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Parish of Cowfold, by Thomas Walker Horsfield, published 1835 in The History, Antiquities and Topography of the County of Sussex (vol. II, rape of Bramber, p.261) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2397][Lib 3212] & The Keep [LIB/507380][Lib/500088] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

Churchwardens' Accounts of the Parish of Cowfold in the time of King Edward IV with some Medical Rules and Prescriptions of the same period, from an original MS., by Rev. W. Bruere Otter, published 1849 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 2, article, pp.316-325) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2087] & The Keep [LIB/500221] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Cowfold, by Mark Antony Lower, M.A., published 1870 in A Compendious History of Sussex, Topographical, Archaeological & Anecdotal (vol. I, pp.122-124, 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 Cowfold, published 1875 (article, London: H.M.S.O. & printed at George E. Eyre and William Spottiswoode)   View Online

Genealogical Memoranda relating to the Family of White, of Horsham, Steyning, Shipley, and Cowfold, Co Sussex, of Mitcham, Croydon and Reigate, Co Surrey, and of London, with Pedigree, by Robert Garraway Rice, published 1886 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 34, article, pp.127-166) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2119] & The Keep [LIB/500252] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Remarkable Transformation of a Place Name, by James Lewis André, F.S.A., published 1899 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 42, notes & queries, p.242) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2127] & The Keep [LIB/500260] & S.A.S. library   View Online

West Grinstead, Cowfold and Henfield, by E. V. Lucas with illustrations by Frederick L. Griggs, published 1904 in Highways and Byways in Sussex (Chapter XIV, London: Macmillan & Co.) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 41][Lib 12792][Lib 15825] & The Keep [LIB/500142]   View Online

Cowfold Parish Register, by Percy S. Godman, published 1916 (vol. 22, Sussex Record Society) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2238]

The Manors of Cowfold, by Percy S. Godman, published 1921 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 62, article, pp.133-196) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2147] & The Keep [LIB/500280] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Cowfold (ref I.27), by John Dudley Hoper, published May 1926 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. I no. 2, reply, p.63) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8950] & The Keep [LIB/500203] & S.A.S. library

A Day with the Carthusians of St Hugh's, by S.C.M. Contributor(s), published 1928 in Sussex County Magazine (vol. II no. 5, article, pp.193-197) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 9327] & The Keep [LIB/500138]

Historic Houses of Sussex - Capons at Cowfold, by Viscountess Wolseley, published 1934 in Sussex County Magazine (vol. VIII no. 10, article, pp.597-601) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 9329] & The Keep [LIB/500178]

Flint Implement Site at Cowfold, by S. E. Winbolt, M.A., published 1937 in Sussex County Magazine (vol. XI no. 4, article, pp.246-247) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2316][Lib 9332] & The Keep [LIB/500182]

Cowfold and Henfield Turnpike Roads, by R. Campbell Cooke, County Archivist, published November 1950 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. XIII no. 4, note, p.87) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8231] & The Keep [LIB/500215] & S.A.S. library

Parish Church of St Peter, Cowfold, by T B Mills, published 1956 (pamphlet) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 6471]

George Vintner: A Sussex Vicar of Bray?, by N. Caplan, published May 1964 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. XVI no. 3, article, pp.82-89) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8234] & The Keep [LIB/500218] & S.A.S. library

The Parish of Cowfold, published 1975 (pamphlet, Horsham District Council) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 10315]

Wallhurst Manor, Cowfold, by Charles Frederick Tebbutt, published 1976 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 114, shorter notice, p.324) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 6476] & The Keep [LIB/500315] & S.A.S. library

Cowfold Settlement Certificates 1695-1790, published June 1984 in Sussex Genealogist and Family Historian (vol. 6 no. 1, article, p.12) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [MP 6277] & The Keep [LIB/501192] & CD SXGS from S.F.H.G.

Parish of Cowfold, by A. P. Baggs, C. R. J. Currie, C. R. Elrington, S. M. Keeling, A. M. Rowland and edited by T. P. Huson, published 1 January 1987 in A History of the County of Sussex (vol. 6, part 3: North-eastern part of the Rape of Bramber including Crawley New Town, pp.171-189, London: Victoria County History, ISBN-10: 0197227686 & ISBN-13: 9780197227688) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 9945][Lib 9946] & The Keep [LIB/500077] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries   View Online

Religious Survey 1851 - Cuckfield district, edited by John A. Vickers, published August 1990 in The Religious Census of Sussex 1851 (Sussex Record Society, vol. 75, pp.66-73, 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

Cuckfield district incl. Horsted Keynes, Lindfield, Ardingly, Balcombe, Slaugham, Bolney, Cowfold, Albourne, Hurstpierpoint & Keymer

East Sussex Census 1851 Index: Slaugham, Bolney, Cowfold, Albourne, Newtimber, Pyecombe, Twineham, Hurstpierpoint, Clayton & Keymer, by June C. Barnes, published 1991 (vol. 20, booklet, 112 pp., C. J. Barnes & printed at Battle Instant Print Ltd., ISBN-10: 1870264193 & ISBN-13: 9781870264198) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 11189] & The Keep [LIB/503434] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

From Woodchips and Watches - The Savage Family, by Mrs. G. R. Savage, published March 1993 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 10 no. 5, article, pp.192-194) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14877] & The Keep [LIB/501262] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

The descendants of John Savage and Mary Gratwicke (married in Cowfold 30 April 1691) who emigrated to New Zealand and Australia.

