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Parish of Hunston, by Thomas Walker Horsfield, published 1835 in The History, Antiquities and Topography of the County of Sussex (vol. II, rape of Chichester, p.45) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2397][Lib 3212] & The Keep [LIB/507380][Lib/500088] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
Hunston, by Mark Antony Lower, M.A., published 1870 in A Compendious History of Sussex, Topographical, Archaeological & Anecdotal (vol. I, pp.253-254, Lewes: George P. Bacon) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8946][Lib 3314] & The Keep [LIB/500159] View Online
Parish of Hunston, edited by L. F. Salzman, published 1953 in The Victoria History of the County of Sussex (vol. 4: The Rape of Chichester, pp.156-158, 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
The Church of St Leodegar, Hunston, published c.1960 (pamphlet) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7227]
Hunston Mill, published 1986 (booklet) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 16594]
Information booklet about accommodation in, and history of, the mill
St Leodegar's, Hunston, 1885-1985, by Lesley Jensen, published 1986 (pamphlet) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 9583]
Religious Survey 1851 - Westhampnett district, edited by John A. Vickers, published August 1990 in The Religious Census of Sussex 1851 (Sussex Record Society, vol. 75, pp.147-160, 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:Westhampnett district incl. Manhood, Birdham, West Itchenor, West Wittering, East Wittering, Earnley, Sidlesham, Selsey, Pagham, Hunston, North Mundham, Donnington, Appledram, New Fishbourne, Rumboldswyke, Merston, Yapton, Barnham, Felpham, Middleton, Binsted, Madehurst, Walberton, Eastergate, Boxgrove, Aldingbourne, Eartham, Oving, Tangmere, East Lavant, Singleton, West Stoke, Mid-Lavant, East Dean, Up-Waltham & Graffham
Hunston Canal Bridge, by A. H. J. Green, published 2001 in Sussex Industrial History (issue no. 31, article, pp.24-27, ISSN: 0263-5151) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/506529] Download PDF
Abstract:The flat coastal plain of the Selsey Peninsula offered little in the way of natural obstacles to the Engineer of the Hundred of Manhood and Selsey Tramway, the redoubtable Lieutenant-Colonel H.F. Stephens, Indeed the stage was set for a cheap and cheerful railway taking full advantage of the dispensations offered by the 1896 Light Railway Act.
There was, however, one man-made obstacle namely the Chichester Branch of the Portsmouth and Arundel Canal which required to be crossed in a manner which did not impede navigation. At the time of construction of the line (1897) the canal traffic was dwindling, having been creamed off by the LB&SCR which reached Chichester in 1846. However ocean-going barges were still sailing into the City's canal basin bringing timber to Covers who were the principal timber merchant in the area. As such there were no immediate plans for closure, so the Colonel was forced to come up with a design for a bridge which would permit the passage of fully-masted vessels. A fixed design would have entailed high approach embankments and considerable cost. As unnecessary expense was not a term in the Colonel's phrase-book he plumped for a movable structure. He would not have had to look far for inspiration for the LB&SCR had two movable railway bridges over navigable rivers in Sussex at Ford and Southerham but these would have been too conventional, not to say far too costly, for the Colonel.
There was, however, one man-made obstacle namely the Chichester Branch of the Portsmouth and Arundel Canal which required to be crossed in a manner which did not impede navigation. At the time of construction of the line (1897) the canal traffic was dwindling, having been creamed off by the LB&SCR which reached Chichester in 1846. However ocean-going barges were still sailing into the City's canal basin bringing timber to Covers who were the principal timber merchant in the area. As such there were no immediate plans for closure, so the Colonel was forced to come up with a design for a bridge which would permit the passage of fully-masted vessels. A fixed design would have entailed high approach embankments and considerable cost. As unnecessary expense was not a term in the Colonel's phrase-book he plumped for a movable structure. He would not have had to look far for inspiration for the LB&SCR had two movable railway bridges over navigable rivers in Sussex at Ford and Southerham but these would have been too conventional, not to say far too costly, for the Colonel.
Mundham, Runcton & Hunston: An Early Photgraphic Record - Photographs of the Reverend Edward Outram, by Iain McGowan and Geoff Girling, published 2002 (The Mundham Golden Jubilee Appeal) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries
The James' of Mahood, by David Coward, published December 2002 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 15 no. 4, article, pp.160-163) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 15249] & The Keep [LIB/508827] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.
Preview:The James were prominent members of the communities of North Mundham, Sidlesham, Selsey and a number of other parishes in the Manhood area from as far back as the 16th century, with a presence into the 20th century at least
Hunston News: 1997-2007, published 2007 (nos. 1-22, periodical, Hunston) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 16342]
Hunston Trail Route Guide, published (no date) (pamphlet, Chichester: West Sussex County Council) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 11891]
Hunston Parish Register, published (no date) by the Sussex Family History Group and Parish Register Transcription Society (Ref: SXW141, CD-ROM)
Abstract:Baptisms 1583-1909, Banns 1756-1790, 1808-1903, Marriages 1583-1908 & Burials 1584-1909. Indexed Transcription. Vol.141.