SUGGESTED READING
“The Hundred Parishes: An Introduction” was published by the Society in 2018. All 800 copies were sold by early 2022 but it can be viewed or borrowed from local libraries. The 400-page hardback introduces readers to each of the Hundred Parishes with an outline of its history and a generous selection of photos depicting its heritage.
Each of the following books contains material that relates to a significant part of the Hundred Parishes. Publications with a more localised coverage are identified in individual parish introductions. Some of these books may be out of print, but available from libraries.
- Archaeology of Cambridgeshire: Volumes 1 (south east) and 2 (south west). Alison Taylor
- Cambridgeshire, a Shell guide. Norman Scarfe
- Discover Uttlesford—circular walks along the Uttlesford Way. Peter Cooper
- Essex—a Shell guide. Norman Scarfe
- Essex Farming 1900 – 2000. Peter Wormell
- Hertfordshire—a Shell guide. RM Healy
- Land, Agriculture and Industry in North-West Essex: Spotlights on a Land Remembered. Geoffrey Ball
- Out of Essex: Re-imagining a Literary Landscape. James Canton
- The Buildings of England, Cambridgeshire. Nikolaus Pevsner
- The Buildings of England, Essex. Nikolaus Pevsner
- The Buildings of England, Hertfordshire. Nikolaus Pevsner
- The Essex Landscape – a study of its form and history. John Hunter.
- The Illustrated History of the Countryside. Oliver Rackham
- The Nature of Essex. David Corke
The website of The Recorders of Uttlesford History has good coverage of the history of a significant part of the Hundred Parishes: www.recordinguttlesfordhistory.org.uk