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Herefordshire Towns & Parishes

HEREFORD, Herefordshire

Archives and Libraries

• Hereford Cathedral - Library and Archives

Bibliography

• Shoesmith, Ron - The Civil War in Hereford. Published by the Logaston Press, 1995, 166p. £8.95. (p/b)
  • ISBN 1-873827-34-2

  Chapters are on 1: Hereford - from its origins to the 17th century; 2: Build-up to the War; 3: Hereford takes action; 4: The attack by the Earl of Stamford 30 September, 1642; 5: The assault by Sir William Waller 25 April, 1643; 6: After the Surrender; 7: The Scots army arrives 30 July till 1 September, 1645 ; 8: After the Seige; 9: 'A new tricke to take townes' December, 1645; 10: Hereford and Colonel John Birch; 11: Damage and Destruction.

• Roberts, Graham - The Shaping of Modern Hereford. Published by the Logaston Press, 2001, 230p. £12.95. (p/b)
  • ISBN 1-873827-67-9

  Chapters are on 1: Setting the Scene; 2: Commerce; 3: Transport; 4: Industry and Skills; 5: Hygiene and Healthcare; 6: Housing and Town Planning; 7: Public Institutions and Social Development; 8: Leisure and Recreation; 9: New Horizons.

  In addition there is a Chronology of Notable Events, beginning in AD 75, when the Romans established the settlement known as 'Magnis'.

Cemeteries

• The Virtual Cemetery of The Friends Meeting House in Hereford - Hereford Burial Ground. Added 13 Oct 2007.

Directories

• A Description of Hereford, Directory of Private and Commercial Residents, and Hereford Trades Directory, transcribed from Littlebury's Directory of Herefordshire, 1876-7 jointly by Marion Wilkinson and Rosemary Lockie.

Gazetteers

• The transcription of the section for Hereford from the National Gazetteer (1868) provided by Colin Hinson.

History

• The Hereford Web Pages have a wealth of information about Hereford, and its history, including (but not limited to):
  • Hereford City Charters
  • Saxon Hereford 650-1066
  • Norman Hereford 1066-1200
  • The Civil War 1642-49
  • Hereford's Almshouses
  • Hereford Cider

  Very well worth a visit, and in spending some time exploring, as besides its history, the site contains a lot of useful, and interesting information about Hereford, and Herefordshire.

Religion and Religious Life

• Hereford Cathedral's official site: Hereford Cathedral.

• See also The Cathedrals of England - National Database.

HEREFORD PARISHES (with dates of earliest registers)

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