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Rural Rides, Vol I, by William Cobbett, M.P., published 1830 (406 pp., London: William Cobbett) accessible at: & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries   View Online

Parish of Battle, by Thomas Walker Horsfield, published 1835 in The History, Antiquities and Topography of the County of Sussex (vol. I, rape of Hastings, pp.528-540) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2396][Lib 3211] & The Keep [LIB/507380][Lib/500087] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

A Hand-Book to Battle Abbey: to which is added a Description of Battle Church, by Unknown Vidler, published 1844 (Battle: F. W. Ticehurst)

Visit of King Edward the Second to Battle and other parts of Sussex in 1324, by W. H. Blaauw, M.A., F.S.A., published 1853 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 6, article, pp.41-53) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2091] & The Keep [LIB/500225] & S.A.S. library   View Online

A Rolle of the several Armors and furniture, with theire names of the Clergie within the Arch Deaconry of Lewes and Deanery of South Malling, with the Deanery of Battell, by Reginald W. Sackville-West, published 1859 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 11, notes & queries, pp.225-227) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2096] & The Keep [LIB/500230] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Priory of St Martin in the Wood, by Edward Turner, published 1863 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 15, notes & queries, pp.234-235) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2100] & The Keep [LIB/500234] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Edmund Langdon of Battle, by E. T. [Edward Turner], published 1865 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 17, notes & queries, p.246) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2102] & The Keep [LIB/500236] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Battle Abbey: with Notices of the Parish Church and Town, by Mackenzie E. C. Walcott, published 1866 (92 pp., Battle: F. W. Ticehurst) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2760] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

Battle or Battel, by Mark Antony Lower, M.A., published 1870 in A Compendious History of Sussex, Topographical, Archaeological & Anecdotal (vol. I, pp.27-37, Lewes: George P. Bacon) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8946][Lib 3314] & The Keep [LIB/500159]   View Online

Coins of Henry I. found near Battle, Sussex , by Churchill Babington, published 1873 in Numismatic Chronicle and Journal of the Numismatic Society (New series, vol. 13, article, p.175)   View Online

Ordnance Survey Book of Reference to the plan of the Parish of Battle, published 1874 (article, London: H.M.S.O. & printed at George E. Eyre and William Spottiswoode)   View Online

The History of London by William Maitland F.R.S., 1739 [references to Lewes and Battle], by P. de Putron, published 1882 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 32, notes & queries, p.232) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2117] & The Keep [LIB/500250] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Battle Church, by James Lewis André, F.S.A., published 1899 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 42, article, pp.214-236) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2127] & The Keep [LIB/500260] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Calendar of wills and administrations in the archdeaconry court of Lewes together with those in the archbishop of Canterbury's peculiar jurisdiction of South Malling and the peculiar of Battle, by William Hamilton Hall, published 1901 (vol. 24, British Record Society) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/504711][Lib/501529] & East Sussex Libraries

Three East Sussex Churches. Battle, Icklesham, Peasmarsh. A study of their Architectural History. 1. Battle, by Greville M. Livett, vicarof Wateringbury, Kent, published 1903 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 46, article, pp.69-93) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2131] & The Keep [LIB/500264] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Hospitals: Battle, by William Page, F.S.A., published 1907 in The Victoria History of the County of Sussex (vol. 2: Ecclesiastical, Maritime, Social and Economic History, Population 1801-1901, Industries, Agriculture, Forestry, Architecture, Schools and Sport, p.98, London: Victoria County History, ISBN-10: 0712905863 & ISBN-13: 9780712905862) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2399][Lib 9097] & The Keep [LIB/500090][LIB/504899] & R.I.B.A. Library & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries   View Online

The Story of the Old Gunpowder Works at Battle, by Herbert Blackman, published 1923 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 64, article, pp.109-122) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2149] & The Keep [LIB/500282] & S.A.S. library   View Online

