Hampshire treasure awarded place on World Register
January 13, 2012
Hampshire Records Office
The Winchester Pipe Rolls were awarded a coveted place on the UNESCO UK Memory of the World Register in 2011.
The Winchester Pipe Rolls are one of 20 artefacts from the UK’s archives, libraries and museums selected to represent the outstanding heritage of the UK.
The Pipe Rolls were deposited at Hampshire Record Office in 1959 as part of the Winchester Bishopric Collection. This hugely important series includes 328 documents which cover the accounts of over 60 manors. They have been used extensively by generations of national and international medieval historians, who have long recognised their potential as sources not only for the economic, social and agrarian history of southern England but also for political and building history.
Further information can be found on the Hampshire County Council website.
