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Parish of Fletching, by Thomas Walker Horsfield, published 1835 in The History, Antiquities and Topography of the County of Sussex (vol. I, rape of Pevensey, pp.377-383) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2396][Lib 3211] & The Keep [LIB/507380][Lib/500087] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

On the Importance of an Established Ministry: a sermon preached at the consecration of Trinity Chapel, Dane Hill, in the Parish of Fletching, Sussex, by James Stuart Murray Anderson, published 1836 (26 pp., J. G. & F. Rivington) accessible at: British Library

Fletching, Parish and Church, by Rev. S. D. Wilde, vicar of Fletching, published 1851 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 4, article, pp.231-236) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2089] & The Keep [LIB/500223] & S.A.S. library   View Online

On the Architecture of Fletching Church, by Rev. Frederick Spurrell, published 1851 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 4, article, pp.237-242) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2089] & The Keep [LIB/500223] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Fletching, by Mark Antony Lower, M.A., published 1870 in A Compendious History of Sussex, Topographical, Archaeological & Anecdotal (vol. I, pp.183-185, Lewes: George P. Bacon) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8946][Lib 3314] & The Keep [LIB/500159]   View Online

Brooker's Guide and Directory for Uckfield and District, containing Historical and Descriptive Accounts of Uckfield, Buxted, Framfield, Little Horsted, Isfield, Maresfield & Fletching, by J. Brooker, published 1888 (117 pp., Uckfield: J. Brooker) accessible at: East Sussex Libraries   View Online

The Manor of Radynden: the de Radyndens and their Successors, by Charles Thomas-Stanford, M.P., F.S.A., published 1921 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 62, article, pp.64-92) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2147] & The Keep [LIB/500280][Lib/507930] & S.A.S. library   View Online

The Manor of Radynden, by Charles Thomas-Stanford, published 1924 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 65, notes & queries, pp.254-255) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2150] & The Keep [LIB/500283] & S.A.S. library

John Ball [of Fletching], by H. J. G. [H. J. Glover], published November 1939 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. VII no. 8, query, p.248) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 12536][Lib 8864][Lib 2206] & The Keep [LIB/500209] & S.A.S. library

The Glover's Brass at Fletching, by W. A. Barron, published November 1954 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. XIV nos. 3 & 4, note, p.55) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8232][Lib 2213] & The Keep [LIB/500216] & S.A.S. library

Fletching: A Brief History of the Parish and a Description of the Parish Church of St Andrew & St..., by Rev O. W. Thompson Evans, published 1963 (pamphlet, 19 pp., Lewes: W. E. Baxter) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7225] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

Homewood of Fletching, by Ruth Bird, published June 1979 in Sussex Genealogist and Family Historian (vol. 1 no. 1, article, p.27) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 17603] & The Keep [LIB/501187] & CD SXGS from S.F.H.G.

Field Notes: Sharpsbridge, Fletching, by C. F. Tebbutt, published 1982 in Wealden Iron Research Group (Second Series No. 2, report, pp.6-11) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 16400] & The Keep [LIB/506559]   Download PDF

George Packham, Miller Extraordinary, by Maurice Packham, published September 1989 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 8 no. 7, article, pp.291-294) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 10736] & The Keep [LIB/501260] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

George Packham (1792-1872), son of John Packham of Shortbridge, near Fletching, was educated at Horsted Keynes Charity School and apprenticed to William Sudds of the Cliff, Lewes to become a millwright. In 1823 he went to live in France and became a friend to King Louis Philippe. Article covers the years 1708 - 1872 in France and Sussex.

East Sussex Census 1851 Index: Fletching, Maresfield and Buxted, by June C. Barnes, published 20 March 1990 (vol. 16, booklet, 80 pp., C. J. Barnes & printed at Battle Instant Print Ltd., ISBN-10: 1870264150 & ISBN-13: 9781870264150) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 11245] & The Keep [LIB/503434] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

Religious Survey 1851 - Uckfield district, edited by John A. Vickers, published August 1990 in The Religious Census of Sussex 1851 (Sussex Record Society, vol. 75, pp.51-58, 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

Uckfield district incl. Rotherfield, Mayfield, Framfield, East Hoathly, Waldron, Isfield, Maresfield, Fletching & Buxted

Reverend Richard Turner (1620-1680), by Ronald Tibble, published September 1990 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 9 no. 3, article, pp.93-97) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 11999] & The Keep [LIB/501261] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

Richard Turner was born 21 Dec 1620 at Fletching to Richard Turner and Joan Baker and educated at the Free Grammar School at Lewes and Magdalen College, Oxford. He was ordained as a Presbyterian priest in 1651 and held the post of Vicar of Preston until 1662 when he lost his position as a result of his non-conformist views. At his home in Plumpton he continued to preach and educate until his death in 1680.