The Old Powder Mill, by Eva Bretherton, published 1927 in Sussex County Magazine (vol. I no. 11, article, pp.501-502) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2303][Lib 8326] & The Keep [LIB/500137]

Some Notes of the Ninfield and Battle Tanneries , by Admiral Bertram M. Chambers, C.B., published May 1927 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. I no. 6, article, pp.174-176) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8950] & The Keep [LIB/500203] & S.A.S. library

The Homeland Guide to Bexhill-On-Sea with Battle, Battle Abbey and the Historic Neighbourhood, by Arthur Henry Anderson, published 1928 (London: Homeland Association)

Spinning and Weaving at Battle, by Margery J. Brignall, published 1929 in Sussex County Magazine (vol. III no. 1, article, pp.58-59) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2307] & The Keep [LIB/500139]

Sussex Industries: The Battle Steel Window Co., by C. A. Kelly, published 1929 in Sussex County Magazine (vol. III no. 3, article, pp.196-197) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2307] & The Keep [LIB/500139]

The geological structure of the Ashburnham, Battle and Crowhurst districts (Sussex): With notes on the Wealden iron ore. Weald Research Committee Report, No. 10, by G. S. Sweeting, D.I.C., F.G.S., published 1930 in The Proceedings of the Geologists' Association London (no. 41 issue 1, article, pp.44-52)   View Online

In 1925 the author published a paper on "The Geology of the Country around Crowhurst (Sussex) "; in this, attention was given to the stratigraphy and petrology of the main rock-types of that district, and the structural details were purposely excluded until a larger area (Ord. Surv. Sheet 57, Sussex), of which Crowhurst forms the eastern part, was surveyed. This has now been done and the final results are presented in this paper.

A Tour into Sussex, 1788, continued, by Hon. John Byng, published 1933 in Sussex County Magazine (vol. VII no. 4, article, pp.260-266) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2312] & The Keep [LIB/500176]

John of Thanet, by Brig.-Gen. Fane Lambarde, D.S.O., F.S.A., published February 1934 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. V no. 1, article, pp.1-2) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2204][Lib 8223][Lib 8862] & The Keep [LIB/500207] & S.A.S. library

John of Thanet, by S.N.Q. contributor, published May 1934 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. V no. 2, reply, p.63) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2204][Lib 8223][Lib 8862] & The Keep [LIB/500207] & S.A.S. library

Historic Houses of Sussex - Claverham Manor House, by Viscountess Wolseley, published 1936 in Sussex County Magazine (vol. X no. 3, article, pp.160-165) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2315][Lib 9331] & The Keep [LIB/500181]

A New Roman Bloomery Site [at Crowhurst Park, Battle], by Ernest Straker, published November 1936 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. VI no. 4, article, p.122) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 12537][Lib 8863][Lib 8224] & The Keep [LIB/500208] & S.A.S. library

An African Culture in Sussex [at Crowhurst Park, Battle], by Ernest Straker, F.S.A., published August 1937 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. VI no. 7, article, pp.205-206) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 12537][Lib 8863][Lib 8224] & The Keep [LIB/500208] & S.A.S. library

East Belgic Pottery from Sussex [at Crowhurst Park], by C. M. Piggott, published November 1937 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. VI no. 8, article, pp.231-232) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 12537][Lib 8863][Lib 8224] & The Keep [LIB/500208] & S.A.S. library

Medieval Social Gilds [at Battle], by W. Maclean Homan, published February 1939 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. VII no. 5, note, pp.155-156) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 12536][Lib 8864][Lib 2206] & The Keep [LIB/500209] & S.A.S. library

Kelly's Directory of Hastings, St. Leonards, Bexhill, Battle and Neighbourhood, published 1940 (article, London: Kelly's Directories Ltd.)

