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Parish of Chiddingly, by Thomas Walker Horsfield, published 1835 in The History, Antiquities and Topography of the County of Sussex (vol. I, rape of Pevensey, pp.354-357) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2396][Lib 3211] & The Keep [LIB/507380][Lib/500087] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
Parochial History of Chiddingly, by Mark Antony Lower, M.A., F.S.A., published 1862 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 14, article, pp.207-253) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2099] & The Keep [LIB/500233] & S.A.S. library View Online
Monumental Inscriptions - Chiddingly Church-yard, by James Noakes, churchwarden, published 1862 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 14, article, pp.253-258) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2099] & The Keep [LIB/500233] & S.A.S. library View Online
Sir John Jefferay, by Mark Antony Lower, published 1865 in The Worthies of Sussex (pp.83-84) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 3208][Lib 3233][Lib 3304] & The Keep [LIB/503515][LIB/504913]
Chiddingly Church, by J.H. Vidal, published 1866 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 18, notes & queries, pp.186-187) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2103] & The Keep [LIB/500237] & S.A.S. library View Online
Jefferay Monument, Chiddingly, by John H. Sperling, published 1866 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 18, notes & queries, pp.193-194) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2103] & The Keep [LIB/500237] & S.A.S. library View Online
Chiddingly, by Mark Antony Lower, M.A., published 1870 in A Compendious History of Sussex, Topographical, Archaeological & Anecdotal (vol. I, pp.108-110, 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 Chiddingly, published 1875 (article, London: H.M.S.O. & printed at George E. Eyre and William Spottiswoode) View Online
The Journal of William Jefferay, gentleman. Born at Chiddingly, Old England, in the year 1591; died at Newport, New England 1675 - A diary that might have been, by John Osborne Austin, published 1899 (x + 189 pp., R. L. Freeman & Sons) accessible at: British Library & East Sussex Libraries View Online
The Church and Parish of Chiddingly, by Rev. T. V. Southey, published 1906
Ancient Paintings at 'Pekes', Chiddingly, by Philip Mainwaring Johnston, published 1910 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 53, article, pp.138-142) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2138] & The Keep [LIB/500271] & S.A.S. library View Online
The Church and Parish of Chiddingly, by Rev. T. V. Southey, published 1924 (revised edition, 24 pp., Hailsham: Jenner) accessible at: British Library & East Sussex Libraries
The Haunter Manor House: Pekes, by Viscountess Wolseley, published 1925 in Some of the Smaller Manor Houses of Sussex (Chapter XI, pp.172-182, London: The Medici Society) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 42] & The Keep [LIB/502119] & R.I.B.A. Library
The Haunted Manor House: Pikes, Chiddingly, by Viscountess Wolseley, published 1925 in Some of the Smaller Manor Houses of Sussex (Chapter XI, pp.172-182, London: The Medici Society) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 42] & The Keep [LIB/502119] & R.I.B.A. Library & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
Historic Houses of Sussex - Stonehill, Chiddingly, by late Viscountess Wolseley, published 1937 in Sussex County Magazine (vol. XI no. 3, article, pp.142-147) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2316][Lib 9332] & The Keep [LIB/500182]
The Chiddingly Wooden Chalice, by Unknown, published February 1938 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. VII no. 1, note, pp.27-28) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 12536][Lib 8864][Lib 2206] & The Keep [LIB/500209] & S.A.S. library
The Chiddingly Wooden Chalice, by Dr. H. R. Mosses, published May 1938 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. VII no. 2, reply, pp.60-61) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 12536][Lib 8864][Lib 2206] & The Keep [LIB/500209] & S.A.S. library
The Chiddingly Wooden Chalice, by Gordon Ward, published November 1938 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. VII no. 4, reply, p.126) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 12536][Lib 8864][Lib 2206] & The Keep [LIB/500209] & S.A.S. library
The Chiddingly Wooden Chalice, by Editor, published August 1939 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. VII no. 7, reply, p.224) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 12536][Lib 8864][Lib 2206] & The Keep [LIB/500209] & S.A.S. library
Carving on the Rocks in the Chiddinglye Woods, by C. F. Tebbutt, published November 1970 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. XVII no. 6, note, pp.196-197) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8235] & The Keep [LIB/500219] & S.A.S. library
Carving on the Rocks in the Chiddinglye Woods, by Ursula King Ridley, published November 1970 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. XVII no. 6, note, p.197) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8235] & The Keep [LIB/500219] & S.A.S. library
A Wealden Cannon-Boring Bar [at Stream Mill, Chiddingly], by D. S. Butler and C. F. Tebbutt, published 1975 in The Society for Post-Medieval Archaeology (vol. 9, article, pp.38-41) View Online
Chiddingly Village Walk, by Chiddingly Womens Institute, published 1979 (19 pp., Lewes, East Sussex Country Council Planning Department) accessible at: British Library
Robert Reeves of the Streame, by Judy Hewins, published December 1979 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 4 no. 2, article, pp.49-52) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8672] & The Keep [LIB/501256] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.
