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Parish of Farnhurst, by Thomas Walker Horsfield, published 1835 in The History, Antiquities and Topography of the County of Sussex (vol. II, rape of Chichester, p.104) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2397][Lib 3212] & The Keep [LIB/507380][Lib/500088] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

Farnhurst, by Mark Antony Lower, M.A., published 1870 in A Compendious History of Sussex, Topographical, Archaeological & Anecdotal (vol. I, pp.173-174, Lewes: George P. Bacon) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8946][Lib 3314] & The Keep [LIB/500159]   View Online

Verdley, by Mark Antony Lower, M.A., published 1870 in A Compendious History of Sussex, Topographical, Archaeological & Anecdotal (vol. II, pp.218-219, Lewes: George P. Bacon) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8946][Lib 3315] & The Keep [LIB/500158]   View Online

Miser Field, Fernhurst, by S.N.Q. Contributor, published May 1930 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. III no. 2, reply, p.64) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8952][Lib 8221] & The Keep [LIB/500205] & S.A.S. library

Sussex Lands held by English Religious Houses situated outside the County, by Alice Maud Tudor, published August 1931 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. III no. 7, article, pp.215-218) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8952][Lib 8221] & The Keep [LIB/500205] & S.A.S. library

Fernhurst: The Story of a Sussex Village, by Alice M. Tudor, published 1934 (Guildford: Billing & Sons Ltd.) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8268][Lib 2782] & West Sussex Libraries

Village histories vary from a pamphlet to a full-bodied tome, and there are few of them that fulfil their object better than this handy little volume. It is accurate without being pedantic, full of information and yet not too dry. It follows the usual lines as all such histories must, but it is not so full of historical lessons that there is no room for the local human touch which makes the whole world kin.
Miss Tudor is to be congratulated on the result of work which must have its foundation in many years of intimate personal knowledge and love of the place described. Still more is Fernhurst to be congratulated on having a recorder so sympathetic and well-informed to tell its tale in such an excellent way. [There are some good illustrations by R. Gammon].
When Lord Ponsonby broadcast recently on the value of small things in this day of enormities some of us were aware that he alluded to this small book as an instance in point, though he mentioned no name or title.
Fernhurst lies in a remote corner of Sussex, but the interest of its history will compare to advantage with that of many a more prominent place.

The Site of Verdley Castle, near Fernhurst, by S. E. Winbolt, published 1934 in Sussex County Magazine (vol. VIII no. 5, article, pp.338-339) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 9329] & The Keep [LIB/500177]

The Old Paved Road at Henley Hill, Fernhurst, by Ivan D. Margary, F.S.A., published November 1949 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. XII no. 8, article, pp.169-170) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8230] & The Keep [LIB/500214] & S.A.S. library

Some features in the structure and geomorphology of the country around Fernhurst, Sussex, by S. W. Wooldridge, D.Sc., F.R.G.S., published 1950 in The Proceedings of the Geologists' Association London (no. 61 issue 3, article, pp.165-190)   View Online

The paper describes the structure of a part of the Western Weald. The work is based on 6-inch mapping of the base of the Hythe Beds and of a distinctive group of red clays some 400 feet from the top of that formation. It renders clear the character of the folding in this part of the Weald and throws light on the superficial "mass-movements", simulating faulting, which have affected the escarpment of the Hythe Beds. These movements are regarded as related to the widespread rubble drift occurring on hill-tops at about 300 feet on the low ground of the Weald Clay. An early Pleistocene age is tentatively ascribed to them.

Parish of Fernhurst, edited by L. F. Salzman, published 1953 in The Victoria History of the County of Sussex (vol. 4: The Rape of Chichester, pp.54-58, London: Victoria County History, ISBN-10: 071290588X & ISBN-13: 9780712905886) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7398] & The Keep [LIB/500082] & R.I.B.A. Library & East Sussex Libraries   View Online

Civil Aircraft accident, Fernhurst, Sussex, published 1970 (Board of Trade) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 3641]

Report on the accident to Caravelle SE-210, EC-BDD at Blackdown, 4 November 1967.

Verdley Wood Furnace, by P. J. Ovenden, published Spring 1971 in Wealden Iron Research Group (First Series No 2, article, pp.8-9) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/506558]   Download PDF

The site of this furnace, not mentioned by Straker but known to Kenyon is in the NE corner of Verdley Wood (NGR 906 264) at the mouth of a steep-sided, wooded valley.

Field Notes: Fernhurst Furnace, 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

Letters to George Trussler in Canada, by Mrs. Helen Stover, published September 1989 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 8 no. 7, article, pp.326-327) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 10736] & The Keep [LIB/501260] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

John Trussler and Ann Nash of Fernhurst had eight children and two of them, John and George emigrated to Canada with their families in 1833. Article covers the years 1796 - 1879.

Religious Survey 1851 - Midhurst district, edited by John A. Vickers, published August 1990 in The Religious Census of Sussex 1851 (Sussex Record Society, vol. 75, pp.173-182, 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

Midhurst district incl. Woolavington, Tillington, Lodsworth, Selham, Cocking, Woolbeding, Easebourne, Fernhurst, Lurgashall, North Chapel, Linchmere, Linch, Harting, Stedham, Iping, Chithurst, Terwick & Rogate

Fernhurst - 18c. Schools, edited by John Caffyn, published 1998 in Sussex Schools in the 18th Century (Sussex Record Society, vol. 81, p.114, 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

Fernhurst Including Kingsley Green and Henley: Pictures and People, by Brian Silver, published 1999 (88 pp., published by the author, ISBN-10: 095361560X & ISBN-13: 9780953615605) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14060] & West Sussex Libraries

Fernhurst Furnace, and other Industrial Sites in the Western Weald, by John Magilton, published 2003 (Chichester District Council, ISBN-10: 0850170133 & ISBN-13: 9780850170139) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14994] & West Sussex Libraries

Fernhurst History Walks. No 1 - Church Road and The Green, published 2004 (The Fernhurst Society) accessible at: The Fernhurst Society

Fernhurst History Walks. No 2 - Tanyard Road and Ropes Lane, published 2005 (The Fernhurst Society) accessible at: The Fernhurst Society

Voices of Fernhurst, published 2006 (156 pp., The Fernhurst Society) accessible at: The Fernhurst Society

The story of Fernhurst through the 20th Century, vividly brought to life by its residents. Liberally illustrated with photographs (mainly from the Fernhurst Archives) and specially commissioned sketches including some previously unpublished.

Fernhurst History Walks. No 3 - Vann Road and Van Common, published 2007 (The Fernhurst Society) accessible at: The Fernhurst Society

Picture perfect: Lowder Mill, Fernhurst, West Sussex, by Country Life contributor(s), published 1 February 2012 in Country Life (vol. 206 no. 5, article, pp.42-46)

Field Notes: Fernhurst Furnace dendrochronology, published 2015 in Wealden Iron Research Group (Second Series No. 35, report, ISSN: 0266-4402) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/509144]   Download PDF

Fernhurst Parish Register, published (no date) by the Sussex Family History Group and Parish Register Transcription Society (Ref: SXW188, CD-ROM)

Baptisms 1546-1901, Marriages 1547-1900, Burials 1547-1550, 1553-1562, 1569-1901, Indexed Transcription. Vol.188.