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Parish of Heighton, by Thomas Walker Horsfield, published 1835 in The History, Antiquities and Topography of the County of Sussex (vol. I, rape of Pevensey, pp.273-274) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2396][Lib 3211] & The Keep [LIB/507380][Lib/500087] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
Heighton, South, by Mark Antony Lower, M.A., published 1870 in A Compendious History of Sussex, Topographical, Archaeological & Anecdotal (vol. I, pp.228-229, Lewes: George P. Bacon) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8946][Lib 3314] & The Keep [LIB/500159] View Online
Land Utilisation and Ownership in a South Down Parish in 1827, by E. W. H. Briault, published June 1937 in Geography (vol. 22, no. 2, article, pp.121-128, Geographical Association) View Online
Neolithic Axe from South Heighten, by Clive Skeggs, published 1979 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 117, shorter notice, p.260) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7497] & The Keep [LIB/500312] & S.A.S. library
Roman Bronze Fitting from South Heighton, by Brenda Westley, published 1979 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 117, shorter notice, pp.260-261) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7497] & The Keep [LIB/500312] & S.A.S. library
South Heighton - Land Tax 1785, edited by Roger Davey, published 1991 in East Sussex Land Tax, 1785 (Sussex Record Society, vol. 77, p.106, 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
Some Flint Implements from South Heighton. East Sussex, by Christopher Butler, published 1993 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 131, archaeological note) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 12210] & The Keep [LIB/500300] & S.A.S. library
East Sussex Census 1851 Index: Newhaven Area - Glynde, Beddingham, West Firle, Ripe, Chalvington, Selmeston, Alciston, Berwick, East Blatchington, Bishopstone, Denton, South Heighton, Tarring Neville, Newhaven, Piddinghoe, Southease, Telscombe, Rodmell, Iford, Kingston, Stanmer, Falmer, Rottingdean, and Ovendean, by June C. Barnes, published 1 March 1994 (vol. 23, booklet, 108 pp., C. J. Barnes & printed at Battle Instant Print Ltd., ISBN-10: 1870264223 & ISBN-13: 9781870264228) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/503435] & East Sussex Libraries
Secret Tunnels of South Heighton, by Geoffrey Ellis, published 1997 in Sussex Industrial History (issue no. 27, article, pp.30-33, ISSN: 0263-5151) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/506527] Download PDF
Abstract:The abandoned tunnels of HMS Forward, Royal Naval Headquarters, Newhaven, 1941-45.
Deep beneath Heighton Hill, one mile north of Newhaven, lay the forgotten remains of a once vibrant maritime intelligence centre which remained undetected by the foe during World War 11, and unrenowned by the country thereafter. Only recently has it been realised just how secret this establishment was, and how important its contribution to the war effort must have been.
Deep beneath Heighton Hill, one mile north of Newhaven, lay the forgotten remains of a once vibrant maritime intelligence centre which remained undetected by the foe during World War 11, and unrenowned by the country thereafter. Only recently has it been realised just how secret this establishment was, and how important its contribution to the war effort must have been.
Construction of the Secret Tunnels of South Heighton, by Geoffrey Ellis, published 1998 in Sussex Industrial History (issue no. 28, article, pp.12-18, ISSN: 0263-5151) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/506527] Download PDF
Abstract:In a previous article (SIH 27 - 1997) the existence, raison d'être, operation and history of H.M.S. Forward, the Royal Naval Headquarters at Newhaven (1941-45) was revealed. Following the cessation of hostilities the establishment was closed down, and all visible military customisation of the Guinness Trust Holiday Home building was removed before the property was handed back to the Guinness Trust. However, the labyrinth of tunnels was not secured at the western entrance, and consequently much looting of the tunnel contents occurred. Nonetheless, the tunnels were officially considered 'secret' for the customary thirty years after the war.
Manor Farmhouse, Manor Farm, South Heighton (NGR: TQ45030293) - watching brief report, by Felicity Thompson, published June 2016 (Reading: Thames Valley Archaeological Services) View Online
The Medsteds of Heighton in Firle: the rise and fall of a 14th-century Sussex family (1302-1416), by Daniel Booker, published 2017 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 155, article, pp.135-149)