Victoria County History

Begun in 1899, the Victoria County History is an encyclopaedic record of England’s places & people. Part of @CHPPC_IHR, @IHR_History @UoLondon. Tweets by team.

[Victoria County History @VCH_London]

We've just approved the artwork for the cover label of our next #BigRedBook - our 250th, and our first ever publication for the county of #Westmorland.

[Victoria County History @VCH_London]

#ComingSoon (ish). A very special #BigRedBook. 📕

This volume will be our first *ever* publication for the historic county of Westmorland, and the first Red Book from @VCH_Cumbria.

It covers the Lonsdale Ward, Lune valley, and Kirkby Lonsdale from prehistory to the present.

[VCH_Cumbria @VCH_Cumbria]

🎇🙂We could not be more delighted that our very own Dr Sarah Rose was honoured with a @VCH_London Outstanding Contribution Award last week.🙂🎇

https://t.co/oSgUV7yCoD

[Dr Francis Young @DrFrancisYoung]

I'm looking forward to speaking on Wednesday about the challenge of researching post-Reformation English Catholicism at the local level in England at this session organised by @VCH_London. The online session is free and you can sign up here: https://t.co/sN64NS1R33

[Francis Boorman @boorman_francis]

The VCH is working in #London again, on a short history of Soho! And there is now a donations page, if you'd like to help keep it going (or maybe even expand...): https://t.co/bvmyJyYNQE

[Victoria County History @VCH_London]

New draft text from @VCHOxfordshire and @markpage965 towards VCH Oxfordshire volume 22.

This material describes the parish of Kingham in the far NW corner of the county. All comment, correction and clarification gratefully recieved.

https://t.co/DLxyKApH9P

[Birmingham Archives & Collections @TheIronRoom]

#VCH 'Victoria County History' is celebrating over 125 years of creating an encyclopaedic history of English counties. They’ve just announced new projects -
https://t.co/zsp4dHEmPX @VCH_London @LibraryofBham

[Victoria County History @VCH_London]

We are SUPER excited to share the news that the #VCH network is growing & has recently added four new projects in #Dorset, #Kent, #Lincolnshire & #London. These are all really exciting, collaborative projects, which you can find out more about here:

https://t.co/mrLAvqLtVc

[Victoria County History @VCH_London]

Brrrrmmm? We think?

[Dr Francis Young @DrFrancisYoung]

I'm now preparing an index for @VCH_London, which has been a bit of a dream of mine - indexing the Victoria County History is the indexers' equivalent of getting to test drive a Ferrari or something

[Dr Francis Young @DrFrancisYoung]

I've just indexed the terrific @VCH_London history of Cradley, Herefordshire, and I now feel as though I know everything about a village I've never been to! 📕https://t.co/N4jSJiZoDr

[Victoria County History @VCH_London]

New *draft text* from @VCHOxfordshire towards the 22nd volume in their county series.

These drafts concern #Chadlington (whose former Baptist chapel is the teaser image for the link).

https://t.co/DLxyKApH9P

[Urban History @UrbanHistoryCUP]

🚨 Call for papers!

🎶 'Sounds of the City: The Urban Geography of Popular Music, 1930-2000'

👉 AISU Association of Italian Urban History Conference, Palermo, 10-13 September 2025

🗓️ Deadline: 3 May 2025

🔗https://t.co/twRI4A0RR9

[Victoria County History @VCH_London]

We're delighted to announce the publication of our latest 'Short' from Essex - Southend, Victorian Town and Resort, is available now from @UoLPress!

https://t.co/Rvo10ecY67

[Victoria County History @VCH_London]

More *NEW* draft text from VCH Oxfordshire towards their 22nd volume covering a corner of west Oxfordshire protruding into Gloucestershire.

The new text is on #Spelsbury by Stephen Mileson, but any feedback/comments/corrections gratefully received.

https://t.co/DLxyKApH9P

[Victoria County History @VCH_London]

Praise for our latest Somerset volume available @boydellbrewer.

'This splendid book is much more than just another volume in this longstanding series...'

https://t.co/A44Bj3zoKH

[Victoria County History @VCH_London]

@hopfner_john Apologies - let's resolve that (the mechanics of Twitter/X keep changing.

[Victoria County History @VCH_London]

*NEW* draft text from our colleagues in Wiltshire on #Alderbury which will feature in the upcoming 21st volume of our Wiltshire series.

As ever, all feedback, comments, and corrections gratefully received!

https://t.co/bWklSVQTYI

[Victoria County History @VCH_London]

@hopfner_john Other means of contact are available for VCH Wiltshire: https://t.co/1UDYScGl6u

They appear to have removed their account on here or we might suggest that. If you send a DM we can provide the email, but for obvious reasons, will not be posting it publicly here.

[Victoria County History @VCH_London]

@hopfner_john Ok - we have taken a look and it seems the link was broken: it should now be fixed. Please say if the email pop up fails to appear and we will look into it further.

[Victoria County History @VCH_London]

@hopfner_john There is a link on the webpage (bottom two lines of the blurb text). Hope that helps?

[Victoria County History @VCH_London]

@n_docs @VCH_Cumbria Volume of maple trees.

[VCH_Cumbria @VCH_Cumbria]

This week’s Place of the Week is Sebergham in Cumberland.

The exact origins of its name are unknown but it is thought it likely means ‘Saeburgh’s Farm’, interestingly this is a feminine name.

See below and find out more at…
https://t.co/JwuiSM5epZ