Gloucestershire Victoria County History

The Gloucestershire Victoria County History is an encyclopaedic history of the county

County

A county is a jurisdiction of local government in certain modern nations. Historically in mainland Europe, the original French term, comté, and its equivalents in other languages denoted a jurisdiction under the sovereignty of a count A county is a jurisdiction of local government in certain...

of Gloucestershire

Gloucestershire

Gloucestershire is a county in South West England. The county comprises part of the Cotswold Hills, part of the flat fertile valley of the River Severn, and the entire Forest of Dean....

in England

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

. It forms part of the overall Victoria County History of England

Victoria County History

The Victoria History of the Counties of England, commonly known as the Victoria County History or the VCH, is an English history project which began in 1899 and was dedicated to Queen Victoria with the aim of creating an encyclopaedic history of each of the historic counties of...

founded in 1899 in honour of Queen Victoria

Victoria of the United Kingdom

Victoria was the monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her death. From 1 May 1876, she used the additional title of Empress of India....

. With twelve volumes published in the series A History of the County of Gloucestershire, the Gloucestershire Victoria County History is about half way through its history of all the parishes in the County.

Overview

The project is promoted by the Gloucestershire County History Trust, which was established to lead the project following the termination of a partnership with the University of Gloucestershire

University of Gloucestershire

The University of Gloucestershire is a university primarily based in Gloucestershire, England, spread over four campuses, three in Cheltenham and one in Gloucester...

in 2010. Work is overseen, and volumes published, by the Institute of Historical Research

Institute of Historical Research

The Institute of Historical Research is a British educational organisation providing resources and training for historical researchers. It is part of the School of Advanced Study in the University of London and is located at Senate House. The Institute was founded in 1921 by A. F...

of the University of London

University of London

-20th century:Shortly after 6 Burlington Gardens was vacated, the University went through a period of rapid expansion. Bedford College, Royal Holloway and the London School of Economics all joined in 1900, Regent's Park College, which had affiliated in 1841 became an official divinity school of the...

.

The Gloucestershire County History Trust has been established to employ a county editor, whose offices will be at Gloucestershire Archives in Gloucester

Gloucester

Gloucester is a city, district and county town of Gloucestershire in the South West region of England. Gloucester lies close to the Welsh border, and on the River Severn, approximately north-east of Bristol, and south-southwest of Birmingham....

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The chairman of the Gloucestershire County History Trust said in a news release in December 2010: "While the big red volumes are still at the heart of the Gloucestershire Victoria County History, we are keen to take our county history out to as many people as possible, through affordable publications, modern technology, and new ways of working."

List of Former County Editors

William Page
C R Elrington
N M Herbert
R B Pugh
Carrie Smith
A R J Jurica

Volumes published

The most recent volume to be published was:

A History of the County of Gloucester: Volume 12

This volume covers the area north-west of the city of Gloucester, centred on the town of Newent

Newent

Newent is a small market town about 8 miles north west of Gloucester City, on the northern edge of the Forest of Dean, and lying within the Forest of Dean Local Authority District. Its population at the 2001 census was 5,073...

and the area of May Hill

May Hill

May Hill is a hill between Gloucester and Ross-on-Wye, whose summit is on the western edge of Gloucestershire, though its northern slopes are in Herefordshire....

. It includes the parishes of Bromesberrow, Dymock

Dymock

Dymock is a small village in the Forest of Dean district of Gloucestershire, England about four miles south of Ledbury, with a population of approx. 300 people....

, Huntley

Huntley, Gloucestershire

Huntley, Gloucestershire, is a village on the A40 located seven miles west ofGloucester in the north of the Forest of Dean.- History :Huntley is mentioned in the Domesday Book as Huntelei....

, Kempley

Kempley

Kempley is a village in the Forest of Dean district of Gloucestershire, England, close to the border with Herefordshire.The small village has two notable churches, one dedicated to St Mary and another to St Edward the Confessor.St...

, Longhope

Longhope

Longhope is a village in west Gloucestershire, situated just outside the Forest of Dean, England, United Kingdom.The placename Longhope means "long, enclosed valley" which describes the aspect of the village....

, Oxenhall, Pauntley, Preston and Taynton.
A R J Jurica (editor) (published in July 2010)

General volumes

A History of the County of Gloucester: Volume 2

The first volume was a part-volume covering the religious houses of the county, including the early history of Gloucester Cathedral

Gloucester Cathedral

Gloucester Cathedral, or the Cathedral Church of St Peter and the Holy and Indivisible Trinity, in Gloucester, England, stands in the north of the city near the river. It originated in 678 or 679 with the foundation of an abbey dedicated to Saint Peter .-Foundations:The foundations of the present...

