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Parish of Hamsey, by Thomas Walker Horsfield, published 1835 in The History, Antiquities and Topography of the County of Sussex (vol. I, rape of Lewes, pp.218-221) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2396][Lib 3211] & The Keep [LIB/507380][Lib/500087] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
The Parochial History of Hamsey, by Robert Chapman, published 1865 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 17, article, pp.70-103) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2102] & The Keep [LIB/500236] & S.A.S. library View Online
Original Documents Contract for Building a Hall at Hammes, or Hamsey, Sussex, 14 Edward II. (A.D. 1321), from the Muniments of the Dean and Chapter of Westminster, by Joseph Burtt, published 1867 in The Archaeological Journal (vol. 24, article, pp.55-58) View Online
Hamsey, by Mark Antony Lower, M.A., published 1870 in A Compendious History of Sussex, Topographical, Archaeological & Anecdotal (vol. I, pp.206-208, Lewes: George P. Bacon) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8946][Lib 3314] & The Keep [LIB/500159] View Online
Hamsey Church, by George C. Shiffner, published 1873 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 25, notes & queries, p.227) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2110] & The Keep [LIB/500243] & S.A.S. library View Online
Parish Church of St. Peter, Hamsey, by S.N.Q. contributor, published May 1928 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. II no. 2, note, pp.52-54) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8951] & The Keep [LIB/500204] & S.A.S. library
Hamsey Church, by W. H. G. [Walter H. Godfrey], published November 1928 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. II no. 4, note, pp.126-127) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8951] & The Keep [LIB/500204] & S.A.S. library
Hamsey Church, by W. H. G. [Walter H. Godfrey], published February 1929 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. II no. 5, note, pp.151-152) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8951] & The Keep [LIB/500204] & S.A.S. library
A Fourteenth Century Hall at Hamsey , by Walter H. Godfrey, published February 1931 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. III no. 5, article, p.133) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8952][Lib 8221] & The Keep [LIB/500205] & S.A.S. library
Parish of Hamsey, edited by L. F. Salzman, published 1940 in The Victoria History of the County of Sussex (vol. 7: The Rape of Lewes, pp.83-87, London: Victoria County History, ISBN-10: 0712905898 & ISBN-13: 9780712905893) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7398] & The Keep [LIB/500082] & R.I.B.A. Library & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries View Online
Hamsey Church, by Walter H. Godfrey, published May 1953 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. XIII nos. 13 & 14, note, pp.288-289) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8231] & The Keep [LIB/500215] & S.A.S. library
"An Undoubted Jewel": a case study of five Sussex country houses, 1880-1914, by P. Blackwell, published 1981 in Southern History (vol. 3, article, pp.183-200)
The five houses are Petworth House, Goodwood House, Brickwall [in Northiam], Ashburnham Place, and Coombe Place [in Hamsey].
Ouse Valley Deserted Medieval Village Survey, Hamsey, by M. J. Allen, published August 1981 in Sussex Archæological Society Newsletter (no. 34, article, p.245, ISSN: 0307-2568) accessible at: S.A.S. library Download PDF
A Note on the Families of Acton of Ripe and Lulham of Hamsey, by Wyn K. Ford, published December 1984 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 6 no. 4, article, pp.137-139) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 9788] & The Keep [LIB/501258] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.
