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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

Please read the Terms and Conditions before requesting a lookup.

By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as above.

Record Office & Archive Lookup Contacts

Cemetery Lookup Requests

Please read the Terms and Conditions before requesting a lookup.

By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as above.

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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+[[Category:Region 3 ~ West Midlands]]
-[[Image:herefordshire.jpg|250px|thumb|Hereford submitted by Sherlockslovechild]]
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+{| width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="5" cellpadding="5"
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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.
-==Register Offices==
+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.
+| style="width:250px" align="right"| __TOC__
+|-valign="top"
+|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.
+Famous inhabitants include Nell Gwynne, mistress of King Charles II of England and Peter Scudamore the jockey.
+'''County town:''' Hereford
+'''Other major towns:''' Leominster, Ross on Wye
+'''[[Places_of_Worship:Herefordshire|Herefordshire Places of Worship]]'''
+'''[https://www.familytreeforum.com/forum/site-projects/regional-projects Regional Projects Forum]'''
+| [[Image: Hereford.jpg|right|175px|thumb|Source: Wikipedia]]
+|}
+==Resources==
+'''Primary Reference'''
-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.
+*[http://www.herefordshire.gov.uk/leisure/archives/3584.asp '''Herefordshire Archive Service/Record Office''']
-Website: [http://www.herefordshire.gov.uk/comm...ving/index.asp Hereford Registrars]
+*[http://www.herefordshire.gov.uk/leisure/libraries/1566.asp Herefordshire Libraries]
-E-mail  registrars@herefordshire.gov.uk
-=====Bromyard=====
+*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~ukhfhs/ Family History Society]
-Register Office<br>
-Rowberry Street, <br>
-Bromyard<br>
-Herefordshire <br>
-HR7 4DU <br>
-Tel 01432 260258 <br>
-.15 a.m.-1.00 p.m.<br>   Monday,Wednesday & Friday.
-=====Hereford=====
+*[http://www.parishregisteruklook-upexchange.co.uk/parishregistershl.htm Parish Register Look-up Exchange]
-Register Office<br>
-County Offices,<br>
-Bath Street<br>
-Hereford <br>
-HR1 2HQ <br>
-Tel: 01432 260565 <br>
-.30 a.m.-12.30 p.m.and 2.00 p.m.-4.00 p.m. <br>
-Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday. <br>
-.30 a.m.-12.30 p.m.on Thursdays.
-=====Kingston=====
-Register Office<br>
-Old Court House, <br>
-Market Hall Street<br>
-Kington <br>
-HR5 3DP <br>
-Tel: 01544 230156<br>
-.00 a.m.-12.00 noon and 2.00 p.m.-4.00 p.m. <br>
-Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.
-=====Ledbury=====
+'''Countywide Interest'''
-The Register Office<br>
-Town Council Offices<br>
-Church Street<br>
-Ledbury <br>
-HR8 1DH <br>
-Tel: 01531 632618<br>
-.30 a.m.-2.00 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, <br>
-Wednesday & Friday.
-=====Leominster=====
+*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~nmfa/Directories/pigot_directory_of_herefordshire_1830/pdoh1830index.html  Pigot's Directory of Herefordshire 1830]
-The Register Office<br>
-The Priory <br>
-Leominster<br>
-HR6 8EQ <br>
-Tel: 01568 610131/610595 <br>
-.30 a.m.-1.00 p.m. Monday, Wednesday & Friday.
-=====Ross on Wye=====
+*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~nmfa/Directories/pigot_directory_of_herefordshire_1840/pdoh1840index.html  Pigot's Directory of Herefordshire 1840]
-The Register Office<br>
-The Old Chapel, <br>
-Cantilupe Road<br>
-Ross-on-Wye, <br>
-Herefordshire <br>
-HR9 7AN <br>
-Tel: 01989 562795 <br>
-.00 a.m.-1.00 p.m. Monday, Wednesday & Friday
-==Record Office Lookup Requests==
+*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~cbennett/hereforshire_directories.htm Trade Directory Transcriptions]
-Please read the [[Record Office Lookup - Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
+*[http://www.smr.herefordshire.gov.uk/hfn/db.php Field Names Database]
-By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
+*[http://www.herefordcathedral.org/library_collect_archive.asp Hereford Cathedral Archive Collection]
+*[http://www.smr.herefordshire.gov.uk/ Historic Herefordshire]
-'''Record Office Lookup Contacts'''
+*[http://www.smr.herefordshire.gov.uk/hsmr/db.php Online Sites and Monuments Database]
-==Cemetery Lookup Requests==
+*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~cbennett/here.htm  Herefordshire Poll Books]
-Please read the [[Cemetery Lookup -Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
+*[http://www.smr.herefordshire.gov.uk/post-medieval/workhouses/workhouses_poorlaw.htm Poor Law in Hereford 1836-1851]
-By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
+*[http://www.smr.herefordshire.gov.uk/post-medieval/prisons/prisons_index.htm Prisons in Herefordshire]
+*[http://www.smilodon.plus.com/WarMems/#HEF War Memorial Transcriptions]
-'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
+*[http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/HEF/ProbateRecords/about.html  Wills of Herefordshire]
-*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]
-==Links==
+'''Specific Town and Village Interest'''
