Gloucestershire Victoria County History

The VCH emblem, which includes the coat of arms of England

Gloucestershire Victoria County History is an encyclopaedic history of the county of Gloucestershire in England. It forms part of the overall Victoria County History of England founded in 1899 in honour of Queen Victoria. With twelve volumes published in the series A History of the County of Gloucestershire, the Gloucestershire Victoria County History is about halfway through its history of all the parishes in the county. Ten volumes have been published to date, and a further four volumes are in preparation.

Overview

The project is promoted by the Gloucestershire County History Trust, which was established in April 2010 to lead the publication of further volumes following the termination of a tripartite partnership with the University of Gloucestershire and Gloucestershire County Council. Work is overseen, and volumes published, by the Institute of Historical Research of the University of London.

The chairman of the Gloucestershire County History Trust, Sir Nicholas Mander, 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."

In October 2010, the Gloucestershire County History Trust appointed a new county editor, John Chandler, to oversee the completion of volume 13. This will contain accounts of thirteen ancient parishes north and west of Gloucester and complete its coverage of the county to the west of the river Severn.

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. A R J Jurica (editor) (published in July 2010). This volume covers the area north-west of the city of Gloucester, centred on the town of Newent and the area of May Hill. It includes the parishes of Bromesberrow, Dymock, Huntley, Kempley, Longhope, Oxenhall, Pauntley, Preston and Taynton.

General volumes

A History of the County of Gloucester: Volume 2. William Page (editor) (1907). The first volume was a part-volume covering the religious houses of the county, including the early history of Gloucester Cathedral, and local industries. Following publication, the Victoria County History project for Gloucestershire lay dormant for nearly 50 years.

Topographical volumes

A History of the County of Gloucester: Volume 4. The City of 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, 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 DeA History of the County of Gloucester: Volume 5. Bledisloe Hundred, St. Briavels Hundred, 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 Deaaand a periphery of 14 parishes, including Lydney and Mitcheldean.
A History of the County of Gloucester: volume 6. The history of the parishes of Slaughter hundred, and the upper divisions of Tewkesbury and Westminster hundreds, all in the eastern part of the county. C R Elrington (editor) (1965). The volume includes accounts of the parishes of Bourton-on-the-Water and Stow-on-the-Wold.
A History of the County of Gloucester: volume 7. Covers the Churn, Coln and Leach Valleys
A History of the County of Gloucester: volume 8. Histories of the parishes of the hundreds of Cleeve, Deerhurst and Tibblestone, and the lower divisions of the hundreds of Tewkesbury and Westminster. C R Elrington (editor) (1968). The volume includes an account of the borough of Tewkesbury.
A History of the County of Gloucester: volume 9. Bradley hundred. The Northleach 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 and Whitstone 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.
A History of the County of Gloucester: Volume 11. Bisley 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, Tetbury, Painswick, and Minchinhampton.

Topographical volumes in preparation

Altogether four volumes are currently in progress.

Volume 13 : This will cover the parishes of Maisemore, Hartpury, Ashleworth, Norton, Sandhurst and Twyning. Draft histories of Bulley, Elmore, Lassington, Minsterworth, Rudford & Highleadon, Tibberton, and Upleadon can be read online.
Volume 14 : The first sections of the history of Yate, north of Bristol, have been drafted, and plans for further neighbouring parishes, to form a future Volume 14, are progressing.
Volume 15 : The editorial groundwork has now been completed for a future volume 15 covering Cheltenham and its surrounding parishes.
Volume 16 : Concurrently, similar editorial groundwork has been laid for a future volume 16 covering Cirencester and district. Both this and the Cheltenham work are being undertaken by Dr Beth Hartland, an experienced medievalist.

The Gloucestershire County History Trust

The Trust, established in May 2010, is a UK-registered charity, no 1138520, and is responsible for raising funds for the continuation of the County History.

References

External links

Official website.

Ceremonial county of Gloucestershire

Unitary authorities	South Gloucestershire

Boroughs or districts	Cheltenham Cotswold Forest of Dean Gloucester Stroud Tewkesbury

Major settlements	Berkeley Bradley Stoke Cheltenham Chipping Campden Chipping Sodbury Cinderford Cirencester Coleford Dursley Fairford Filton Gloucester Kingswood Lechlade Lydney Minchinhampton Mitcheldean Moreton-in-Marsh Nailsworth Newent Northleach Painswick Patchway Stonehouse Stow-on-the-Wold Stroud Tetbury Tewkesbury Thornbury Winchcombe Wotton-under-Edge Yate See also: List of civil parishes in Gloucestershire

Rivers	Bristol Avon Warwickshire Avon Bybrook Boyd Cam Chelt Churn Coln Evenlode Eye Bristol Frome Stroud Frome Hazel Brook Leach Little Avon Lyd Severn Swilgate Thames Trym Windrush Wye

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