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Parish of Kirdford, by Thomas Walker Horsfield, published 1835 in The History, Antiquities and Topography of the County of Sussex (vol. II, rape of Arundel, pp.183-184) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2397][Lib 3212] & The Keep [LIB/507380][Lib/500088] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
Kirdford, by Mark Antony Lower, M.A., published 1870 in A Compendious History of Sussex, Topographical, Archaeological & Anecdotal (vol. II, pp.6-9, Lewes: George P. Bacon) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8946][Lib 3315] & The Keep [LIB/500158] View Online
Ordnance Survey Book of Reference to the plan of the Parish of Kirdford, published 1876 (article, London: H.M.S.O. & printed at George E. Eyre and William Spottiswoode) View Online
Historic Houses of Sussex - Hills Green, Kirdford, by Viscountess Wolseley, published 1930 in Sussex County Magazine (vol. IV no. 2, article, pp.93-97) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2308][Lib 2309] & The Keep [LIB/500172]
The Surrey-Sussex Glass Industry. VIII - Glasshouses, by S. E. Winbolt, M.A., published 1931 in Sussex County Magazine (vol. V no. 11, article, pp.742-748) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2310] & The Keep [LIB/500174]
The Surrey-Sussex Glass Industry. IX - Glasshouses, by S. E. Winbolt, M.A., published 1931 in Sussex County Magazine (vol. V no. 12, article, pp.826-830) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2310] & The Keep [LIB/500174]
Historic Houses of Sussex - Crouchland, Kirdford, by Viscountess Wolseley, published 1932 in Sussex County Magazine (vol. VI no. 5, article, pp.274-281) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 9325] & The Keep [LIB/500175]
Historic Houses of Sussex - Idehurst, in the Parish of Kirdford, by Viscountess Wolseley, published 1934 in Sussex County Magazine (vol. VIII no. 4, article, pp.215-220) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 9329] & The Keep [LIB/500177]
An Early Wealden Settlement at Kirdford, by G. H. Kempson, published February 1934 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. V no. 1, article, pp.21-22) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2204][Lib 8223][Lib 8862] & The Keep [LIB/500207] & S.A.S. library
Historic Houses of Sussex - Barkfold House, Kirdford, by Viscountess Wolseley, published 1935 in Sussex County Magazine (vol. IX no. 2, article, pp.76-80) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 9330] & The Keep [LIB/500179]
An Early Iron Age Camp in Piper's Copse, Kirdford, by S. E. Winbolt, published 1936 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 77, article, pp.245-252) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2162] & The Keep [LIB/500352] & S.A.S. library
Historic Houses of Sussex - Shillinglee Park, Kirdford, by Viscountess Wolseley, published 1936 in Sussex County Magazine (vol. X no. 12, article, pp.783-788) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2315][Lib 9331] & The Keep [LIB/500181]
Shillinglee Park, the seat of Earl Winterton, by Country Life contributor(s), published 8 August 1936 in Country Life (article)
Unique Village Sign at Kirdford, by S. E. Winbolt, published 1938 in Sussex County Magazine (vol. XII no. 5, article, pp.310-311) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2317] & The Keep [LIB/500183]
A Sussex Yeoman Family of Glassmakers, by G. M. Kenyon, published May 1939 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. VII no. 6, article, pp.171-173) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 12536][Lib 8864][Lib 2206] & The Keep [LIB/500209] & S.A.S. library
A Sussex Yeoman Family of Glassmakers, by E. Wyndham Hulme, published November 1939 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. VII no. 8, reply, pp.248-249) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 12536][Lib 8864][Lib 2206] & The Keep [LIB/500209] & S.A.S. library
Sussex Church Plans LXXXVII: St. John the Baptist, Kirdford, by W. D. P. [W. D. Peckham], published May 1949 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. XII no. 6 & 7, article, pp.128-129) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8230] & The Keep [LIB/500214] & S.A.S. library
Guide to the Church of St. John the Baptist, Kirdford, edited by Walter H. Godfrey, published 1950 (Sussex Churches No. 12, pamphlet, Kirdford Parochial Church Council) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 4898] & West Sussex Libraries
Review by G. D. Johnston in Sussex Notes and Queries, August, 1950:This is a fine Church mainly rebuilt it the 14th century with a 13th century north aisle and still retaining its Norman south door with a good west porch and a fine 14th century tower - an unusual feature in the District and conspicuous in the surrounding country. The Guide well maintains the high level of the Series and the interesting notes on the Local Families is a welcome development. Kirdford - the largest parish in the neighbourhood - has two Chapels-of-ease, Ebernoe (now served by an adjoining Rector) and Plaistow which has a history going back before the Reformation. The list of Vicars shews that since 1558 more than half (viz. 15) held office less than 10 years; on the other hand three held office for 42 years, 38 years and 37 years respectively-but one wonders how many of those between 1660 and 1830 ever resided in the parish?