Watts family of Battle, by Hugh Whistler, published February 1941 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. VIII no. 5, query, p.156) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8865][Lib 2207] & The Keep [LIB/500210] & S.A.S. library

The Procession Field, Battle, by Hugh Whistler, published November 1942 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. IX no. 4, note, pp.93-94) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8227][Lib 2208] & The Keep [LIB/500211] & S.A.S. library

The Church of St. Mary, the Virgin, Battle, under 33 vicars and deans, by Lilian Boys Behrens, published 1946 (30 pp., Battle: Abbott's Treasure Chest) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/507998]

Kelly's Directory of Hastings, St. Leonards, Bexhill, Battle and Neighbourhood, published 1948 (article, London: Kelly's Directories Ltd.) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/504661]

St Mary the Virgin's Church, Battle, published c.1950 (pamphlet) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7217]

Kelly's Directory of Hastings, St. Leonards, Bexhill, Battle and Neighbourhood, published 1950 (article, London: Kelly's Directories Ltd.) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/504662]

A New Bloomery [at Catsfield Place, Battle], by B. H. Lucas, published May 1952 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. XIII nos. 9 & 10, note, p.217) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8231] & The Keep [LIB/500215] & S.A.S. library

Kelly's Directory of Hastings, St. Leonards, Bexhill, Battle and Neighbourhood, published 1953 (article, London: Kelly's Directories Ltd.) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/504663]

Kelly's (incorporating Pikes) Directory of Hastings, St Leonards, Battle and Neighbourhood, published 1956 (article, London: Kelly's Directories Ltd.) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/501042]

Kelly's Directory of Hastings, St Leonards, Battle and Neighbourhood... (1958), published 1958 (article, London: Kelly's Directories Ltd.) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/501047][Lib/504664]

A Mediaeval Battle Coroner, by R. F. Hunnisett, published May 1963 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. XVI no. 1, note, pp.28-29) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8234] & The Keep [LIB/500218] & S.A.S. library

Glynne on Sussex Churches, by V. J. Torr, published November 1963 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. XVI no. 2, article, pp.53-62) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8234] & The Keep [LIB/500218] & S.A.S. library

The Book of Bartholomew Bolney, 15th century, by Marie Clough, published 1964 (vol. 63, Sussex Record Society) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8063][Lib 2279] & The Keep [LIB/500440] & West Sussex Libraries   View Online

Kelly's Directory of Hastings, St. Leonards, Battle and Neighbourhood, published 1964 (article, London: Kelly's Directories Ltd.) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/501050]

Sir Stephen Glynne's Notes on Churches, by V. J. Torr, published November 1964 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. XVI no. 4, article, pp.128-131) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8234] & The Keep [LIB/500218] & S.A.S. library

Malfosse, by C. T. Chevallier, published May 1965 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. XVI no. 5, note, p.175) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8234] & The Keep [LIB/500218] & S.A.S. library

Kelly's Directory of Hastings, St. Leonards, Battle and Neighbourhood, published 1966 (article, London: Kelly's Directories Ltd.) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/501046]

Civic Amenities Act, 1967: Battle conservation area designation report, by L. S. Jay and others, published 1971 (16 pp. & 12 pp. of plates, Lewes: East Sussex County Council) accessible at: R.I.B.A. Library & East Sussex Libraries

Battle conservation area, by L. S. Jay, published 1971 (5 pp. & 1 map, Lewes: East Sussex County Council) accessible at: R.I.B.A. Library

A history of Battle Baptist Church, by Rev. F. W. A. Butt-Thompson, published 1976 accessible at: The Keep [LIB/507994]

Five Town Walks in East Sussex: Lewes, Rye, Winchelsea, Battle, St Leonards, by Michael Barnard, published 1977 (Lewes: East Sussex County Council) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/503466] & East Sussex Libraries

The Clockmakers of Battle, by E. J. Tyler, published 1978 in Antiquarian horology and the proceedings of the Antiquarian Horological Society (article) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/502354]

Excavation Report: Beauport Park, Battle - Roman Bath-House, by Gerald Brodribb, published April 1979 in Sussex Archæological Society Newsletter (no. 27, article, p.178, ISSN: 0307-2568) accessible at: S.A.S. library   Download PDF

Sussex Probate Records: 1. The Exempt Deanery of Battle, published June 1979 in Sussex Genealogist and Family Historian (vol. 1 no. 1, article, pp.28-29) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 17603] & The Keep [LIB/501187] & CD SXGS from S.F.H.G.