Preview:A brief biography of Robert Reeves, who married Grace Noakes, and had ten children. Article covers the years 1796 - 1885 in the parish of Chiddingly
Field Group Report: Chiddingly, compiled by C. F. Tebbutt, published 1981 in Wealden Iron Research Group (Second Series No. 1, report, pp.20-23) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 16400] & The Keep [LIB/506559] Download PDF
Brick and Tilemaking on the Dicker in East Sussex, by M. Beswick, published 1983 in Sussex Industrial History (No. 13, article, pp.2-10) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/506525] Download PDF
Abstract:In the 18th and 19th centuries the manufacture of bricks and tiles expanded throughout Sussex, but on the Dicker Common, in the parishes of Chiddingly and Hellingly, this expansion amounted almost to an explosion. To discover the reason for this, two factors of particular importance must be considered: firstly, the suitability of the sub-soil, the Weald clay, and secondly, the fact that the area, being waste land, was not under cultivation and was therefore available for exploitation when the demand arose.
History of St Pancras Engineering Works, Chichester, by J. G. Woodruff, M.I.E.E., F.I.Prod.E., published 1983 in Sussex Industrial History (No. 13, article, pp.32-35) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/506525] Download PDF
Abstract:When the Romans occupied parts of England they introduced industrial activities of many kinds based on experience going back for many centuries. These activities included founding in bronzes, brasses and also in iron. In the second century A.D. a rising tide of militant barbarous people began to overrun the Roman Empire from many directions and by the end of the third century the Roman Empire was fallen, resulting in a period known as the Dark Ages when there was a general decline in authority and organisation.
This unsettled state of affairs continued until the ninth century but at the beginning of the tenth century the cultural pattern in various countries slowly established a more ordered way of life. In England, founding, which had managed to survive throughout the Dark Ages, began to be conducted more systematically; the existing methods were, however, used and in the next five hundred years or so only details were improved. Furnace temperatures were increased by the use of water power for providing forced draught but charcoal was still the main fuel. New methods of making steel were developed including the melting of iron in open-hearth furnaces and puddling. In England the iron industry was centred mainly in the Wealds of Kent and Sussex where deposits of iron ore existed and timber for charcoal was plentiful.
By the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries iron founding had developed rapidly and Sussex iron founding had become an industry of national importance. In the early sixteenth century the knowledge of steel making in the area enabled the production of steel needles to begin in Chichester and by the early seventeenth century almost the whole of the English production of such needles came from the Chichester needle makers.
The needle-making industry was based outside the walls of the old Roman city near the East Gate in the Parish of St. Pancras and was largely carried out in the needle-makers' dwellings. In the middle of the seventeenth century, however, a body of Parliamentarians headed by Sir William Walker besieged the area, occupied the Church and sacked the buildings in the parish. The industry was thus severely hit and with strong competition from the north, where steel was then being made and needles supplied very cheaply (although of poorer quality), the Chichester needle making industry slowly declined in common with its iron founding activities. By 1797 the Universal British Directory published by Peter Barfoot and John Wilkes stated that "manufacturing in Chichester was negligible although there had been a considerable manufactory of needles here, which were very much esteemed, but it has now dwindled almost to nothing". Remnants of the iron founding industry undoubtedly continued in the area and the first sign of the 'rekindling' of the iron foundry furnaces appeared shortly after 1798.
