Flash & Longnor Community First Responders

A voluntary group trained by the West Midlands Ambulance Service and respond to all 999 medical emergencies in this area, who rely entirely on donations to keep this service running

 

 

Local Businesses

http://www.peakhillrarebreeds.co.uk All pedigree animals, fully registered with their breed societies

http://www.flashbarstores.co.uk/ Flash Bar Stores and Coffee Shop A53 webcam

 

Record Offices and Libraries

Stafford -  http://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/leisure/archives/sro/

Parish records, electoral rolls etc

Lichfield - http://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/leisure/archives/LichfieldRecordOffice/

This is the diocesan record office so wills are found here, consistory court documents etc

Matlock - http://www.derbyshire.gov.uk/leisure/record_office/

Most of the Harpur Crewe Archive is housed here which is invaluable to anyone researching Hollinsclough and the surrounding area as they were lords of the manor for over 350 years

Leek Library - http://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/leisure/libraries/branchlibraries/LeekLibrary/LeekLibrary.htm

Has a very good Local History department including Collections for a History of Staffordshire and Victoria County History.

You can also access www.Ancestry.co.uk free of charge. Some parish records are available on microfiche

 

Useful websites

http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=22905&strquery=hollinsclough

These are the Victoria County History pages for Hollinsclough

http://www.genuki.org.uk/

UK and Ireland genealogy information

http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/

Births, Marriages and Deaths from 1837, when civil registration began

http://www.familysearch.org/

This is the site of the Church of Latter Day Saints who have been transcribing parish records for decades. Very few from Longnor but Quarnford and Alstonefield are well-covered

http://www.bmsgh.org/staffsbmd/index.html

Staffordshire births, marriages and deaths from 1837. Staffordshire Moorlands coverage is very comprehensive

http://www.manifoldshow.co.uk/   Annual Agricultural Show at The Arbour, Castern Hall, ILAM

http://www.booty.org.uk/booty.weather/metindex.htm

If you are interested in the weather, this site is for you

http://earth.google.com/

This is a must, but be warned it becomes an addiction

http://trigpointinguk.com/

This is a strangely fascinating site

http://www.buxtonmethodistcircuit.org.uk/holl.html

Buxton Methodist Circuit - Hollinsclough page

http://www.ashover.org A resource for genealogists, with links to Hollinsclough

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