Local Histories
Read about the local history of favourite places across the UK
Within the Frith archive lies a vast amount of rich detail of both local and British history. Covering a 150-year period, it forms a record of social change without equal.
We have commissioned specialist local history authors to bring their knowledge and research to over 1,000 local history books. Some of the 10 million words of text assembled is now published on these history pages. They are a phenomenal resource for all interested in British history and we hope you enjoy them.
- History of Aberdeen
- History of Aberystwyth
- History of Basildon
- History of Bath
- History of Bedford
- History of Birmingham
- History of Blackburn
- History of Blackpool
- History of Bolton
- History of Bournemouth
- History of Bradford
- History of Brighton
- History of Bristol
- History of Cambridge
- History of Canterbury
- History of Cardiff
- History of Chelmsford
- History of Cheltenham
- History of Coventry
- History of Doncaster
- History of Edinburgh
- History of Exeter
- History of Glasgow
- History of Gloucester
- History of Grimsby
- History of Kingston upon Hull
- History of Inverness
- History of Ipswich
- History of Lancaster
- History of Leeds
- History of Leicester
- History of Lincoln
- History of Liverpool
- History of London
- History of Luton
- History of Manchester
- History of Newcastle upon Tyne
- History of Northampton
- History of Norwich
- History of Nottingham
- History of Oban
- History of Oxford
- History of Peterborough
- History of Plymouth
- History of Portsmouth
- History of Reading
- History of Romford
- History of Sheffield
- History of Southampton
- History of Stirling
- History of Sunderland
- History of Swansea
- History of Swindon
- History of Warwick
- History of Wolverhampton
- History of Worcester
- History of York
About Our Histories
Since 1998 we have published over 1,000 local and national history book titles, containing over 10 million words. A small part of this treasure trove of historical information and comment is published on this site. We have the goal that in the near future the full the spread of Frith's publishing will be represented here.
For Family History Research
Family history researchers will find rich information within the archive: the homes in which ancestors lived, to the shops & businesses where they worked, the churches where they were christened, married, or buried. Births marriages and deaths listings may provide a family history with it's structure, but the images from within the extraordinary Frith archive bring it to life.
For School History Projects
Frith offers a chance for school history projects to not just see local history and social change in instantly comprehensible detail. No matter the descriptive power of text, photos immediately show the reality to students of any age.