Bibliography - Frant, Wealden District, East Sussex
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A New System of Cultivation, without lime, or dung, or summer fallows, as practised at Knowle Farm, in Sussex, by Alexander Beatson, published 1820 (xv + 163 pp. & iv plates, London: G. & W. Nicol) accessible at: British Library & West Sussex Libraries

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 Frant, by Thomas Walker Horsfield, published 1835 in The History, Antiquities and Topography of the County of Sussex (vol. I, rape of Pevensey, pp.400-409) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2396][Lib 3211] & The Keep [LIB/507380][Lib/500087] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

Frant, by Mark Antony Lower, M.A., published 1870 in A Compendious History of Sussex, Topographical, Archaeological & Anecdotal (vol. I, pp.190-192, Lewes: George P. Bacon) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8946][Lib 3314] & The Keep [LIB/500159]   View Online

English Homes and Villages, Kent & Sussex also published as Tunbridge Wells and its Neighbourhood, by Lady Elizabeth R. Hope, published 1909 (296 pp., Sevenoaks: J. Salmon) accessible at: & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries   View Online

Saxonbury Camp, Rotherfield, by Catharine Pullein, published August 1926 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. I no. 3, reply, p.97) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8950] & The Keep [LIB/500203] & S.A.S. library

The Boundary Between Sussex and Kent. (i0 The Tunbridge Wells Area, by F. Bentham Stevens, F.S.A., published February 1928 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. II no. 1, article, pp.10-14) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8951] & The Keep [LIB/500204] & S.A.S. library

Frant Church and Living, by Hy. Melville Scott Malden, published 1929 (32 pp., Tunbridge Wells: Courier Co. Ltd.) accessible at: East Sussex Libraries

This little booklet of 32 pages, comprises a concise account of the ecclesiastical history of Frant, with notes on the Incumbents down to the present time and transcripts of inscriptions in the Church. The Church was rebuilt between 1819 and 1822, so there are no ancient architectural features to describe, but a useful record is given of all the changes in, and additions to, the building and its fittings. The use of the old-fashioned term "Living" in the title is perhaps explained by the fact that the benefice, which was formerly a Vicarage, about 1869 became a Rectory, but the circumstances of the change are not known. A slight misunderstanding by the author of that puzzling record, the Inquests of Ninths, is referred to in a Note on that Record on another page.

Frant Court and Eridge Castle, by Joseph E. S. King, published 1929 in Sussex County Magazine (vol. III no. 3, article, pp.161-162) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2307] & The Keep [LIB/500139]

Saxonbury Camp , by S.N.Q. contributor, published May 1929 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. II no. 6, note, pp.190-191) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8951] & The Keep [LIB/500204] & S.A.S. library

The Date of Saxonbury Camp , by E. Cecil Curwen, published August 1929 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. II no. 7, note, pp.216-217) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8951] & The Keep [LIB/500204] & S.A.S. library

Saxonbury Camp , by S. E. Winbolt, published November 1929 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. II no. 8, article, pp.237-239) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8951] & The Keep [LIB/500204] & S.A.S. library

Saxonbury Camp , by D. Macleod, published February 1930 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. III no. 1, note, p.32) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8952][Lib 8221] & The Keep [LIB/500205] & S.A.S. library

Saxonbury Camp and Iron Slag, by S. E. Winbolt, 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

Historic Houses of Sussex - Lightlands, Frant, by Viscountess Wolseley, published 1935 in Sussex County Magazine (vol. IX no. 11, article, pp.675-680) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 9330] & The Keep [LIB/500180]

Bronze Age Flints at Frant, by S. E. Winbolt, published August 1938 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. VII no. 3, note, p.93) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 12536][Lib 8864][Lib 2206] & The Keep [LIB/500209] & S.A.S. library

Bronze Age Flints from Frant, by S. E. Winbolt, published November 1938 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. VII no. 4, reply, pp.126-127) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 12536][Lib 8864][Lib 2206] & The Keep [LIB/500209] & S.A.S. library

A Promontory Camp above the High Rocks near Tunbridge Wells, by J. H. Money, published May 1940 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. VIII no. 2, article, pp.33-34) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8865][Lib 2207] & The Keep [LIB/500210] & S.A.S. library

An Interim Report on Excavations at High Rocks, Tunbridge Wells, 1940, by James H. Money, published 1941 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 82, article, pp.104-109) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2167] & The Keep [LIB/500347] & S.A.S. library

Frant: a Parish History, by Henry S. Eeles, published 1947 (268 pp., Tunbridge Wells: Courier Printing & Publishing Co.) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/503817] & East Sussex Libraries   View Online

Excavations at High Rocks, Tunbridge Wells, 1954-1956, by James H. Money, published 1960 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 98, article, pp.173-221) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2183] & The Keep [LIB/500331] & S.A.S. library

Excavations at High Rocks, Tunbridge Wells, 1954 - 1956. Supplementary Note, by James H. Money, published 1962 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 100, supplement, pp.149-151) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 11489] & The Keep [LIB/500329] & S.A.S. library

Excavations in the Iron Age Hill-Fort at High Rocks, near Tunbridge Wells, 1957-1961, by James H. Money, published 1968 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 106, article, pp.158-205) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2191] & The Keep [LIB/500323] & S.A.S. library

High Rocks Forge, Frant (Speldhurst), by C. F. Tebbutt, published 1980 in Wealden Iron Research Group (First Series No. 17, report, p.17) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 16400] & The Keep [LIB/506558]   Download PDF

