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How to access the historical censuses from 1841 to 1921.
The National Archives is the official archive and publisher for the UK government and for England and Wales. It is the guardian of some of our most iconic national documents, dating back over 1,000 years. The National Archives is a...
The Patents Journal special notices are published every Wednesday at 4:30am.
Immigration Rules archive.
How government organisations can work with the Government Digital Service (GDS) to close government websites and move content to GOV.UK.
Collection of romanization systems and tables of correspondence approved by Permanent Committee on Geographical Names (PCGN) and the US Board on Geographic Names. Please note that the application of these systems should be in accordance with PCGN policy for the...
Author Lee Child announced as first ever Prison Reading Laureate.
Toponymic (place name) factfile papers produced by the Permanent Committee on Geographical Names (PCGN).
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