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Parish of Ashurst, by Thomas Walker Horsfield, published 1835 in The History, Antiquities and Topography of the County of Sussex (vol. II, rape of Bramber, pp.244-245) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2397][Lib 3212] & The Keep [LIB/507380][Lib/500088] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

Ashurst, by Mark Antony Lower, M.A., published 1870 in A Compendious History of Sussex, Topographical, Archaeological & Anecdotal (vol. I, pp.23-24, Lewes: George P. Bacon) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8946][Lib 3314] & The Keep [LIB/500159]   View Online

Ordnance Survey Book of Reference to the plan of the Parish of Ashurst, published 1876 (article, London: H.M.S.O. & printed at George E. Eyre and William Spottiswoode)   View Online

An Oral Tradition Verified, by J. P. Bacon-Phillips, published 1925 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 66, notes & queries, p.235) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2151] & The Keep [LIB/500284] & S.A.S. library

Historic Houses of Sussex - Peppers, by Viscountess Wolseley, published 1928 in Sussex County Magazine (vol. II no. 8, article, pp.342-346) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 9327] & The Keep [LIB/500138]

Eatons: I. Historical, by M. Douglas and A. E. Wilson, published May 1966 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. XVI no. 7, article, pp.225-229) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8234] & The Keep [LIB/500218] & S.A.S. library

Eatons: II. Architectural Description, by R. T. Mason, published May 1966 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. XVI no. 7, article, pp.229-230) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8234] & The Keep [LIB/500218] & S.A.S. library

Inventory of Eatons, 1687, by M. Douglas, published May 1967 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. XVI no. 9, article, pp.289-293) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8234] & The Keep [LIB/500218] & S.A.S. library

Guide to the Church of St James, Ashurst, by Francis W. Steer, published 1969 (pamphlet) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 12267][Lib 17142][Lib 17606]

Notes on the Church of St James, Ashurst, by Francis W Steer, published c.1969 accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 17607]

The Parish of Ashurst, published 1975 (pamphlet, Horsham District Council) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 10311]

The Whitebread Family of Jessops, Daylands and Muggeridges, 17th & 18th century farmers of Ashurst & Wiston, West Sussex, by Janet Pennington and Joyce Sleight, published 1983 in S.A.S. Newsletter (vol. 40, article, pp.333-335) accessible at: S.A.S. library

The Whitebread Family of Jessops, Daylands & Muggeridges - Part 2, Farmhouses, Stock & Possessions in 17th & 18th Century Wiston & Ashurst, by Janet Pennington and Joyce Sleight, published 1984 in S.A.S. Newsletter (vol. 42, article, p.377) accessible at: S.A.S. library

Parish of Ashurst, by A. P. Baggs, C. R. J. Currie, C. R. Elrington, S. M. Keeling, A. M. Rowland and edited by T. P. Huson, published 1986 in A History of the County of Sussex (vol. 6, part 2: North-western part of the Rape of Bramber including Horsham, pp.74-82, London: Victoria County History, ISBN-10: 0197227678 & ISBN-13: 9780197227671) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 9669][Lib 9670] & The Keep [LIB/500086] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries   View Online

Religious Survey 1851 - Steyning district, edited by John A. Vickers, published August 1990 in The Religious Census of Sussex 1851 (Sussex Record Society, vol. 75, pp.107-117, ISBN-10: 085445036X & ISBN-13: 9780854450367) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 10578][Lib 13824] & The Keep [LIB/500452][LIB/507827] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
District:
Steyning district incl. Shoreham, Hove, Preston, Patcham, West Blatchington, Hangleton, Portslade, Southwick, Kingston-by-Sea, Sompting, Coombs, Buttolphs, Upper Beeding, Edburton, Poynings, Woodmancote, Henfield, Ashurst & Shermanbury

Ward's Land, by John Townsend, published June 1995 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 11 no. 6, article, p.208) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14878] & The Keep [LIB/501263] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.
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The first recorded owner of an inn called the Donkey's Castle was John Ward of Ashurst, yeoman, in 1710.

Ashurst - 18c. Schools, edited by John Caffyn, published 1998 in Sussex Schools in the 18th Century (Sussex Record Society, vol. 81, p.42, ISBN-10: 0854450424 & ISBN-13: 9780854450428) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 13825][Lib 13828] & The Keep [LIB/500458][Lib/507864] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

Investigating local war memorial committees: demobilised soldiers, the bereaved and expressions of local pride in Sussex villages, 1918-1921, by Keith Grieves, published 2000 in Local Historian (vol. 30, no. 1, article, pp.39-58)   View Online
Six case-studies: Slinfold, Warnham, Ashurst, Salehurst, East Chiltington and Angmering.

Notes on the Church of St James, Ashurst, published (no date) (pamphlet) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 15596]

Ashurst Parish Register, published (no date) by the Sussex Family History Group and Parish Register Transcription Society (Ref: SXW49, CD-ROM)
Abstract:
Baptisms 1560-1930, Banns 1759-1812., Marriages 1560-1950 and Burials 1560-1930. Indexed Transcription. Includes 21 Photographs. Vol.49.