Fletching - Land Tax 1785, edited by Roger Davey, published 1991 in East Sussex Land Tax, 1785 (Sussex Record Society, vol. 77, pp.78-81, 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: A bloomery in Fletching, 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

Ridge Family of Sussex, by Jessie C. Ridge, published September 1992 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 10 no. 3, article, pp.111-117) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14877] & The Keep [LIB/501262] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

The Ridges from 1510 to 1975 in Lewes, Chichester, Keymer and Fletching

Ridge Family of Sussex, Part 2, by Jessie C. Ridge, published December 1992 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 10 no. 4, article, pp.155-162) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14877] & The Keep [LIB/501262] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

The Ridges from 1664 to 1977 in the parishes of Chichester, Fletching, and Southover

Who was Great-great-great-granny Fuller? Proving her identity, by J. R. Thomas, published June 1993 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 10 no. 6, article, pp.225-227) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14877] & The Keep [LIB/501262] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

Caleb Fuller married Margaret Hicks in 1666 at Eastbourne. Their descendants lived in and around Fletching. Article covers the years 1666 - 1933.

Fletching - 18c. Schools, edited by John Caffyn, published 1998 in Sussex Schools in the 18th Century (Sussex Record Society, vol. 81, pp.115-116, 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

Field Notes: Roman road at Shortbridge, East Sussex, compiled by J. S. Hodgkinson, published 2000 in Wealden Iron Research Group (Second Series No. 20, report, pp.2-11, ISSN: 0266-4402) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/506567]   Download PDF

1841 Census vol.18 - Maresfield area, published 2006 by PBN Publications (Ref: BPCT, CD-ROM, ISBN-10: 1905347278)

William Cooke, steward of the Sheffield Estate 1828-1832, by Malcolm Lill, published 2006 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 144, article) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 15759] & The Keep [LIB/500362] & S.A.S. library   View Online

The first two decades of the eighteenth century saw the birth of the 2nd Earl of Sheffield, the death of the 1st Earl and the beginnings of a decline in the fortunes of the Sheffield estate. Despite the appointment of an efficient estate steward in 1828, there was to be an inexorable movement downwards in the quality and production of the estate throughout the remainder of its occupancy by the Holroyd family.
When William Cooke was appointed in 1828, agriculture had been in decline throughout the country and many estates, including Sheffield, were suffering from insufficient capital for the maintenance of infrastructure and the purchasing of livestock. An estate steward, at this time, would have had to attend to many problems and often the necessary resources would not have been made available by the landowner. In order to fulfil his obligations, a steward would often find himself in an exposed position where a wrong move could result in him upsetting both his employer and also others who had an interest in the estate.
Cooke would come to be in just such a position and his loyalty to his employer, his adherence to his own principles and his pragmatic approach to the solving of difficult situations, would result in an untenable situation for the Sheffield estate steward. Despite his ability to manage the Earl of Sheffield's affairs efficiently, when it came to a choice between Cooke's expertise and political expediency, the earl chose to sacrifice the long-term wellbeing of the estate for the sake of 'peace in his time'.

Field Notes: Three Bloomery sites in Fletching, East Sussex, compiled by J. S. Hodgkinson, published 2007 in Wealden Iron Research Group (Second Series No. 27, report, pp.2-5, ISSN: 0266-4402) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/506574]   Download PDF

Style and substance in the Weald: Clinton Lodge, East Sussex, by George Plumptre, published 14 July 2010 in Country Life (vol. 204 no. 28, article, pp.72-75)

Fletching, St. Andrew & St. Mary - Church monuments, edited by Nigel Llewellyn, published 2011 in East Sussex Church Monuments, 1530-1830 (Sussex Record Society, vol. 93, pp.126-128, 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