The collections (also known as holdings) held at East Sussex Record Office include documents relating to:
- parish, borough, district and county councils, police , schools, health authorities (including hospitals) and workhouses
- quarter sessions, petty sessions, county courts and coroners
- taxation and rating authorities, vehicle licensing, maritime and river authorities
- manorial, estate and family, solicitors, deeds, businesses, societies and charities
- ecclesiastical parishes, other churches and wills
- maps and plans.
Access to Archives
Access to Archives (A2A) lists copies of catalogue entries relating to records held in archives across the country.
Around 90% of our holdings are available electronically on the A2A website, so it is worth searching here before contacting or visiting the record office.
You can also download the documents below to find out about more our collections.
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- A short guide to holdings (184k)
- A guide that was produced in 1988 and gives an overview of the documents held by East Sussex Record Office at that time (38 pages).
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- List of accessions (553k)
- List of documents received by the East Sussex Records Office since 1979, updated annually. (121 pages)
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East Sussex County Council