This unsettled state of affairs continued until the ninth century but at the beginning of the tenth century the cultural pattern in various countries slowly established a more ordered way of life. In England, founding, which had managed to survive throughout the Dark Ages, began to be conducted more systematically; the existing methods were, however, used and in the next five hundred years or so only details were improved. Furnace temperatures were increased by the use of water power for providing forced draught but charcoal was still the main fuel. New methods of making steel were developed including the melting of iron in open-hearth furnaces and puddling. In England the iron industry was centred mainly in the Wealds of Kent and Sussex where deposits of iron ore existed and timber for charcoal was plentiful.
By the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries iron founding had developed rapidly and Sussex iron founding had become an industry of national importance. In the early sixteenth century the knowledge of steel making in the area enabled the production of steel needles to begin in Chichester and by the early seventeenth century almost the whole of the English production of such needles came from the Chichester needle makers.
The needle-making industry was based outside the walls of the old Roman city near the East Gate in the Parish of St. Pancras and was largely carried out in the needle-makers' dwellings. In the middle of the seventeenth century, however, a body of Parliamentarians headed by Sir William Walker besieged the area, occupied the Church and sacked the buildings in the parish. The industry was thus severely hit and with strong competition from the north, where steel was then being made and needles supplied very cheaply (although of poorer quality), the Chichester needle making industry slowly declined in common with its iron founding activities. By 1797 the Universal British Directory published by Peter Barfoot and John Wilkes stated that "manufacturing in Chichester was negligible although there had been a considerable manufactory of needles here, which were very much esteemed, but it has now dwindled almost to nothing". Remnants of the iron founding industry undoubtedly continued in the area and the first sign of the 'rekindling' of the iron foundry furnaces appeared shortly after 1798.
Chiddingly 1661-1851: A Population Study, by Michael J. Burchall, published June 1983 in Sussex Genealogist and Family Historian (vol. 5 no. 1, article, pp.23-31) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 9173] & The Keep [LIB/501191] & CD SXGS from S.F.H.G.
Chiddingly 1661-1851: A Population Study, by Michael J. Burchall, published September 1983 in Sussex Genealogist and Family Historian (vol. 5 no. 2, article, pp.55-60) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 9173] & The Keep [LIB/501191] & CD SXGS from S.F.H.G.
The Environmental Impact of Prehistoric Man as recorded in the Upper Cuckmere Valley at Stream farm, Chiddingly, by Robert G. Scaife and P. J. Burrin, published 1985 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 123, article, pp.27-34) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 9514] & The Keep [LIB/500310] & S.A.S. library
1821 Census Chiddingly Sussex, published 1989 (booklet, PBN Publications) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 11664]
East Sussex Census 1851 Index: Hellingly, Chiddingly, Laughton,Warbleton, Heathfield, by June C. Barnes, published May 1989 (vol. 10, booklet, 104 pp., C. J. Barnes & printed at Battle Instant Print Ltd., ISBN-10: 187026410X & ISBN-13: 9781870264105) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 11239] & The Keep [LIB/503432] & East Sussex Libraries
Religious Survey 1851 - Hailsham district, edited by John A. Vickers, published August 1990 in The Religious Census of Sussex 1851 (Sussex Record Society, vol. 75, pp.35-43, 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:Hailsham district incl. Herstmonceux, Wartling, Hooe, Ninfield, Hellingly, Chiddingly, Laughton, Warbleton & Heathfield
James Pilbeam of Chiddingly - Mercer, by Norma Pilbeam, published December 1990 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 9 no. 4, article, pp.127-131) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 11999] & The Keep [LIB/501261] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.