A Survey of Tile from the Roman Bath House at Beauport Park, Battle, E. Sussex, by Gerald Brodribb, published November 1979 in Britannia (vol. 10, article, pp.139-156)   View Online

One of the reasons for the Roman invasion of Britain was the hope of exploiting the natural resources of the country. It was not long before there was considerable iron-working in the Weald, especially in the area round Battle, East Sussex. Iron slag is to be seen at several sites, but little excavation of these has taken place. The best evidence for iron-working comes from Beauport Park, where a vast slag heap was discovered in 1862: much of this was removed during the 1870s for road-making, and there was no excavation of the site until the writer began work in 1967, and after three years' search found a building that proved to be a bath-house.

The Reminiscences of Samuel Collier Burgess (1827-1908): 19th century life in Battle, by Alfred Burgess, published June 1981 in Sussex Genealogist and Family Historian (vol. 3 no. 1, article, pp.12-15) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8892] & The Keep [LIB/501189] & CD SXGS from S.F.H.G.

The Reminiscences of Samuel Collier Burgess (1827-1908): 19th century life in Battle - continued, by Alfred Burgess, published September 1981 in Sussex Genealogist and Family Historian (vol. 3 no. 2, article, pp.40-44) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8892] & The Keep [LIB/501189] & CD SXGS from S.F.H.G.

Bygone Battle, by Aylwin Guilmant, published 1983 (178 plates, Chichester: Phillimore & Co. Ltd., ISBN-10: 0850335000 & ISBN-13: 9780850335002) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/503746] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

Battle Settlement Certificates 1697-1793, by E. J. Tyler, published March 1983 in Sussex Genealogist and Family Historian (vol. 4 no. 4, article, pp.156-158) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8893] & The Keep [LIB/501190] & CD SXGS from S.F.H.G.

Field Notes: A Proof Bank at Beech Mill Furnace, Battle, compiled by J. S. Hodgkinson, published 1986 in Wealden Iron Research Group (Second Series No. 6, report, pp.3-6, ISSN: 0266-4402) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 16400] & The Keep [LIB/506559]   Download PDF

East Sussex Census 1851 Index: Whatlington, Battle, Brightling, Dallington, Penhurst and Ashburnham, by June C Barnes, published March 1987 (vol. 7, booklet, 104 pp., C. J. Barnes & printed at Battle Instant Print Ltd., ISBN-10: 1870264061 & ISBN-13: 9781870264068) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 11236] & The Keep [LIB/503432] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

Battle and Robertsbridge in Old Photographs, by Alan Gillet, published 30 November 1989 (160 pp., Stroud: Sutton Publishing Ltd., ISBN-10: 0862996465 & ISBN-13: 9780862996468) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

Introduction to Battle, Rye and the Villages: The Outskirts of Hastings and Bexhill, by Geoff Hutchinson, published 1 June 1990 (56 pp., published by the author, ISBN-10: 095106519X & ISBN-13: 9780951065198) accessible at: British Library & East Sussex Libraries

Religious Survey 1851 - Battle district, edited by John A. Vickers, published August 1990 in The Religious Census of Sussex 1851 (Sussex Record Society, vol. 75, pp.18-27, 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

Battle district incl. Hollington, Bexhill, Catsfield, Crowhurst, Westfield, Sedlescombe, Ewhurst, Whatlington, Mountfield, Brightling, Dallington, Penhurst & Ashburnham

Battle - Land Tax 1785, edited by Roger Davey, published 1991 in East Sussex Land Tax, 1785 (Sussex Record Society, vol. 77, pp.11-16, ISBN-10: 0854450386 & ISBN-13: 9780854450381) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 11681][Lib 13075] & The Keep [LIB/500454][Lib/507860] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