Cynethryth's Ford, by G. H. Kenyon, published May 1950 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. XIII no. 2, article, pp.32-36) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8231] & The Keep [LIB/500215] & S.A.S. library
Pallingham Manor, by G. H. Kenyon, published May 1951 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. XIII no. 6, article, pp.121-125) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8231] & The Keep [LIB/500215] & S.A.S. library
Pallingham Manor House, by Miss Margaret E. Wood, F.S.A., published May 1951 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. XIII no. 6, article, p.126) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8231] & The Keep [LIB/500215] & S.A.S. library
Wealden Iron, by G. H. Kenyon, published November 1952 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. XIII nos. 11 & 12, article, pp.234-241) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8231] & The Keep [LIB/500215] & S.A.S. library
Kirdford Inventories 1611 to 1776, by G. H. Kenyon, published 1955 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 93, article, pp.78-156) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2178] & The Keep [LIB/500336] & S.A.S. library
Three Kirdford Inventories, by G. H. Kenyon, F.S.A., published May 1956 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. XIV nos. 9 & 10, article, pp.145-157) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8232][Lib 2213] & The Keep [LIB/500216] & S.A.S. library
The Memoirs of Gaius Carley, A Sussex Blacksmith, by Gaius Carley and edited by Francis W. Steer, published 1963 (viii + 74 pp., Chichester: Moore and Tillyer) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2558] & The Keep [LIB/503550] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
Guide to the Church of St John the Baptist, Kirdford, by Walter H Godfrey, published 1969 (pamphlet) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 12402]
Kirdford: Some Parish History, by Hugh Kenyon, published 1971 (pamphlet, published by the author) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 4327] & West Sussex Libraries
Kirdford: Some Parish History, by Hugh Kenyon (1971), by Unknown Author(s), published 1972 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 110, note, p.36) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2195] & The Keep [LIB/500319] & S.A.S. library
Wealden Fortified Camps and the Iron Industry, by C. F. Tebbutt, published 1973 in Wealden Iron Research Group (First Series No 5, article, pp.11-12) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 16400] & The Keep [LIB/506558] Download PDF
Abstract:Thoughts on the title of this article were prompted by a recent visit by Mr and Mrs E.W. Holden and myself to that most interesting earthwork known as Piper's Copse, near Kirdford, Sussex (SU 978 295). This was first surveyed by G.H. Kenyon in 1935, who carried out a small excavation there with S.E. Winbolt soon afterwards (see Sussex Arch. Collections 77 (1936) pp.245-9; further notes on the site were contributed by Mr Kenyon in S.A.C. 86 (1947) p.xxxix, and 99 (1961) p.248; also in Sussex Notes and Queries May 1969; and by Winbolt in The Times of August 5th 1935.)
Kirdford M.I.s, published June 1978 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 3 no. 5, article, pp.146-147) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7967] & The Keep [LIB/501255] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.