, and local industries. Following publication, the Victoria County History project for Gloucestershire lay dormant for nearly 50 years.
William Page (editor) (1907)

Topographical volumes

A History of the County of Gloucester: Volume 4

The City of Gloucester

Gloucester

N M Herbert (editor) (1988). The volume takes both a chronological and a thematic approach to the history of the City from before the Norman Conquest to the twentieth century.

A History of the County of Gloucester: Volume 5

Bledisloe Hundred, St. Briavels Hundred

St Briavels (hundred)

St Briavels was an ancient hundred of Gloucestershire, England. It comprised the extra-parochial area of the Forest of Dean, and the ancient parishes of*Abenhall*English Bicknor*St Briavels*Littledean*Flaxley*Hewelsfield*Mitcheldean*Newland*Ruardean...

, The Forest of Dean
C R J Currie, N M Herbert (editors), A P Baggs, A R J Jurica (1996). This volume covers a complex area of west Gloucestershire, with a core of formerly extra-parochial, royal demesne land of the Forest of Dean

Forest of Dean

The Forest of Dean is a geographical, historical and cultural region in the western part of the county of Gloucestershire, England. The forest is a roughly triangular plateau bounded by the River Wye to the west and north, the River Severn to the south, and the City of Gloucester to the east.The...

and a periphery of 14 parishes, including Lydney

Lydney

Lydney is a small town and civil parish in the English county of Gloucestershire. It is located on the west bank of the River Severn, close to the Forest of Dean. The town lies on the A48 road, next to the Lydney Park gardens with its Roman temple in honour of Nodens.-Transport:The Severn Railway...

and Mitcheldean

Mitcheldean

Mitcheldean is a small town in the east of the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England.-History:Mitcheldean was a thriving community for many centuries due to the town's proximity to iron ore deposits...

A History of the County of Gloucester: volume 6

C R Elrington (editor) (1965). The history of the parishes of Slaughter hundred, and the upper divisions of Tewkesbury

Tewkesbury

Tewkesbury is a town in Gloucestershire, England. It stands at the confluence of the River Severn and the River Avon, and also minor tributaries the Swilgate and Carrant Brook...

and Westminster hundreds, all in the eastern part of the county. The volume includes accounts of the parishes of Bourton-on-the-Water

Bourton-on-the-Water

Bourton-on-the-Water is a village and civil parish in Gloucestershire, England that lies on a wide flat vale within the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty...

and Stow-on-the-Wold

Stow-on-the-Wold

Stow-on-the-Wold is a market town and civil parish in Gloucestershire, England. It is situated on top of an 800 ft hill, at the convergence of a number of major roads through the Cotswolds, including the Fosse Way . The town was founded as a planned market place by Norman lords to take...

A History of the County of Gloucester: volume 8

C R Elrington (editor) (1968). Histories of the parishes of the hundreds of Cleeve

Cleeve

Cleeve may refer to:*Cleeve, a village in North Somerset*Old Cleeve, a small village between Williton and Dunster in Somerset.*Chapel Cleeve, another small village between Williton and Dunster in Somerset....

, Deerhurst

Deerhurst

Deerhurst is a village near Tewkesbury in Gloucestershire, England on the east bank of the River Severn. The Royal Mail postcode begins GL19.- Anglo Saxon church & chapel :...

and Tibblestone, and the lower divisions of the hundreds of Tewkesbury and Westminster. The volume includes an account of the borough of Tewkesbury.

A History of the County of Gloucester: volume 9

Bradley

Bradley is an English masculine given name. It comes from a surname and a place name meaning "broad wood" or "broad clearing" in Old English.It is also an Anglicisation of the Irish Gaelic name O’Brolachán from County Tyrone in Ireland...

hundred. The Northleach

Northleach

Northleach is a small Cotswold market town in Gloucestershire, England. It constitutes the major part of the civil parish of Northleach with Eastington.The nearest railway stations are Moreton-in-Marsh, Kingham and Shipton on the Cotswold Line....

area of the Cotswolds.
N M Herbert (general editor); Carol Davidson Cragoe, A R J Jurica; Elizabeth Williamson (2001). Covers the sixteen parishes of Bradley hundred, to the east of the county.

A History of the County of Gloucester: Volume 10

Westbury

-Places:Australia*Westbury, TasmaniaCanada*Westbury, QuebecIreland*Westbury, suburb of LimerickUnited Kingdom*Westbury, Buckinghamshire*Westbury, Shropshire*Westbury, Wiltshire*Westbury-on-Severn, Gloucestershire*Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol...

and Whitstone

Whitstone (hundred)

Whitstone was an ancient hundred of Gloucestershire, England. From the 18th century or before it comprised two adjacent divisions, which included the ancient parishes ofLower Division*Eastington*Frampton-on-Severn*Frocester*King's Stanley*Leonard Stanley...

