Origins

The Historic Towns and Villages Forum was formed following the alliance of the Historic Towns Forum (formerly the English Historic Towns Forum) and ASHTAV (the Association of Small Historic Towns and Villages), and is supported by the Herbert Lane Trust.

Both organisations shared a passionate belief in the value of historic places, and the importance of managing change to ensure their continuity, and so began collaborating in 2013. This was formalised as alliance and was renamed Historic Towns and Villages Forum in 2016.