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Database: A searchable record of 15,000+ archaeological sites in Herefordshire.
Field Names Database: A searchable record of field names in the county from the 1840's Tithe Maps.
News: Events and Updates from Herefordshire Archaeology and the SMR.
Useful Links: National and Local Historical and Archaeological Societies.
About Us: Meet the SMR and Herefordshire Archaeology and find out what we do.
Contact Us: E-mail reply form for your feed back and questions.
Visit Us: SMR opening times and charging policy.
Feedback Form: Your chance to tell us what you think of 'Historic Herefordshire On Line'.
Herefordshire Castles: Introduction to castles: The Conquest, Herefordshire, Building, Impact, Use, Inhabitants and the Death of the castle.

Castles Location Map.

Castles of Herefordshire: A-Z by Parish.
Herefordshire Battles: The Barons Wars, The Wars of the Roses, The Civil War.
The Domesday Survey.
Glossary of terms for castles.
Castle Sources: useful books for castle research.
  Castle Games: Interactive Games with a Castles theme.
Hereford Cathedral & Library: History of Hereford Cathedral.
Architecture of Hereford Cathedral.
Glossary of terms for Hereford Cathedral.
History of Hereford Library.
Architecture of Hereford Library.
Herefordshire Through the Ages: From Stone Age Man to the Medieval Castle Builders and the Post Medieval Workhouse.
Stone Age: An overview of this period of Herefordshire history.
Bronze Age: An overview of this period of Herefordshire history.
Iron Age: An overview of this period of Herefordshire history.
Roman: An overview of this period of Herefordshire history including:
Tribes of pre-Roman Britain, Timeline of Roman Britain, Roman Invasion, Roman Army, Romanisation of Britain, Romans in Herefordshire, Herefordshire's Roman Sites, Roman Roads in Herefordshire, Map of Roman Herefordshire and Guest Authors.
Anglo-Saxon: An overview of this period of Herefordshire history.
Medieval: Castles, Villages, Agriculture & Religion in Medieval Herefordshire.
Post Medieval: Country Houses, Agriculture, Transport and Housing.
   Non-conformist Chapels.
Post Medieval Workhouses.
Post Medieval Prisons.
The Railways of Herefordshire
Herefordshire Canals
Metal Detecting: Information and advice on its use in Herefordshire.
Games: Interactive Hangman, Memory Squares, Wordsearches and Quizzes
Guest Authors Essays on a Herefordshire theme by various authors.
Education
Teachers' Guide to using this website
How to reference the SMR
The Middle Ages:
General History of Medieval Herefordshire - a brief summary
The Norman Conquest and Herefordshire
Herefordshire Towns in the Middle Ages
Herefordshire Villages in the Middle Ages
Herefordshire Churches
Medieval Monasteries in Herefordshire
The Knights Templars and Hospitallers
The Medieval Countryside:
Parks, Deerparks, Forests and Chases, Warrens, Woodland, Fisheries
The Agricultural Landscape:
Fields, Dovecots, Water Mills, Fishponds
  Did you know? The Pembridge Helm
The Black Death in Herefordshire


Herefordshire 1500 - 1750
Tudor Education and Apprenticeships
  Crime and Punishment
  The Poor
  Interesting People with Herefordshire Connections
The English Civil Wars  
Introduction
Sources for the Study of the Civil War in Herefordshire
Herefordshire takes sides
The War Arrives in the City of Hereford
Sir William Waller Attacks Hereford
Hereford under Siege
Hereford Falls by Trickery
The Siege of Brampton Bryan
The Destruction of Goodrich Castle
The Burning of Wilton Castle
Herefordshire Legends and the Civil War
 
Buildings in Herefordshire:1500-1750 Introduction
  The Tudor Building Boom
Building Materials

 
Country Houses
Civic Buildings
Townhouses and Inns
Farm Houses and Cottages
Barns and Farmbuildings
Landscapes of the Gentry (David Whitehead)
©Simon van de Put Herefordshire Houses 1500-1750 (Duncan James)

19th Century Slavery
  Public Health
  Child Labour

The Prevention of Infectious Diseases
Folk Remedies and Tonics
The Hereford Improvement Act 1854
Report to the General Board of Health, 1853
Hospitals in Herefordshire
The Dispensary
Medical Relief in the Workhouse
Treatment of Insanity in the 19th Century
The Hereford Lunatic Asylum
Hereford County and City Asylum at Burghill
©Simon van de Put Memories of staff and patients at Burghill Asylum

Sites & Exhibitions in Herefordshire open to school groups:

Goodrich Castle Tour               Goodrich Castle picture gallery                  Goodrich Castle literacy-work ideas


Berrington Hall
St.John's Medieval Museum
The Judges Lodging
The Old House
Mappa Mundi and Chained Library
Much Marcle and Hellens
DIY Walk-about Hereford
9 interesting churches - The Churches Conservation Trust
Wigmore Castle
Guided Walks round Hereford
Longtown Castle and Medieval Borough
The Herefordshire Record Office
Lower Brockhampton
Weobley World War I Memorial (education pack)
Berrington Hall
Dinedor Youth Camp
English Heritage owned sites