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Parish of Lamberhurst, by Thomas Walker Horsfield, published 1835 in The History, Antiquities and Topography of the County of Sussex (vol. I, rape of Pevensey, pp.410-412) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2396][Lib 3211] & The Keep [LIB/507380][Lib/500087] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

Lamberhurst, by Mark Antony Lower, M.A., published 1870 in A Compendious History of Sussex, Topographical, Archaeological & Anecdotal (vol. II, pp.9-10, 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 Lamberhurst and the Parish of Horsmonden, published 1874 (article, London: H.M.S.O. & printed at George E. Eyre and William Spottiswoode)   View Online

The Geology of the country between Goudhurst (Kent) and Ticehurst (Sussex): With special reference to the Excursion to Goudhurst, Lamberhurst Cousleywood and Wadhurst, Saturday, June 21st, 1924. Weald Research Committee Report No. 1, by H. B. Milner, M.A., D.I.C., F.G.S., published 1924 in The Proceedings of the Geologists' Association London (no. 35 issue 4, article, pp.383-394)   View Online

The country included in this area lies to the east of Tunbridge Wells, and embraces the picturesque East Sussex-Kent borderland with the villages of Goudhurst, Lamberhurst, Wadhurst and Ticehurst, comprising a district of thirty-five square miles. It lies principally in the southern part of the Medway basin, though it also takes in a portion of the watershed between that and the Rother basin, the divide being formed by the high ground of Ashdown Forest (Crowborough) and Rotherfield to the west, continuing eastward to Wadhurst, Ticehurst, Cranbrook and beyond. Geologically and tectonically the main features of interest centre round the compound Crowborough-Ticehurst fold, extremely fractured in its eastern development, and in the relationship of that fold to the more northerly Chiddingstone-Pembury anticline, already alluded to in a previous paper.

Sussex Oast Houses, by C. Townley, published 1927 in Sussex County Magazine (vol. I no. 13, article, pp.561-563) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2303][Lib 8326] & The Keep [LIB/500137]

The Boundary Between Sussex and Kent. (ii) The Lamberhurst Area, by F. Bentham Stevens, F.S.A., published May 1928 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. II no. 2, article, pp.38-41) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8951] & The Keep [LIB/500204] & S.A.S. library

The Sussex Gotts: The true history of Peter Gott, Esq., Knight of the Shire, and Martha his wife, 1650-1712, by Miss Isabel Haddan, published 1930 in Sussex County Magazine (vol. IV no. 5, article, pp.381-385) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2308][Lib 2309] & The Keep [LIB/500172]

Lamberhurst: A Rare Village, by Adeline Boulter-Cooke and Olive V. Boulter-Cooke, published 1931 in Sussex County Magazine (vol. V no. 4, article, pp.256-259) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2310] & The Keep [LIB/500174]

Excavations: Chingley, by D. W. Crossley and D. Ashurst, published Spring 1969 in Wealden Iron Research Group (First Series No 1, article, pp.7-9) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/506558]   Download PDF

A scheme is under consideration to dam the River Bewl, near Old Forge Farm, Lamberhurst, in order to create a reservoir for the provision of water for the Medway towns. This proposal threatens two ironmaking sites, the late 16th century blast furnace at TQ 684 327 and the 17th century finery forge at TQ 682 335.
Excavations began in August, 1968 with the aid of a grant from the Ministry of Public Building and Works through the Society for Post-Medieval Archaeology to attempt the precise location of these sites as a preliminary to full-scale excavation.

Chingley Forge and Furnace - Summer 1970, by David Crossley, published Spring 1971 in Wealden Iron Research Group (First Series No 2, article, pp.10-11) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/506558]   Download PDF

Considerable progress was made with this site, the main furnace structure was cleared down to the level of the bellows area floor, and the major features are now clear.

Chingley Furnace, by David Crossley, published 1973 in Wealden Iron Research Group (First Series No 5, article, pp.8-10) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 16400] & The Keep [LIB/506558]   Download PDF

The furnace, sited at (N.G.R.) TQ 684 327 is known from documentary references to have been in operation in 1565 and 1574, and to have been derelict in 1588. It is doubtful whether it was subsequently rebuilt. It smelted iron ore from the adjacent Furnace Pit Shaw with charcoal from local woodlands. This year's excavation completed work begun in 1969-70, and the site will be flooded when the Bewl Dam is built.

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

Lamberhurst - Land Tax 1785, edited by Roger Davey, published 1991 in East Sussex Land Tax, 1785 (Sussex Record Society, vol. 77, pp.130-131, 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

Despar Rumens the Inn Keeper, by L. C. Rumens, published June 1992 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 10 no. 2, article, pp.43-44) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14877] & The Keep [LIB/501262] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

Desper Rumens, born 1732 the son of John Rummins and Mary née Latter, was the landlord at the Chequers Inn, Lamberhurst from 1770 until 1779 and then at The George Inn, Rye.

Two Ironworking Sites, Hoathly, near Lamberhurst, by B. K. Herbert, published 1993 in Wealden Iron Research Group (Second Series No. 13, article, pp.34-50, ISSN: 0266-4402) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 16400] & The Keep [LIB/506560]   Download PDF

This report brings up to date the results of a survey and many forays to the ironworking sites at Hoathly, near Lamberhurst, on the Kent/Sussex border. The earliest site, Hoathly Forge (1546 to 1667) was followed by Lamberhurst Furnace, also known as Gloucester Furnace, (1696 to 1787) and a later corn mill (1812 onwards). All these operations relied on a leat as a source of water power, the water being taken off the River Teise. It is this feature which is considered in detail. It was called the "Hoathly Ditch" and is one of the more unusual features of the Wealden iron industry still to be seen.

Lamberhurst - 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

The Police, by L. C. Rumens, published March 1998 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 13 no. 1, article, pp.12-13) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14880] & The Keep [LIB/508816] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

Desper Rumens of Lamberhurst was nominated in 1777 as a proper person to serve as Constable.

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