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Records for the metropolitan boroughs of London are held at the London Metropolitan Archives - see below for contact details.

Although the London Metropolitan Archives is the principal archive service for the Greater London area, most metropolitan boroughs also maintain their own archive service at their local studies centres . Records can also be found at the county record office for the historical county within which the borough (or part of it) was previously situated

The official records of the City of London Corporation belong to the City of London Records Office and can be viewed in the Manuscripts Section of the Guildhall Library UP UNTIL 17 APRIL 2009 - after that date access and enquiry services will be provided through the reading rooms at the London Metropolitan Archives for approximately 6 months pending the refurbishment of Guildhall

The "Printed Books Section" of the Guildhall Library remains open to the public during the library's refurbishment. Publications of key interest to family historians can currently be viewed here. These include trade, professional and telephone directories for London and elsewhere together with the electoral registers and census returns for the City. See the printed books section within the library's Sources for Genealogical Research webpage for a full list of major printed sources held at the Guildhall Library.

Records for the City of Westminster are held at the City of Westminster Archives Centre - see below for contact details