Cowfold - 18c. Schools, edited by John Caffyn, published 1998 in Sussex Schools in the 18th Century (Sussex Record Society, vol. 81, p.99, 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

The Tidys of Cowfold, by John W. Tidy, published 2003 accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 15161]

The Cowfold and Henfield Turnpike Trust, 1771-1877. Part 1 - The Old Road, by John D. R. Townsend, published 2007 in Sussex Industrial History (issue no. 37, article, pp.29-39, ISSN: 0263-5151) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/506535]   Download PDF

An advertisement in the Sussex Weekly Advertiser of 18 June 1770 announced a meeting on the 26 June at the George in Henfield to consider the establishment of a turnpike road "from the South Downs, through the town of Henfield, over Mockbridge, into the Turnpike-road now leading to Horsham". The road envisaged using existing highways in the main and it was proposed to commence the turnpike at the foot of Seeding Hill where a junction would be made with the Beeding and Horsham Turnpike of 1764. From this point the road would run north to Henfield and Corner House in the parish of Shermanbury, where a short branch to the west would extend to Partridge Green and a further connection would be made with the Seeding to Horsham Trust road. The proposed turnpike would then proceed north again to Cowfold and then northeast across St Leonard's Forest to connect with the newly established (1770) turnpike to Brighton via Cuckfield at Handcross. The next meeting at the King's Arms, Cowfold, on 22 August considered the report of the surveyor and it was now time to prepare the petition to Parliament and the details of the expected bill. It was not until the 13 December 1770 at a meeting at Cowfold that the matter was finally decided.

The Cowfold and Henfield Turnpike Trust, 1771-1877. Part 1 - The Branch Road and Later, by John D. R. Townsend, published 2008 in Sussex Industrial History (issue no. 38, article, pp.30-37, ISSN: 0263-5151) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/506536]   Download PDF

When established, the Trust controlled the road from Henfield through Cowfold terminating at Handcross where it made a junction with the Brighton and Cuckfield and West Grinstead Trust which connected north of Crawley with the Reigate Trust and access to London. A short branch from Corner House, Shermanbury, to Partridge Green gave access to the Horsham and Steyning Trust. However, in 1792, the Cowfold and Henfield Trust received powers to extend their road northwards to gain direct access to Horsham. This extension of just over four miles was, from the renewal Act of 1830, administered separately from the main line of the Trust. It was referred to as the 'Branch Road', the original line being distinguished as the 'Old Road'. The Act of 1830 also authorised the construction of a short connecting road from Lower Beeding westwards to meet the Branch Road. Separate minute books and financial accounts were maintained by the Branch and the Old lines.

Cowfold: The History of a Sussex Village, by Michael Burt, published 11 October 2015 (128 pp., Matador, ISBN-10: 1785890174 & ISBN-13: 9781785890178) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries

Cowfold: the history of a Sussex village is a detailed account of the over 780 year life of the village, from very earliest times to the present day. Equally it is the story of the people who have lived in and around the village and have made it what it is today. Cowfold village has never been the subject of startling or momentous historical events. Rather it is a typical Sussex village where life has followed a well-defined, familiar and easy pattern over the centuries of its existence; that is the village's charm and its legacy. This book records Cowfold's history through pictures, photographs, and the charming memories of a number of those who have witnessed, as school children and adults, the changes to village life over the last 90 years. It chronicles the development of the village from a small settlement in a clearing in surrounding dense woodland (the origin of the name Cowfold), through the emerging village growing up around its Church and heavily influenced by the surrounding farms and nearby manors, to the self-sustaining community of the 19th and early to mid-20th century, and to the diverse and thriving village of today. This book is a tribute to, and legacy of, that development and those people, past and present.

Cowfold Parish Register, published (no date) by the Sussex Family History Group and Parish Register Transcription Society (Ref: SXW62, CD-ROM)

Baptisms, Marriages and Burials 1558-1900 except 1644-8, Banns 1754-1900. Indexed Transcription. Includes 11 external photographs including Historical Notice. Vol.62.

1841 Census vol.21 - Slaugham area, published (no date) by PBN Publications (Ref: BPCW, CD-ROM)

Mid-Sussex - Monumental Inscriptions, published (no date) by Sussex Family History Group (Ref: C006, CD-ROM)

Albourne, Ashington, Bolney, Colgate, Coolhurst, Cowfold, Henfield, Hurstpierpoint, Horsham, Ifield, Lower Beeding, Roffey, Shermanbury Shipley, Southwater, Twineham, Warminghurst, Warnham, West Grinstead and Woodmancote