Frant - The story of a Wealden Parish, by Patricia Wright, published 1982 (99 pp., 3 maps & illus., published by the author, ISBN-10: 095617681X & ISBN-13: 9780956176813) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/502686] & East Sussex Libraries

East Sussex Census 1851 Index: Lamberhurst & Frant, by June C. Barnes, published May 1989 (vol. 13, booklet, C. J. Barnes & printed at Battle Instant Print Ltd., ISBN-10: 1870264134) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 11242] & The Keep [LIB/503433] & East Sussex Libraries

Religious Survey 1851 - Ticehurst district, edited by John A. Vickers, published August 1990 in The Religious Census of Sussex 1851 (Sussex Record Society, vol. 75, pp.44-50, 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

Ticehurst district incl. Burwash, Etchingham, Salehurst, Wadhurst, Lamberhurst & Frant

Frant - Land Tax 1785, edited by Roger Davey, published 1991 in East Sussex Land Tax, 1785 (Sussex Record Society, vol. 77, pp.84-87, 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

Holidays in Old Hawkenbury, by Dorothy Joan Smith née Goodger (1918-1994), published June 1996 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 12 no. 2, article, pp.44-45) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14879] & The Keep [LIB/508809] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

The writer's grandparents were Amos Crouch (1859-1937) and Mary Maria née Hammond (1857-1937). They lived in an old cottage at Old Hawkenbury in the parish of Frant

Frant - 18c. Schools, edited by John Caffyn, published 1998 in Sussex Schools in the 18th Century (Sussex Record Society, vol. 81, pp.117-118, 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

Old Hawkenbury, by P. B. Evershed, published September 2000 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 14 no. 3, article, pp.79-80) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14881] & The Keep [LIB/508823] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

A narrative of the village Hawkenbury, illustrated on the cover of this issue with a photograph of Amous Crouch (1859-1937) who tolled the bell at the Chapel of Ease, parish of Frant.

Frant, St. Alban - Church monuments, edited by Nigel Llewellyn, published 2011 in East Sussex Church Monuments, 1530-1830 (Sussex Record Society, vol. 93, pp.135-138, 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

Anthony Fowle: Wealden Ironmaster and Lawyer, by Pamela Combes, published 2011 in Wealden Iron Research Group (Second Series No. 31, article, pp.31-59, ISSN: 0266-4402) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/506578]   Download PDF

The gazetteer in the latest edition of The Iron Industry of the Weald notes the interests of Anthony Fowle in various ironworks, including Markly Furnace in Warbleton, Maynards Gate Furnace in Rotherfield and Maresfield Forge, all of which are mentioned in his will. That document also reveals something of the extent of his landed property as well as the marriage alliances made by some of his thirteen children. Those connections demonstrate that the Fowles continued the tradition of intermarriage with the families of other ironmasters that was noted by Jeremy Goring as a trait of the immediate family of Anthony's uncle Nicholas Fowle (see Appendix 2, table 1). Nicholas Fowle and his family are frequently cited as notable ironmasters, possibly because Nicholas built the ostentatious Riverhall mansion house near their furnace in Frant that can still be seen today. It is curious that Anthony Fowle has remained comparatively unnoticed since there is no doubt that his influence within the wider community was significant. During his long and active life Anthony was not only a major ironmaster but also a lawyer, serving for many years as a JP, as sheriff of Sussex in 1637/8, and on the county committee during the Commonwealth. His son Richard, who inherited his Newick property, was also of some standing in the county community, serving as a grand juror at the Assizes on five occasions between 1653 and 1659.
This note seeks to demonstrate the position of Anthony Fowle in county society and particularly draws attention to the marriage connections of his children and of his sisters, especially those with other ironmasters. His will is of particular interest to members of WIRG and a transcription is included here as an appendix. The will itself identifies many of the family relationships. Where possible others have been researched in detail, but some information has been derived from secondary sources. It is clear that family relationships were important to Anthony Fowle, all his surviving children and his then living grandchildren received some remembrance in his will. After Anthony's time the story is one of slow decline. In the longer term only the Rotherfield branch of the family flourished - and then only into the mid 18th century.
As was customary, his will records only the land he held on lease. His major estate at Newick, does not appear, and there may have been other property which remains invisible for the same reason. Where possible his property has been located, not only that named in his will, but also some that is recorded in other sources but which he may no longer have owned in 1647. His interest in ironworks, in particular at Maynards Gate in Crowborough (formerly Rotherfield) and also Little Forge and furnace in Buxted, is of particular interest and is considered in detail.

The Taylor Family (18th Century) of Rotherfield; The Jarvis Family (18/19th century) of Rotherfield; The King Family (19th century) of Frant & Tunbridge Wells, by Trevor Hill, published c.2015 accessible at: The Keep [LIB/504135]

Analytical survey and landscape context of Saxonbury hillfort, Rotherfield, East Sussex, by David Lea and Judie English, published 2015 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 153, article, pp.29-40) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 18934] & The Keep [LIB/509033] & S.A.S. library   View Online

The results of an analytical survey of Saxonbury hillfort are reported and include the presence of a probable prehistoric field system. A possible re-interpretation of earlier excavation results is offered, as is some consideration of the relationship with nearby iron production sites.

A bloom forge in Frant - the case of Marriott's Croft, published 2015 in Wealden Iron Research Group (Second Series No. 35, article, ISSN: 0266-4402) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/509144]   Download PDF

1841 Census vol.05 - Lamberhurst and Frant, published (no date) by PBN Publications (Ref: BPCE, CD-ROM)