Field Notes: Beauport Park Romano-British Ironworks, Battle, Sussex, compiled by J. S. Hodgkinson, published 1991 in Wealden Iron Research Group (Second Series No. 11, report, pp.2-7, ISSN: 0266-4402) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 16400] & The Keep [LIB/506560]   Download PDF

Field Notes: Fore Wood bloomery, Battle, East Sussex and A bloomery near Battle, East Sussex, compiled by J. S. Hodgkinson, published 1992 in Wealden Iron Research Group (Second Series No. 12, report, pp.2-13, ISSN: 0266-4402) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 16400] & The Keep [LIB/506560]   Download PDF

Hastings and the 1066 Country: Featuring Battle, Bexhill, Pevensey, Rye, St Leonards and Winchelsea, by David Arscott, published 31 August 1993 (96 pp., Seaford: S. B. Publications, ISBN-10: 185770049X & ISBN-13: 9781857700497) accessible at: East Sussex Libraries

Battle - 18c. Schools, edited by John Caffyn, published 1998 in Sussex Schools in the 18th Century (Sussex Record Society, vol. 81, pp.42-44, 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

Battle of Hastings: A Brief History, by Geoff Hutchinson, published 1 January 1998 (12 pp., published by the author, ISBN-10: 0951993682 & ISBN-13: 9780951993682) accessible at: East Sussex Libraries

The Hamond or Hammond of Battle, by The Reverend Richard Miller, published March 1998 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 13 no. 1, article, pp.25-27) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14880] & The Keep [LIB/508816] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

The Hammond family is prominent in Battle for eight generations from Hamo in 1252 to Richard in 1488.  After a hundred years another six generations are traced in Battle from John in 1636 to Charles in 1890.

Crime and Criminals of Battle in the Middle of the Nineteenth Century, by Pamela M. Corbett and illustrated by Angela Van Tilborg, published December 1998 (56 pp., published by the author, ISBN-10: 0953430006 & ISBN-13: 9780953430000) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/502483] & East Sussex Libraries

Civilian war dead in the Hastings, Battle, Bexhill, Rye & Rother regions (1939-1945), published 1 January 2000 (31 pp., R. A. Longley, ISBN-10: 0953089150 & ISBN-13: 9780953089154) accessible at: British Library & East Sussex Libraries

1066 Malfosse Walk, compiled by Neil Clephane-Cameron and Joanne Lawrence, published 1 February 2000 (15 pp., Battle & District Historical Society, ISBN-10: 1903099005 & ISBN-13: 9781903099001) accessible at: Battle & District Historical Society & East Sussex Libraries

A Tapestry of Battle: Its people and their stories, by Battle Writers Group, published 2002 (Seaford: S. B. Publications, ISBN-10: 1857702484 & ISBN-13: 9781857702484) accessible at: East Sussex Libraries

AA Street by Street: Hastings, Battle, Bexhill, Rye, Catsfield, Crowhurst, Fairlight, Guestling Green, Icklesham, Ninfield, Sedlescombe, Westfield, Winchelsea, published 2002 (59 pp., AA Publishing, ISBN-10: 0749531770 & ISBN-13: 9780749531775) accessible at: British Library & East Sussex Libraries

Field Notes: A blast furnace at Netherfield, Battle, East Sussex: a new water-powered site identified, compiled by J. S. Hodgkinson, published 2003 in Wealden Iron Research Group (Second Series No. 23, report, pp.2-6, ISSN: 0266-4402) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/506570]   Download PDF

Field Notes: A bloomery in Battle, East Sussex, compiled by J. S. Hodgkinson, published 2004 in Wealden Iron Research Group (Second Series No. 24, report, pp.2-5, ISSN: 0266-4402) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/506571]   Download PDF

Michael de Appuldram and the Beche family of Battle, by Michael J Burchall, published March 2006 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 17 no. 1, article, p.44) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 15860] & The Keep [LIB/508985] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

