The links provided on this page are for sites that I have found useful in my research and while grouped "logically", they are not shown in any particular order.

Please note that I am not responsible for the content of sites external to Raineweb.co.uk

Mike & Lois Cook
Their Cook family research (Shephers Bush / London)
http://hometown.aol.co.uk/outbackhippies2/myhomepage/aboutme.html

Captain James Cook (1728-1779)
Perhaps the most famous "Cook". This is the website of the Captain Cook Birthplace Museum.
http://www.captcook-ne.co.uk

Genealogy.com's Cook Family Genealogy Forum
A messageboard for Cook researchers.
http://genforum.genealogy.com/cook/

Genealogy.com's Cooke Family Genealogy Forum
A messageboard for Cooke researchers.
http://genforum.genealogy.com/cooke/

Joe Cook's "Cook Family Genealogy"
This is an international site and includes a forum for posting queries.
http://www.cookfamilygenealogy.com/index.html

The National Archives – Documents Online
Access The National Archives' collection of digitised public records, including both academic and family history sources. Searching the index is free, though there is a small charge to download a digital image of a document.
http://www.documentsonline.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ 

Family Tree Magazine and Practical Family History
This website complements the magazine titles published by ABM Publishing Limited. It includes useful information and resources and provides a message board for queries and research.
http://www.family-tree.co.uk/

Cemetries of the United Kingdom
Search through volunteers’ records of graves in the UK.
http://interment.net/uk/index.htm

Old Maps
The “Old Maps” website essentially does as the name suggests – provides an invaluable collection of old maps covering most of the UK. The site claims to be “Britain's most extensive digital historical map archive”.
http://www.old-maps.co.uk/

Additional Links to follow soon

Bishop Auckland
The “official” site for Bishop Auckland including a section on “History and Heritage”.
http://www.bishopaucklandtown.org/default.asp

Sheep Fold (aka HogGarth)
Bryan Hoggarth’s family research - including photographs and commentary on Eldon, Close House, Black Boys and Coundon Grange in County Durham.
http://www.btinternet.com/~bryan.hoggarth/index.htm 

Witton Park (The Village that Refused to Die)
Historu and information on Witton Park, Bishop Auckland.
http://www.daledaniel.fsnet.co.uk/

Durham Light Infantry
Part of the Light Infantry website, these pages concentrate on the Durham Light Infantry (DLI).
http://www.lightinfantry.org.uk/Regiments/Durham LI/durham_index.htm

Romaldkirk by Hector C. Parr
Provides an insight into Romalkirk, a great number of RAINE families stem from the area.
http://www.c-parr.freeserve.co.uk/Romaldkirk/index.htm

Durham County Record Office
The central repository for all Durham records.
http://www.durham.gov.uk/recordoffice/usp.nsf

Norfolk Family History Society
http://www.norfolkfhs.org.uk/

The Churches of Norfolk
This website provides history and photographs on Norfolk’s churches (including Loddon).
http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk

Loddon in Norfolk
A website providing information and background to the small Norfolk town of Loddon.
http://www.loddon.org.uk/

Before Your Time and Loddon Local History
Information on the Norfolk town of Loddon.
http://www.loddonhistory.org.uk/ 

Norfolk Record Office
The home of the Norfolk archives.
http://archives.norfolk.gov.uk/nroindex.ht 

RootsWeb.com - Norfolk Message Board
A well supported (and "searchable") message board for questions and answers relating to Norfolk (England).
http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=localities.britisles.england.nfk.general

Surname Site
Find Ancestors and Surnames on Surname Site - Free genealogy data and links to other sites with data.
http://surnamesite.com

This page last updated 14 April 2005