Difference between revisions of "Herefordshire"

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Herefordshire is in the West Midlands region of England . It borders Shropshire to the north, Worcestershire to the east, Gloucestershire to the south east and Wales to the west.

The county is mainly an agricultural area and is especially well known for its fruit and cider production.

The area around Ross-on-Wye was at the centre of major conflict due to its strategic position on the Welsh border. Offa's Dyke, a great earthen ditch was dug in 784AD to divide England and Wales and over the following centuries a line of motte and bailey castles were built along the borders as defences against these raids. One of the surviving castles, Goodrich Castle is open to visitors.

Resources

Primary Reference

Herefordshire Archive Service/Record Office

Herefordshire Libraries

Family History Society

Parish Register Look-up Exchange

Countywide Interest

Pigot's Directory of Herefordshire 1830

Pigot's Directory of Herefordshire 1840

Trade Directory Transcriptions

Field Names Database

Hereford Cathedral Archive Collection

Historic Herefordshire

Online Sites and Monuments Database

Herefordshire Poll Books

Poor Law in Hereford 1836-1851

Prisons in Herefordshire

War Memorial Transcriptions

Wills of Herefordshire

Specific Town and Village Interest

Parish Registers for Bishops Frome & Colwall

Bredwardine and Brobury

The Parish of Colwall

Eardisland History Website

The History of Ewyas Lacy

Longtown Historical Society Archive

Parish Registers of Sarnesfield 1660-1897

Weobley and District Local History Society

Maps and Photographs

Maps across the Centuries

Register Offices

Herefordshire is split into six registration districts, each district has a main office which operates under the Herefordshire Registration Service, and can supply copy certificates.

Website: Hereford Registrars

E-mail: registrars@herefordshire.gov.uk

Bromyard

Register Office
1 Rowberry Street,
Bromyard
Herefordshire
HR7 4DU
Tel 01432 260258

Hereford

Register Office
County Offices,
Bath Street
Hereford
HR1 2HQ
Tel: 01432 260565

Kingston

Register Office
Old Court House,
Market Hall Street
Kington
HR5 3DP
Tel: 01544 230156

Ledbury

The Register Office
Town Council Offices
Church Street
Ledbury
HR8 1DH
Tel: 01531 632618

Leominster

The Register Office
The Priory
Leominster
HR6 8EQ
Tel: 01568 610131/610595

Ross on Wye

The Register Office
The Old Chapel,
Cantilupe Road
Ross-on-Wye,
Herefordshire
HR9 7AN
Tel: 01989 562795

Record Office & Archive Lookup Requests

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Record Office & Archive Lookup Contacts

Cemetery Lookup Requests

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Cemetery Lookup Contacts

Bromyard sally
Hereford sally
Ledbury sally
Ross on Wye sally

Photo Offers

Members that have offered to take photographs in particular areas. Please send a private message to the member with your queries.

