The North Devon Record Office is located on the second floor of Barnstaple Library, in Tuly Street, Barnstaple.  All internal areas are accessible, with a lift and a disabled toilet.  Off-street car parking (pay and display) is available adjacent to the building, with designated disabled parking.  This is operated by North Devon District Council.

​There is a hearing loop in the searchroom.

​Researchers can bring their own laptops and Wi-Fi access is available (laptop bags must be stored in the lockers provided.)

​An ultraviolet lamp is available for reading badly faded ink.

Service Points

Service Points provide a vital resource to people who find it difficult to travel to the Devon Heritage Centre or the North Devon Record Office.  They are generally located in museums, libraries or heritage centres, and hold microfiche and microfilm copies of historical records for the areas which they cover.  These include parish registers of  baptisms, marriages and burials, while some of them hold microfiche copies of tithe maps and apportionments (showing land ownership and use in about 1840), non-conformist registers and some other records of the local area.  Some Service Points also have internet access and hold a range of printed source material.

Please see our Service Points page for more information.