Publications
Bateman's, by C. W. Parish, published August 1942 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. IX no. 3, query, p.72) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8227][Lib 2208] & The Keep [LIB/500211] & S.A.S. library
Burghersh: facts and fancies concerning the church and village of Burwash, by Clement Woodbine Parish, published 1949 (39 pp., published by the author) accessible at: East Sussex Libraries
Review by G. D. Johnston in Sussex Notes and Queries, May 1950:The Author - a Churchwarden of Burwash and a member of our Council - has published at his own charge in aid of the Burwash Repair Fund what he describes as "Facts and Fancies" concerning the Church and Village of Burwash. It is in no way intended to be an exhaustive history of the Church or Parish but in the nature of an aperitif to whet the appetite for more and is most successful in doing so. It is a very readable little book and all that the ordinary visitor requires. Mr. Parish perhaps draws too gloomy a view of the serf or villein - after all, being tied to his holding gave him some security of tenure (he could not be sold away from it) and the Lord's powers were limited by custom and the Manor Court must have afforded considerable protection, particularly after the 13th century when the Royal Justices were only too pleased to have a pretext to interfere to curb the Lord's (often assumed) powers.