+*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~parishregisters/herefordshire/herefordshire.htm  Parish Registers for Bishops Frome & Colwall]
-*[http://www.herefordshire.gov.uk/leisure/libraries/3584.asp '''County Record Office''']
+*[http://www.bredwardine-brobury.org.uk/ Bredwardine and Brobury]
-*[http://www.libraries.herefordshire.gov.uk/alllibraries.htm Library Links]
+*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~parishregisters/herefordshire/colwall/colwall.htm The Parish of Colwall]
-*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~ukhfhs/ Family History Society]
+*[http://eardislandhistory.co.uk/  Eardisland History Website]
-*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~enghwr/  Herefordshire GenWeb ]
+*[http://www.ewyaslacy.org.uk/?PHPSESSID=fbcfcbaef1f0f534c7e04895d066b60b The History of Ewyas Lacy]
-*[http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/HEF/Parishes.html Herefordshire Towns and Parishes Genuki]
+*[http://www.lhsarchive.org.uk/ Longtown Historical Society Archive]
-*[http://www.smr.herefordshire.gov.uk/ Historic Herefordshire online] Includes some Archive Records
+*[http://www.uk-genealogy.org.uk/england/Herefordshire/Sarnesfield/Sarnesfield/index.html Parish Registers of Sarnesfield 1660-1897]
+*[http://www.weobleyhistory.info/ Weobley and District Local History Society]
-'''Local History Society'''
+'''Maps and Photographs'''
+*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~genmaps/genfiles/COU_Pages/ENG_pages/hef.htm Maps across the Centuries]
-'''OPC'''
+==Register Offices==
-'''Archives'''
+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.
-*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hughwallis/IGIBatchNumbers/CountyHereford.htm#PageTitle IGI Herefordshire]
+Website: [http://www.herefordshire.gov.uk/community_and_living/life_events/34976.asp Hereford Registrars]
-*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~parishregisters/herefordshire/herefordshire.htm  Parish Registers]
+E-mail:  registrars@herefordshire.gov.uk
-*[http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/english/ins/epncurrent/php/results_county.php?searcht=Herefordshire,HRE Parishes in Herefordshire]
-*[http://www.smr.herefordshire.gov.uk/hfn/db.php Field Names database]
+'''Bromyard'''
-*[http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/HEF/ProbateRecords/about.html  Wills Of Herefordshire]
+Register Office<br>
+Rowberry Street, <br>
+Bromyard<br>
+Herefordshire <br>
+HR7 4DU <br>
+Tel 01432 260258 <br>
-*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~cbennett/here.htm  Herefordshire Poll Books]
-*[http://www.uk-genealogy.org.uk/england/Herefordshire/Sarnesfield/Sarnesfield/index.html Parish Registers of Sarnesfield  1660-1897]
+'''Hereford'''
+Register Office<br>
+County Offices,<br>
+Bath Street<br>
+Hereford <br>
+HR1 2HQ <br>
+Tel: 01432 260565 <br>
-'''Family and Social History'''
+'''Kingston'''
+Register Office<br>
+Old Court House, <br>
+Market Hall Street<br>
+Kington <br>
+HR5 3DP <br>
+Tel: 01544 230156<br>
-*[http://www.smr.herefordshire.gov.uk/post-medieval/prisons/prisons_index.htm Prisons in Herefordshire]
-*[http://www.institutions.org.uk/workhouses/england/here/herefordshire_workhouses.htm  Herefordshire Workhouses]
+'''Ledbury'''
-*[http://www.smr.herefordshire.gov.uk/post-medieval/workhouses/workhouses_poorlaw.htm The Poor Law in Hereford 1836-1851]
+The Register Office<br>
+Town Council Offices<br>
+Church Street<br>
+Ledbury <br>
+HR8 1DH <br>
+Tel: 01531 632618<br>
+'''Leominster'''
-'''Maps & Photographs'''
+The Register Office<br>
+The Priory <br>
+Leominster<br>
+HR6 8EQ <br>
+Tel: 01568 610131/610595 <br>
-*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~genmaps/genfiles/COU_Pages/ENG_pages/hef.htm Maps across the Centuries]
+'''Ross on Wye'''
+The Register Office<br>
+The Old Chapel, <br>
+Cantilupe Road<br>
+Ross-on-Wye, <br>
+Herefordshire <br>
+HR9 7AN <br>
+Tel: 01989 562795 <br>
-'''Countywide interest'''
+==Record Office & Archive Lookup Requests==
-*[http://www.smilodon.plus.com/WarMems/#HEF War Memorial Transcriptions]
+Please read the [[Record Office Lookup - Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
-*[http://www.smr.herefordshire.gov.uk/ Historic Herefordshire Mainpage]
+By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as above.
-*[http://www.smr.herefordshire.gov.uk/hsmr/db.php Historic Herefordshire Online Sites and monuments database]
-*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~nmfa/Directories/pigot_directory_of_herefordshire_1840/pdoh1840index.html  Pigot's Directory of Herefordshire 1840, Index]
+'''Record Office & Archive Lookup Contacts'''
-*[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/hereforshire_directories.htm Some Trade Directory transcriptions]
+==Cemetery Lookup Requests==
+Please read the [[Cemetery Lookup -Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
+By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as above.
-'''Specific Town Village interest'''
+'''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]
+*Ross on Wye [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=81 sally]
-*[http://eardislandhistory.co.uk/  Eardisland History web site]
-*[http://www.weobleyhistory.info/ Weobley and District Local History Society]
+==Photo Offers==
+Members that have offered to take photographs in particular areas. Please send a private message to the member with your queries.
-<br><br>Back to [[England]]
+Back to [[England]]