Preview:Eleven days after the death of James Pilbeam his belongings were assessed on 20 April 1728 so that probate could be granted. The thoroughness of the assessors means it is possible to know the contents of James's home room by room and also the entire stock of his mercer's shop, thus allowing one to picture the shop as it must have looked at that time.
Chiddingly - Land Tax 1785, edited by Roger Davey, published 1991 in East Sussex Land Tax, 1785 (Sussex Record Society, vol. 77, pp.54-55, 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
The Jefferay Monument in Chiddingly Church, by Mrs. José Loosemore, published March 1995 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 11 no. 5, article, p.163) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14878] & The Keep [LIB/501263] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.
The onion pie murder at Gun Hill in the parish of Chiddingly, 1852, by W. H. Johnson, published 1 May 1995 (19 pp., Downsway Books, ISBN-10: 0951856456 & ISBN-13: 9780951856451) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/502606] & British Library & East Sussex Libraries
Out-migration 1821-1851 from a Wealden parish: Chiddingly, by June A. Sheppard, published Autumn 1997 in Local Population Studies Society (Issue 59, article, pp.13-25) Download PDF
Chiddingly - 18c. Schools, edited by John Caffyn, published 1998 in Sussex Schools in the 18th Century (Sussex Record Society, vol. 81, p.96, 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
Chiddingly and East Hoathly: A Portrait of Two East Sussex Parishes from Old Postcards, by Liz Clerehugh and Jane Seabrook, published 1 July 2000 (iii + 108 pp., CTR Publishing, ISBN-10: 0952451646 & ISBN-13: 9780952451648) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/502612] & British Library & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
Tree-ring analysis of timbers from Chiddingly Place, Chiddingly, East Sussex, by A. J. Arnold and C. D. Litton, published 2003 (33 pp. & 11 leaves of illus., English Heritage) accessible at: British Library
Murder at Chiddingly, by Rosalind Hodge, published September 2007 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 17 no. 7, article, pp.311-313) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 15860] & The Keep [LIB/508991] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.
Preview:Research into the "Onion Pie Murder" and the trial of Sarah French on 19 March 1852 at Lewes Crown Court where she was found guilty and hanged on the 10 April 1852
Another form of her genius: Lee Miller in the kitchen, by Becky E. Conekin, published 2010 in Gastronomica (vol. 10, no. 1, article, pp.50-60)
Lee Miller (1907-1977), the noted photographer, as a cook at her home, Farley Farm House, Chiddingly.
Chiddingly, Parish Church - monuments, edited by Nigel Llewellyn, published 2011 in East Sussex Church Monuments, 1530-1830 (Sussex Record Society, vol. 93, pp.72-78, ISBN-10: 0854450750 & ISBN-13: 9780854450756) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 17926] & The Keep [LIB/500470][LIB/507876] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries View Online
Surrealism under the Downs [Farley Farm House, Chiddingly], by Mary Miers, published 13 June 2012 in Country Life (vol. 206 no. 24, article, pp.90-93)
Double Trouble: 18th Century Horscrofts in Chiddingly, by Robert Ralph, published June 2013 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 20 no. 6, article, pp.280-283) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/508977] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.
Preview:A few years ago at the East Sussex Record Office (ESRO), feeling my way gingerly back through the le Century looking for my HORSCROFT ancestors, I arrived at the marriage (by licence) of Samuel HORSCROFT, my 5x great grandfather, and Ann ROBERTS on 7th March 1767 in Arlington. Ann was an Arlington girl baptised on 29th May 1748 the daughter of Robert and Ann ROBBARTS. Samuel, it appears, was from Chiddingly, where a Sam[uel], son of Sam[uel] and Eliz(abeth] HORSECRAFT, was baptised on 31st May 1747.
Field Notes: Bloomery sites in Waldron and Chiddingly, East Sussex, published 2015 in Wealden Iron Research Group (Second Series No. 35, report, ISSN: 0266-4402) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/509144] Download PDF
Stream Forge, Furnace and Boring Mill, Chiddingly, published 2016 in Wealden Iron Research Group (Second Series No. 36 (Part I), report, ISSN: 0266-4402) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/509249]