VCH Shropshire
Welcome to the home page of Victoria County History (VCH) Shropshire.
[Last updated: 28 October 2026]
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.
Our Annual Meeting
Our Annual Meeting was held on Saturday 24 October at Central Baptist Church in Shrewsbury,with a talk by Duncan James about the contribution to Shropshire history of the historian of vernacular architecture, the late Madge Moran.
The Annual Report and Accounts were presented at the meeting. We continue to post draft text on our website as it is prepared. The most recent posts all concern Newport but we have two substantial Shrewsbury texts bubbling away and soon to be posted, and a further Wem Rural text. Paul Sutton has now prepared his first text on Bicton.
The Newport texts are:
Buy our book on the history of Wem
The Wem short is 174 pages, with 35 figures, 5 maps: paperback. It is available by post from VCH Shropshire and costs £16 plus £2.50 delivery.
To pay by PayPal, click Buy Now. Choose the Quantity you want to buy, and fill in any special instructions for delivery. Or email treasurer @vchshropshire.org, to arrange a bank transfer.
If you prefer to send a cheque, please send a note of the address you want it delivered to and a cheque for £18.50, made out to VCH (Shropshire) Ltd to:
VCH Shropshire
14 Stewardstone Gate
Priorslee
Telford
Shropshire
TF2 9SS
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–Thursday), 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
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.
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
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