Wephurst Glassworks, by Frederick G. Aldsworth, published 1979 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 117, shorter notice, p.251) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7497] & The Keep [LIB/500312] & S.A.S. library
An Eighteenth Century Brick Kiln on Ebernoe Common, Kirdford, by Frederick G. Aldsworth, published 1983 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 121, historical note, pp.219-224) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8902] & The Keep [LIB/500308] & S.A.S. library
Kirdford: The Old Parish Discovered, by Janet Austin and illustrated by Peggy Harman, published 17 November 1990 (206 pp., Ifold and District Local History Society, ISBN-10: 0951654705 & ISBN-13: 9780951654705) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 10801] & West Sussex Libraries
Kirdford Chapel: A Centenary Celebration, 1892-1992, by Jane Terry, published 1992 (pamphlet, Midhurst and Petworth Printers) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 11846] & West Sussex Libraries
Field Notes: Wassell forge, Kirdford, Sussex, compiled by J. S. Hodgkinson, published 1996 in Wealden Iron Research Group (Second Series No. 16, report, pp.2-6, ISSN: 0266-4402) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 16400] & The Keep [LIB/506563] Download PDF
Kirdford - 18c. Schools, edited by John Caffyn, published 1998 in Sussex Schools in the 18th Century (Sussex Record Society, vol. 81, p.155, 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
Sussex Will Beneficiaries Indexes, compiled by John Nightingale, published December 1998 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 13 no. 4, article, pp.114-121) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14880] & The Keep [LIB/508819] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.
Preview:Kirdford 177-1725, West Grinstead 1770-1800 & Washington 1700-1800
Kirdford: The Old Parish Discovered, by Janet Austin, published 2000 (revised edition, 210 pp., Ifold and District Local History Society, ISBN-10: 0951654713 & ISBN-13: 9780951654712)
Field Notes: A bloomery in Kirdford, West Sussex, compiled by J. S. Hodgkinson, published 2002 in Wealden Iron Research Group (Second Series No. 22, report, pp.2-5, ISSN: 0266-4402) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/506569] Download PDF
Butts Cottage, Kirdford: The Conversion of Trees to Timber in The Rural Sussex Weald, by J. C. Kirk, published 2004 in Vernacular Architecture (vol. 35, article, pp.12-20) accessible at: British Library View Online
Abstract:In 1972, VA published an account of Oliver Rackham's survey of a late medieval timber-framed house at Stanton, West Suffolk, in which he deduced from the surviving structure the amount of timber the original had required, its cost, and how many trees of varying ages and sizes had been used to build it. Following the example of Rackham's work, a similar survey of a typical sixteenth-century timber-framed house in the Sussex Weald was carried out, which has not only revealed striking differences between the two regions in the type of trees used and the way in which they were worked, but also valuable information about the early-modern Wealden landscape and contemporary utilisation of its resources.
Church of St John the Baptist, Kirdford, West Sussex : tree-ring analysis of timbers from the nave, the north aisle, and the porch, by Martin Bridge, published 2008 (15 pp., English Heritage) accessible at: British Library
Two Wealden glass furnaces, Surrey and West Sussex : report on geophysical surveys [Haslemere and Kirdford], by Zoe Edwards, published 2014 (Research report series, no. 21-2014, 15 pp., English Heritage) accessible at: British Library
An exercise in informed restraint: Parsonage Farm, Kirdford, West Sussex, by Steven Desmond, published 26 August 2015 in Country Life (vol. 209 no. 35, article, pp.46-51)
Hawkhurst Court [Kirdford]: A Short History, by John Long and Mary Morling, published (no date) (pamphlet) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14068]
Kirdford and Plaistow Parish Register, published (no date) by the Sussex Family History Group and Parish Register Transcription Society (Ref: SXW128, CD-ROM)
Abstract:Baptisms 1569-1901, Banns 1654-9 & 1754-1812, Marriages 1558-1900 and Burials 1571 -1900, Indexed Transcription. Includes 51 photographs. Vol.128.