Elizeus Ambrose, by Colin W. Field, published June 2006 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 17 no. 2, article, pp.84-85) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 15860] & The Keep [LIB/508986] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

Researching Elizeus Ambrose who was Dean of Battle from 1545 to 1572

J. Vine and Son (funeral Directors), High Street, Hastings: A List of All Funerals Carried Out Between 1900 and 1939, compiled by R. A. Longley, published 1 October 2007 (38 pp., published by the author, ISBN-10: 1905585985 & ISBN-13: 9781905585984) accessible at: British Library

Excavations at the Jenner and Simpson Mill site, Mount Street, Battle, East Sussex, by Richard James, published 2008 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 146, article, pp.148-174) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 15997] & The Keep [LIB/500364] & S.A.S. library   View Online

In 1997 Archaeology South-East carried out a major excavation in the centre of Battle, on the site of the medieval market place. An earlier evaluation in 1990 revealed the existence of stratified medieval deposits on the site. The 1997 work was hampered by extensive modern disturbance relating to the recent industrial use of the site, but did reveal an interesting sequence of features relating to the medieval and early post-medieval use of the site. Fragmentary remains of a stone building identified from documentary sources as being a former market hall or courthouse were excavated, together with a major boundary ditch and a series of rubbish pits. Two large ponds were also located. Artefacts included quantities of medieval and early post-medieval pottery, which, although not forming major assemblages, nevertheless cast light on the life of the town.

Excavations at The Pilgrims Rest, Park Lane, Battle, East Sussex, by Richard James, published 2008 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 146, short article, pp.210-214) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 15997] & The Keep [LIB/500364] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Field Notes: A bloomery in Battle, East Sussex, compiled by J. S. Hodgkinson, published 2008 in Wealden Iron Research Group (Second Series No. 28, report, pp.2-8, ISSN: 0266-4402) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/506575]   Download PDF

Battle, Historic Character Assessment Report, compiled by Roland B. Harris, published October 2009 (Sussex Extensive Urban Survey (EUS), 53 pp. + appendices, E.S.C.C., W.S.C.C. & Brighton and Hove City, funded by English Heritage)   Download PDF

Field Notes: Toll Wood Bloomery, Battle, East Sussex - a correction, compiled by J. S. Hodgkinson, published 2011 in Wealden Iron Research Group (Second Series No. 31, report, pp.3-8, ISSN: 0266-4402) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/506578]   Download PDF

Battle Abbey and Battle Churches Since 1066, by Keith D. Foord, published 1 November 2011 (164 pp. + 73 illus. & 36 plates, Battle Methodist church, ISBN-10: 0956959709 & ISBN-13: 9780956959706) accessible at: Battle & District Historical Society & East Sussex Libraries

Although published by the Battle Methodist Church to raise funds for its new building project this work is, as the author states in his introductory chapter, 'an ecumenical book'. Dr Foord draws upon a rich variety of sources, from Searle's classic 'Lordship and Community' to unpublished papers belonging to the respective churches of Battle and documents located in the East Sussex Record Office. Included with the bibliography is an interesting list of web-sites, and the 164 pages of narrative benefit from a comprehensive index. The book is profusely illustrated with 73 black and white illustrations and 36 colour plates.

This book contains varied and sometimes extraordinary stories of the Churches of Battle and their founders, people and benefactors, from the Battle of Hastings through the foundation of the Abbey Church until 2011. Included are the changes to the various churches over the years and a well-illustrated chapter on the Timeline from 1070 to the future.