Hundreds
C R Elrington, N M Herbert, R B Pugh (editors), Kathleen Morgan, Brian S Smith (1972). The history of the six parishes in Westbury hundred and the sixteen in Whitstone hundred. Both hundreds abut the River Severn

River Severn

The River Severn is the longest river in Great Britain, at about , but the second longest on the British Isles, behind the River Shannon. It rises at an altitude of on Plynlimon, Ceredigion near Llanidloes, Powys, in the Cambrian Mountains of mid Wales...

A History of the County of Gloucester: Volume 11

Bisley

-Places:* Two villages in the United Kingdom:**Bisley, Surrey**Bisley, Gloucestershire*Bisley Ranges is near the Surrey village and is the headquarters of the National Rifle Association, UK -Others:...

and Longtree Hundreds
N M Herbert, R B Pugh (editors), A P Baggs, A R J Jurica, W J Sheils (1976). Covering the 18 parishes of the Cotswold hundreds of Bisley and Longtree and includes the market towns of Stroud

Stroud

Stroud a town and civil parish in the county of Gloucestershire, England.Stroud may also refer to:*Stroud, New South Wales, Australia*Stroud, Ontario, Canada*Stroud , Gloucestershire, UK*Stroud...

, Tetbury

Tetbury

Tetbury is a town and civil parish within the Cotswold district of Gloucestershire, England. It lies on the site of an ancient hill fort, on which an Anglo-Saxon monastery was founded, probably by Ine of Wessex, in 681. The population of the parish was 5,250 in the 2001 census.In the Middle Ages,...

, Painswick

Painswick

Painswick is a small town in Gloucestershire, England. Originally the town grew on the wool trade, but it is now best known for its parish church's yew trees and the local Rococo Garden. The town is mainly constructed of locally quarried Cotswold stone...

, and Minchinhampton

Minchinhampton

Minchinhampton is an ancient market town, located on a hilltop south-south-east of Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, in the Cotswolds. The town is twinned with Nkokoto, in Tanzania....

Topographical volumes in preparation

Volume XIII (in progress): covers the parishes of Maisemore
Maisemore
Maisemore is a village and civil parish in Gloucestershire, England. It lies on the A417 road 2.5 miles northwest of Gloucester, on the west bank of the River Severn. In the 2001 census the parish had a population of 488. There is a church, dedicated to St Giles.Maisemore Bridge connects the...

, Hartpury
Hartpury
Hartpury is a rural parish of with some 270 homes and a population of about 700. It is situated about north of the city of Gloucester, England. Geographically it lies within the Leadon Vale; administratively it is part of the Forest of Dean....

, Ashleworth
Ashleworth
Ashleworth is a village and civil parish in the Tewkesbury district of Gloucestershire, England, with a population of 553 , about six miles north of Gloucester...

, Norton
Norton
-England:*Norton, County Durham*Norton, Hertfordshire*Norton, Kent*Norton, Northamptonshire*Norton, Nottinghamshire*Norton, Runcorn, Cheshire*Norton, Suffolk*Norton, Dudley, West Midlands*Norton, Worcester, Worcestershire*Norton, Doncaster, South Yorkshire...

, Sandhurst
Sandhurst
Sandhurst is a small town and civil parish in England of 7,966 homes and 20,803 inhabitants , primarily domiciliary in nature with a few light industries...

and Twyning. Draft histories of Bulley, Elmore
Elmore
-Places:United States*Elmore, Alabama*Elmore County, Alabama*Elmore County, Idaho*Elmore, Minnesota*Elmore Township, Minnesota*Elmore, Ohio*Elmore City, Oklahoma*Elmore, Vermont**Lake ElmoreAustralia*Elmore, Victoria, AustraliaUnited Kingdom...

, Lassington, Minsterworth
Minsterworth
Minsterworth is a village in Gloucestershire, UK. It lies on the border of Gloucester, on the north bank of the River Severn and on the A48 road between Gloucester and Chepstow, at...

, Rudford
Rudford
Rudford is a village in Gloucestershire, England. It is located approximately 4 miles north-west of Gloucester. The local church is dedicated to St. Mary.- References :*. Gloucestershire County Council. Retrieved on 2008-05-01....

& Highleadon, Tibberton
Tibberton
Tibberton may refer to:*Tibberton, Gloucestershire*Tibberton, Shropshire*Tibberton, Worcestershire...

, and Upleadon
Upleadon
Upleadon is a village in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England. It is near the villages of Corse, Gloucestershire and Hartpury. There is a church, dedicated to St Mary the Virgin....

can be read online.

The Gloucestershire County History Trust

The Trust, established in May 2010, is a UK registered charity

Charitable organization

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, no 1138520, and is responsible for raising funds for the work of the County History.