
| B315 | 'Causes celebres' |
| B325 | Plan of North Devon ports, 19th century |
| B328 | Rolle Canal |
| B335 | Braunton Burrows topographical surveys |
| B360 | Field botanist's diaries of Winifred A. Currie |
| B370 | Devon posters and flyers, 1990s-2000s |
| B382 | Molland oral history tape |
| B388 | North Devon postcards |
| B398 | Meshaw map, late 18th century |
| B412 | Reid Collection - Sales Particulars |
| B416 | Ashford miscellanea, with tailor's accounts, 1870-1899 |
| B432 | Pilton, Fremington and Bideford ephemera |
| B440 | Barnstaple ephemera |
| B453 | Barnstaple ephemera |
| B456 | E phemera: Barnstaple, Bishops Nympton, Bishops Tawton, Ilfracombe and Tawstock |
| B457 & B460 | Election papers, 1997 |
| B467 | A.R.P. journal of Miss S.L. Hutchinson, 1943 |
| B473 | North Devon guidebooks and maps |
| B475 | Tawstock parish poor rates, 1841-1845 |
| B497 | Helen Naomi Richardson collection, Abbotsham |
| B507 | Order to parish constables, Romansleigh, Meshaw and Rose Ash, 1686 |
| B509 | Wear Gifford collection |
| B510 | North Devon Home Guard |
| B513 | North Devon Heritage |
| B519 | Buckland Brewer parish magazines |
| B534 | Ephemera |
| B535 | Barnstaple painters |
| B538 | Postcards and photographs |
| B539 | Frederick Barwick papers |
| B542 | European parliamentary election pamphlets, 1999 |
| B543 | Election pamphlets, 1999 |
| B545 | Landkey photographs |
| B547 | Postcards, etc., North Devon and Exmoor |
| B552 | Barnstaple theatre programmes, 20th century; 'Sermons and Moral Discourses', etc., 19th century |
| B554 | John Cock Jnr. of South Molton |
| B558 | North Devon customs and superstitions |
| B571 | Borough of Barnstaple Year Books |
| B575 | Pencil and watercolour sketches |
| B578 | Instow ephemera |
| B582 | Bowen's map of Devonshire, 1754 |
| B585 | Photographs of Exmoor and North Devon by A. Yeo |
| B592 | Notes and transcripts, Combe Martin, by John Sharpe |
| B593 | Notes on minerals and geology of Devon and West Somerset |
| B597 | Hartland and North Devon coast ephemera |
| B602 | Buckland Brewer scrapbook |
| B603 | Photographs: Lynmouth, Dawlish, etc. |
| B605 | Western Morning News calendars |
| B608 | Photographs of North Devon Infirmary |
| B610 | Watercolours, etc., Clovelly, Ilfracombe, etc. |
| B615 | North Devon Link Road |
| B618 | North Devon Photographs by Graham Westacott |
| B622 | Ship's protest book, 1886-1899 |
| B627 | Lundy photographs and correspondence etc. |
| B659 | Edith Colling's Literary Notes |
| B672 | Lynton and Barnstaple Railway |
| B687 | Sherlock Collection - Photographs of Devon & Somerset Churches |
| B692 | Ilfracombe Oral History Project Transcripts |
| B694 | London and South Western Railway |
| B698 & B916 | North Devon Railways |
| B710 | Basil Greenhill Collection - Maritime History |
| B715 | Hartland Archive Project |
| B723 | Exmoor Oral History Project |
| B733 | British Rail - Southern Region |
| B746 | Bideford Photographs |
| B751 | North Devon Photographs - Glass Slides |
| B769 | Winkleigh Oral History Project |
| B773 | North Devon Yeomanry |
| B788 | Barnstaple Miscellaneous |
| B798 | Barnstaple Photographs |
| B799 | North Devon Photographs |
| B802 | Michael Wickes Collection |
| B804 | Brian Chugg Collection |
| B805 | North Devon Photographs (CD) |
| B811 | Ilfracombe Photographs |
| B823 | North Devon Photographs |
| B830 | North Devon Photographs |
| B852 | Lundy |
| B854 | Barnstaple Miscellaneous |
| B858 | North Devon Miscellaneous |
| B862 | North Devon Photographs |
| B866 | North Devon Miscellaneous |
| B867 | Lundy Archaeology |
| B870 | Barnstaple Architectural Photographs |
| B903 | Barnstaple Urban Relief Road |
| B909 | Fremington Photographs |
| B915 | Chulmleigh Old Fair (DVD) |
| B918 | Appledore Oral History Project (DVD) |
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