Find books

Use the search box on the homepage. You can enter a complete or partial book title, an author or the ISBN. The result page will show you any full or partial matches. Click on the link to show the list of books

Or you can select “shop” and you will see a series of related book groups. Click on any of the group items.

Once you have found the correct book you require click on “add to basket” image, and your shopping basket will show the new item count.

Buy books

Take advantage of the convenience of being able to shop securely online 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Shopping online offers many great benefits including exclusive books and promotions.

We accept the following credit/debit cards.

British Local History has taken all possible steps to secure your card details. We never store any of your card details on our servers, and we work closely with one of Britain ’s biggest banks HSBC and PostScript Media Services Ltd who facilitate our payments and keep your details safe and anonymous. We take the matter of internet security very seriously indeed. As a result we utilise a Secure Socket Layer (SSL) which encrypts the data stream between your browser and our server. More detailed information about security is available here.

Once you are happy with the contents of your basket click on the link and this will take you to the basket. You can now check out and pay for the items in which ever way you wish.

Get books

We will email you confirmation details of your order as soon as the order has been confirmed.

We will update you regularly with progress of the order.

Your order is shipped directly from the distributor to you. You can contact the distributor directly if you have questions about your order.

About Security

We are now all becoming aware of the growing problems with the nature of internet transactions, such as identity fraud, credit card theft and authentication challenges. As a socially aware organisation, we have taken the following steps to ensure best practice and to allow peace of mind with all your transactions.

1. Credit and Debit Cards

We never store any of your credit and debit card details on our servers. We use industry standard and best practice methods of verifying your card details online and in real-time through the HSBC.

More about HSBC

2. SSL Certificates

An SSL Certificate enables encryption of sensitive information during online transactions. Each SSL Certificate contains unique, authenticated information about the certificate owner. Every SSL Certificate is issued by a Certificate Authority that verifies the identity of the certificate owner. We use VeriSign, the leading secure sockets layer (SSL) Certificate Authority to enable our secure e-commerce and communications for our Web site providing high assurance for Internet security and enabling the strongest SSL encryption available to every site visitor.

More about VeriSign

Public and Private Keys to Privacy

An SSL Certificate consists of a public key and a private key. The public key is used to encrypt information and the private key is used to decipher it. When a web browser points to a secured domain, a Secure Sockets Layer handshake authenticates the server (website) and the client (web browser). An encryption method is established with a unique session key. They can begin a secure session that guarantees message privacy and message integrity.

Authentication Practices

Every SSL Certificate is created for a particular server in a specific domain for a verified business entity. Like a passport or a driver's license, an SSL Certificate is issued by a trusted authority, the Certificate Authority. When the SSL handshake occurs, the browser requires authentication from the server. A customer sees the organisation name when they click certain SSL trust marks (such as the VeriSign Secured Seal) or use a browser that supports Extended Validation. If the information does not match or the certificate has expired, the browser displays an error message or warning.

Protect Your Trust

Without SSL encryption, packets of information travel through networks in full view. Imagine sending mail through the postal system in a clear envelope. Anyone with access to it can see the data. If it looks valuable, they might take it or change it. Without third-party verification, how do you know a website is really a business you trust? Imagine receiving an envelope with no return address and a form asking for your bank account number. An SSL Certificate helps website visitors protect sensitive information and get a better idea of who they are trusting with it.

How Can I participate

British Local History is about this great land and, more importantly, the people who made it so great. We are very proud of our history and culture and we want you all to be part of this. It is very easy to contribute.

Forum – The forum has been setup to allow registered users to log in and add your own comments on practically everything. We want this to be locally focused and we will be launching a national forum in the next few weeks, which covers every town and city in the UK, in fact over 1,400 towns will have their own free forum.

Add your comment – You can add your own comment or create a new topic. Just go to the forum from here or the front page.

Add a picture – Pictures tell a thousand words. If you have an image you think is good and want to share with others, please add it here. Maybe it was your visit to a country house, maybe it is from where you live. Please share it with us.

Add a video – If you have a video, which you feel needs a wider audience, please upload it here.

If we think it is acceptable and in good taste, we will put it up

Mail – If you have a great idea, or you want to contribute more widely just drop us an email at