Around Battle Through Time, by Nathan Dylan Goodwin, published 18 December 2012 (96 pp., Stroud: Amberley Publishing, ISBN-10: 144560406X & ISBN-13: 9781445604060)

The small Sussex town of Battle owes its very name and creation to the famous Battle of Hastings which took place here in 1066; the most decisive and important battle to have ever taken place in England. Following Duke William of Normandy's crowning victory, Battle prospered through the Middle Ages as a market town, a tradition which continues to this day. Always dominating the landscape of the town has been the magnificent Abbey which William created to celebrate his victory. Through a collection of largely Edwardian photographs, this book tells the story of Battle and the beautiful, historic surrounding villages of Catsfield, Westfield, Sedlescombe, and Crowhurst; each village steeped in its own rich history. Around Battle Through Time is essential reading for anyone who knows and loves this little Sussex town. - See more at: https://www.amberley-books.com/discover-books/local-history/area/around-battle-through-time.html#sthash.hB0XEpen.dpuf

This book is a fabulous photographic history of Battle and the surrounding villages of Catsfield, Westfield, Sedlescombe and Crowhurst. It includes photos of many of the historic buildings in the area accompanied with a short paragraph of their history or inhabitants.
The historic photos are predominately Edwardian and this book provides an opportunity to see some local buildings that have sadly now been destroyed, such as Normanhurst Court in Catsfield.

Bats, Baronets and Battle: A Social History of Cricket and Cricketers from an East Sussex Town, by Tim Dudgeon, published 25 March 2013 (236 pp., Bloomington, IN: AuthorHouse UK, ISBN-10: 1481784285 & ISBN-13: 9781481784283) accessible at: British Library & East Sussex Libraries

Bats, baronets and Battle is more than just about cricket. This is a history full of colourful characters - eccentric baronets with a fondness for gambling, forthright women who wished to take their role and the game beyond an excuse to wear a pretty dress, and brothers from local villages who played the sport at the highest levels home and abroad. If Sussex was the 'cradle' for the earliest of cricket, the villages around Battle were there at the game's birth. From Georgian times and the murky world of 18th century politics, Tim Dudgeon traces Battle cricket's role from its role in 18th century Georgian gambling though the fear of 19th century rural unrest and the dawn of the professional game to the tragic impact of two world wars and into the modern era. The story he uncovers is an intriguing one that has local people and communities at its heart, but throws light on their links with events and forces that have shaped our world today.

The Methodist Road to Battle: some early history of Methodism in Rye and East Sussex leading to the tale of Battle Methodist Church, 1756-2013, by Keith D. Foord, published 2 June 2013 (96 pp., Battle Methodist church, ISBN-10: 0956959717 & ISBN-13: 9780956959713) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/505827] & British Library & Battle & District Historical Society & East Sussex Libraries

Organs of 1066 Country: Bexhill, Battle & Rye Volume 2, edited by Dr. Brian Hick, published 17 April 2015 (76 pp., St Leonards-on-Sea: Larkpress, ISBN-10: 0992862027 & ISBN-13: 9780992862022)

The Brave Remembered: Battle Men at War 1914-1918, by George Kiloh, published 25 June 2015 (256 pp., Battle & District Historical Society, ISBN-10: 1903099013 & ISBN-13: 9781903099018) accessible at: Battle & District Historical Society & East Sussex Libraries

Against a compelling account of the progress of the War, the book tells the story of some 500 Battle men who served in the Great War and explains what happened to the individual men. The stories include men from all walks of life, be they the heir to the last Webster baronet of Battle Abbey or a labourer who gave his address as 'in a barn'.

Scandal & Family Secrets in Victorian & Edwardian Battle, by Gerry Glyde, published September 2016 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 22 no. 3, article, pp.137-141) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 15860] & The Keep [LIB/509265]

Harold and the Arrow: was this really how Harold died at the Battle of Hastings, by John Farrant, published December 2016 in Sussex Past & Present (no. 140, article, p.7, ISSN: 1357-7417) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/507923] & S.A.S. library

Scandal & Family Secrets in Victorian & Edwardian Battle, by Gerry Glyde, published March 2017 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 22 no. 5, article, pp.199-204) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 15860]

1841 Census vol.04 - Battle area, published (no date) by PBN Publications (Ref: BPCD, CD-ROM)