Welcome to the home page of Victoria County History (VCH), Shropshire.

Here you can find out about our work on the history of the county of Shropshire, details of our activities and other news, and you will also find PDF drafts of our publications, including sections of VCH Shropshire VI: Shrewsbury Part ii, which we are currently working on. The latest draft to be added was the one on The Horticultural Society. There is also some new material on Newport and an updated version of the Salopian Annals.

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Buy our book on the history of Wem

The Wem short is 174 pages, with 35 figures, 5 maps: paperback. Available by post from VCH Shropshire.

£16 plus

£2.50 delivery

Email treasurer@vchshropshire.org.uk, to arrange a bank transfer.

If you prefer to send a cheque, please send a note of the address you want it delivered to (or print and fill in this form) and a cheque for £18.50, made out to
VCH (Shropshire) Ltd.
to:

VCH Shropshire
Bratton Villa
Heighways Lane
All Stretton
Shropshire
SY6 6HN

You can also find the book in various local retail outlets, including The Wem Bookshop, 81 High St, Wem, SY4 5DR; Pengwern Books, Fish St, Shrewsbury, SY1 1UR; and Shropshire Archives (Wednesday–Friday), Castle Gates, Shrewsbury, SY1 2AQ, for £16.00, but check to see whether they are open before you travel there.

Shropshire publications by the List and Index Society

Early Records of Newport, Shropshire, c.1150-c.1650

By Judith Everard

The Estates of Thomas Talbot and John Talbot of Longford

By Richard Hoyle

These books are available from the List and Index Society. You'll make a saving if you join the Society first and use the members discount code to purchase the volumes.

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