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+|Herefordshire is in the West Midlands region of England . It borders Shropshire to the north, Worcestershire to the east, Gloucestershire to the south east and Wales to the west.
+The county is mainly an agricultural area and is especially  well known for its fruit and cider production.
+The area around Ross-on-Wye was at the centre of major conflict due to its strategic position on the Welsh border. Offa's Dyke, a great earthen ditch was dug in 784AD to divide England and Wales and over the following centuries a line of motte and bailey castles were built along the borders as defences against these raids. One of the surviving castles, Goodrich Castle is open to visitors.
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+|Hereford Cathedral contains the Mappa Mundi, a medieval map of the world dating from the 13th century which was restored in the late 20th century. It also contains the world famous Chained Library.
-'''County town:''' Hereford,
+Famous inhabitants include Nell Gwynne, mistress of King Charles II of England and Peter Scudamore the jockey.
+'''County town:''' Hereford
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 *[http://www.herefordshire.gov.uk/leisure/archives/3584.asp '''Herefordshire Archive Service/Record Office''']
-*[http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/HEF/ GENUKI: Herefordshire]
 *[http://www.herefordshire.gov.uk/leisure/libraries/1566.asp Herefordshire Libraries]
 *[http://www.rootsweb.com/~ukhfhs/ Family History Society]
-*[http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/HEF/Parishes.html Herefordshire Towns and Parishes (GENUKI)]
 *[http://www.parishregisteruklook-upexchange.co.uk/parishregistershl.htm Parish Register Look-up Exchange]
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 '''Countywide Interest'''
-*[http://www.smr.herefordshire.gov.uk/hfn/db.php Field Names Database]
+*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~nmfa/Directories/pigot_directory_of_herefordshire_1830/pdoh1830index.html  Pigot's Directory of Herefordshire 1830]
-*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~cbennett/here.htm  Herefordshire Poll Books]
+*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~nmfa/Directories/pigot_directory_of_herefordshire_1840/pdoh1840index.html  Pigot's Directory of Herefordshire 1840]
-*[http://www.institutions.org.uk/workhouses/england/here/herefordshire_workhouses.htm  Herefordshire Workhouses]
+*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~cbennett/hereforshire_directories.htm Trade Directory Transcriptions]
-*[http://www.smr.herefordshire.gov.uk/ Historic Herefordshire]
+*[http://www.smr.herefordshire.gov.uk/hfn/db.php Field Names Database]
-*[http://www.smr.herefordshire.gov.uk/hsmr/db.php Historic Herefordshire Online Sites and Monuments Database]
+*[http://www.herefordcathedral.org/library_collect_archive.asp Hereford Cathedral Archive Collection]
-*[http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/english/ins/epncurrent/php/results_county.php?searcht=Herefordshire,HRE Parishes in Herefordshire]
+*[http://www.smr.herefordshire.gov.uk/ Historic Herefordshire]
-*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~nmfa/Directories/pigot_directory_of_herefordshire_1840/pdoh1840index.html  Pigot's Directory of Herefordshire 1840, Index]
+*[http://www.smr.herefordshire.gov.uk/hsmr/db.php Online Sites and Monuments Database]
-*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~nmfa/Directories/pigot_directory_of_herefordshire_1830/pdoh1830index.html  Pigot's Directory of Herefordshire 1830, Index]
+*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~cbennett/here.htm  Herefordshire Poll Books]
 *[http://www.smr.herefordshire.gov.uk/post-medieval/workhouses/workhouses_poorlaw.htm Poor Law in Hereford 1836-1851]
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 *[http://www.smr.herefordshire.gov.uk/post-medieval/prisons/prisons_index.htm Prisons in Herefordshire]
-*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~cbennett/hereforshire_directories.htm Trade Directory Transcriptions]
+*[http://www.smilodon.plus.com/WarMems/#HEF War Memorial Transcriptions]
 *[http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/HEF/ProbateRecords/about.html  Wills of Herefordshire]
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 *[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~parishregisters/herefordshire/herefordshire.htm  Parish Registers for Bishops Frome & Colwall]
+*[http://www.bredwardine-brobury.org.uk/ Bredwardine and Brobury]
 *[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~parishregisters/herefordshire/colwall/colwall.htm The Parish of Colwall]
 *[http://eardislandhistory.co.uk/  Eardisland History Website]
+*[http://www.ewyaslacy.org.uk/?PHPSESSID=fbcfcbaef1f0f534c7e04895d066b60b The History of Ewyas Lacy]
+*[http://www.lhsarchive.org.uk/ Longtown Historical Society Archive]
 *[http://www.uk-genealogy.org.uk/england/Herefordshire/Sarnesfield/Sarnesfield/index.html Parish Registers of Sarnesfield 1660-1897]
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 *[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~genmaps/genfiles/COU_Pages/ENG_pages/hef.htm Maps across the Centuries]
-'''Books of local interest'''
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-Herefordshire is split into six registration districts, each district has a main office which operates under the Hertfordshire Registration Service, and can supply copy certificates.
+Herefordshire is split into six registration districts, each district has a main office which operates under the Herefordshire Registration Service, and can supply copy certificates.
-Website: [http://www.herefordshire.gov.uk/comm...ving/index.asp Hereford Registrars]
+Website: [http://www.herefordshire.gov.uk/community_and_living/life_events/34976.asp Hereford Registrars]
 E-mail:  registrars@herefordshire.gov.uk
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-==Record Office Lookup Requests==
+==Record Office & Archive Lookup Requests==
 Please read the [[Record Office Lookup - Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
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-'''Record Office Lookup Contacts'''
+'''Record Office & Archive Lookup Contacts'''
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 '''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
+*Bromyard [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=81 sally]
+*Hereford [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=81 sally]
 *Ledbury [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=81 sally]
-*Hereford [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=81 sally]
-*Bromyard [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=81 sally]
 *Ross on Wye [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=81 sally]