OUR HERITAGE, SHAPING LEDBURY’S FUTURE

PROTECTING OUR HERITAGE, SHAPING THE FUTURE

27 FEBRUARY 2026 – MEETING

The Victoria County History for LedburY.

By Louise Ryland-Epton​.

The Victoria County History (VCH) was founded in 1899 as a national project to write the history of every county in England. From the earliest archaeological records to the present day, including information about topography, landscape and the built environment. The Herefordshire volume was produced in 1908.

The project to explore the county’s rich local history was revived in 1998 and recent VCH ‘Shorts’ have been published for the villages of Eastnor, Bosbury, Colwall and Cradley. In addition, there have been two paperback volumes on Ledbury as part of the ‘England’s Past for Everyone’ series.

Louise is about to begin work on the history of Ledbury and she will explain the background of VCH histories. She will speak about the expected content and direction of her research in Ledbury, set in the context of similar towns.

BURGAGE HALL MAP AND DIRECTIONS

Our Meetings

Meetings are held in Burgage Hall, usually on the last Friday of the month. They start at 7.30pm, unless otherwise stated.

We recommend arriving around 10 – 15 minutes beforehand so you have time to settle in and the meeting can start on time.

Open to members and non-members. Free for members, £5.00 for non-members. There is no need to book in advance unless otherwise stated. 

Burgage Hall is accessed from Church Lane and down the path beside Butcher Row House Museum.  Alternatively take Chapel Alley (next to the newsagents) off the High Street and enter through the double doors.

The Society organises about eight meetings each year.

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