Religious Survey 1851 - Lewes district , edited by John A. Vickers, published August 1990 in The Religious Census of Sussex 1851 (Sussex Record Society, vol. 75, pp.74-95, 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:Lewes district incl. Ditchling, Wivelsfield, Westmeston, East Chiltington, Streat, Plumpton, Hamsey, Chailey, Newick, Barcombe, Ringmer, Glynde, Beddingham, West Firle, Ripe, Chalvington, Selmeston, Alciston, Berwick, Newhaven, East Blatchington, Bishopstone, Denton, Tarring Neville, Piddinghoe, Telscombe, Southease, Iford, Kingston-near-Lewes, Stanmer, Falmer, Rottingdean & Ovingdean
Our Parish: Tales of Offham, Hamsey and Cooksbridge, by Jack Harmer, published 1991 (Offham: St Peter's Church Restoration Fund) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/503469] & East Sussex Libraries
Hamsey - Land Tax 1785, edited by Roger Davey, published 1991 in East Sussex Land Tax, 1785 (Sussex Record Society, vol. 77, pp.98-99, 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
East Sussex Census 1851 Index: Wivelsfield, Ditchling, Westmeston, East Chiltington, Streat, Plumpton, Hamsey, Chailey, Newick, Barcombe & Ringmer, by June C. Barnes, published 1 March 1992 (vol. 21, booklet, 108 pp., C. J. Barnes & printed at Battle Instant Print Ltd., ISBN-10: 1870264207 & ISBN-13: 9781870264204) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/503435] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
Lest we forget : the gallant men of Hamsey : a tribute to the men on Hamsey Parish War Memorial, edited by Susan Rowland, published 1995 (64 pp., published by the editor, ISBN-13: 9781898950059) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
Parish Profile no. 4: Hamsey, by Reg Towner, published March 1996 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 12 no. 1, article, p.19) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14879] & The Keep [LIB/501165] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.
Our Parish: Tales of Offham, Hamsey and Cooksbridge, by Jack Harmer, published 1 May 1997 (2nd revised edition, 64 pp., S. Rowland, ISBN-10: 1898950067 & ISBN-13: 9781898950066)
Hamsey - 18c. Schools, edited by John Caffyn, published 1998 in Sussex Schools in the 18th Century (Sussex Record Society, vol. 81, pp.123-124, 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
Hamsey near Lewes, East Sussex: the implications of recent finds of Late Anglo-Saxon metalwork for its importance in the Pre-Conquest period, by Gabor Thomas, published 2001 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 139, article, pp.123-132) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14916] & The Keep [LIB/500292] & S.A.S. library View Online
Abstract:Items of Late Anglo-Saxon metalwork discovered from a site in the parish of Hamsey are described and the implications of the finds discussed. The dates attributed to the metalwork allow activity on the site to be assigned to the 9th to the 11th centuries AD. Comparative evidence suggests that the metalwork may be associated with a precursor of the later medieval manorial curia of 'Hamme' (Hamsey), comprising the parish church of St Peter and the adjacent site of a medieval manorial residence. It is concluded that metal-detected finds represent a neglected source of evidence, with the potential to advance our understanding of settlement and of the regional economy of Sussex during the Mid-Late Saxon period.
Contrasting communities: Anglican ecclesiastical development in Barcombe and Hamsey in the nineteenth century, by Pamela Combes, published 2009 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 147, article, pp.169-192) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 17254] & The Keep [LIB/500365] & S.A.S. library View Online
Abstract:Reflecting the general trend over much of Britain, the population of the Sussex parishes of Barcombe and Hamsey rose significantly throughout the nineteenth century. Clearly there were concerns that the locations of their ancient churches made it difficult for them to serve the developing communities. In both parishes new churches were built in what had become more densely populated areas. In Hamsey, the new church at Offham was dedicated in 1860 and the ancient church remained in use as a mortuary chapel. The change appears to have caused little local controversy perhaps because the rector was a member of the Shiffner family, by 1840 the greatest landowners in the parish. Although from as early as 1836 there had been plans in Barcombe to build a new chapel to the north of the parish, St Bartholomew's at Spithurst was not dedicated until 1880. That simple statement masks a story of parochial controversy that had wracked the parish community for over 40 years. The differing responses to similar circumstances reflect the underlying contrasts between the two communities. Hamsey was essentially a downland parish with an influential resident landowner, whereas Barcombe, a more complex and essentially Wealden community, lacked a dominant individual with sufficient power to implement change on his own terms.
Hamsey, St. Peter - Church monuments, edited by Nigel Llewellyn, published 2011 in East Sussex Church Monuments, 1530-1830 (Sussex Record Society, vol. 93, pp.150-154, 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
1841 Census vol.08 - Wivelsfield area, published (no date) by PBN Publications (Ref: BPCH, CD-ROM)