Addresses appear in the Census data in a wide variety of different forms. Individual buildings may be designated by a name, a number or a description eg: "the end cottage". Streets may have a formal name or a description eg: "lane behind church" or no name at all. Village and Parish boundaries may have changed over time.

For guidance on what to enter in specific search fields, click on the Help symbol beside each field on the Address Search screen.

General Search Tips -

To locate an area, eg: a village, enter a popular designation such as "post office", "police", "vicarage" or "station" in the House and/or Street Box and the County, Borough or Parish name in the Place boxes.

To locate a Street, eg: "Church Street", enter just the name, eg: "Church" in the House and/or Street Box and the County, Borough or Parish name in the Place boxes.

To locate a house, eg: "49 High Street" or "The Firs Church Lane", enter the number or name AND the street name in the House and/or Street Box. e.g. "49 High" or "Firs Church".

Common abbreviations are often used for words like "street", "avenue", "Saint" etc: and these may vary where they have been recorded by different enumerators. You should omit these words wherever possible and enter only the essential names of houses and streets.
eg: to locate The Old Talbot, New Street, Ledbury enter just "Talbot New" in the House and/or Street Box and "Ledbury" in the Place Keywords box.

To widen your search......
Use the Additional Place Details to specify a larger area eg: enter the County or Parish name instead of the village name.
Use wildcards to include variations of Street or Place names: eg: entering "woodle*" will return both "Woodleigh" and "Woodley".

To narrow your search ......
Use the Additional Place Details to specify the particular Parish or village etc: required