One of the greatest Publishing Projects in English Local History.

Founded in 1899 and originally dedicated to Queen Victoria, the VCH is an encyclopaedic record of England's places and people from earliest times to the present day.

It is without doubt the one of the greatest publishing projects in English local history, having built an international reputation for scholarly standards.

Based at the Institute of Historical Research in the University of London since 1932, the VCH is written by historians working in counties across England.