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How to research the history of your house in London

HM Land Registry and the Price Paid record, the 1841–1921 census and electoral registers, the listed-buildings register, the London Metropolitan Archives, Goad fire-insurance plans, and parish records reaching back centuries — a guide to tracing a London house.

May 30, 2026 · 5 min read

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Tracing a house in the UK: a national guide

England, Scotland, and Wales keep their records differently. HM Land Registry and Registers of Scotland, the three listed-building registers (NHLE, Historic Environment Scotland, Cadw), the census, and parish records — the GB-wide picture for tracing a house.

May 29, 2026 · 4 min read