Bibliography - Linchmere (aka Lynchmere), Chichester District, West Sussex
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Parish of Linchmere, by Thomas Walker Horsfield, published 1835 in The History, Antiquities and Topography of the County of Sussex (vol. II, rape of Chichester, pp.103-104) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2397][Lib 3212] & The Keep [LIB/507380][Lib/500088] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

Linchmere or Lynchmere, by Mark Antony Lower, M.A., published 1870 in A Compendious History of Sussex, Topographical, Archaeological & Anecdotal (vol. II, p.28, 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 Linchmere, published 1875 (article, London: H.M.S.O. & printed at George E. Eyre and William Spottiswoode)   View Online

"Bridge", Lynchmere, by Philip Mainwaring Johnston, F.S.A., F.R.I.B.A., published 1911 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 54, article, pp.32-36) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2139] & The Keep [LIB/500272] & S.A.S. library   View Online

"Bridge", Lynchrnere., by Philip Mainwaring Johnston, F.S.A., published 1912 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 55, notes & queries, pp.319-320) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2140] & The Keep [LIB/500273] & S.A.S. library   View Online

The Priory and Manor of Lynchmere and Shulbrede: Being records of Shulbrede Priory, the Village of Lynchmere and the surrounding neighbourhood, by Arthur Ponsonby, published 1920 (207 pp., Taunton: Barnicott and Pearce) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8260][Lib 12021] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries   View Online

The Linchmere Hoard, by P. W. Webb, published 1926 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 67, article, pp.93-102) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2152] & The Keep [LIB/500285] & S.A.S. library

Historic Houses of Sussex - Shulbrede Priory, by Viscountess Wolseley, published 1929 in Sussex County Magazine (vol. III no. 9, article, pp.596-601) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2307] & The Keep [LIB/500140]

A Stone Rubber [at Lynchmere], by Arthur Ponsonby, published February 1929 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. II no. 5, note, p.149) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8951] & The Keep [LIB/500204] & S.A.S. library

Clergy List of St. Peter's, Lynchmere, compiled by Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede, published 1931 (pamphlet, Lynchmere Church) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 4340] & West Sussex Libraries

This is a short, scholarly outline of the history of the benefice, with illustrations of the Church, a list of the Priors of Shulbrede and biographical notes on all the Vicars from the Dissolution of the Priory onwards. A large amount of information has been added since 1920 when the same author's work on the Priory and Manor of Lynchmere and Shulbrede was published.
The time and money required for the study and publication of the whole history of a parish is not often available, but it is much to be desired that those who have worked on some particular field of local enquiry, such as the Incumbents of a parish, should take steps to get their collections into print. Manuscript notes are apt to be lost or destroyed and at best are difficult of access to other students. Parish magazines are sometimes available for this purpose but require care and orderly preservation to be of use.

Parish of Linchmere, edited by L. F. Salzman, published 1953 in The Victoria History of the County of Sussex (vol. 4: The Rape of Chichester, pp.67-70, 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

Bronze Age Urn at Lynchmere, by John Clegg, published November 1955 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. XIV nos. 7 & 8, note, pp.133-134) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8232][Lib 2213] & The Keep [LIB/500216] & S.A.S. library

The Parish Church of St Peter, Lynchmere, by Rev. Robin Horne, published 1976 (pamphlet) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8714]

Bridge, by Cdr. George W. Shotter, O.B.E., RNZN, published December 1986 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 7 no. 3, article, p.104) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 10461] & The Keep [LIB/501259] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

Bridge "a beautiful old house built in herringbone brick and beam with large chimneys and with many other interesting features, situated on the other side of Lynchmere common on the extreme northern boundary of the Parish"

A Look at Lynchmere - From the Vicarage in the Thirties and Early Forties., by Michael and Anne Tibbs, published 1990 (264 pp., published by the authors, ISBN-10: 0951672703 & ISBN-13: 9780951672709) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 11112] & West Sussex Libraries

Religious Survey 1851 - Midhurst district, edited by John A. Vickers, published August 1990 in The Religious Census of Sussex 1851 (Sussex Record Society, vol. 75, pp.173-182, 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

Midhurst district incl. Woolavington, Tillington, Lodsworth, Selham, Cocking, Woolbeding, Easebourne, Fernhurst, Lurgashall, North Chapel, Linchmere, Linch, Harting, Stedham, Iping, Chithurst, Terwick & Rogate

Shulbrede Priory, by F J-D [Mrs D.V.F Johnson-Davies], published December 1991 in Midhurst Magazine (Volume 4 Number 2, article, pp.12-17, Winter 1991) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 15967]

The history of the medieval Shulbrede Priory in the parish of Linchmere, believed to have been founded in 1190.

Linchmere - 18c. Schools, edited by John Caffyn, published 1998 in Sussex Schools in the 18th Century (Sussex Record Society, vol. 81, p.191, 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

Another Look at Lynchmenre: A Village Scrapbook, by Michael and Anne Tibbs, published 13 December 2004 (300 pp., published by the authors, ISBN-10: 0951672738 & ISBN-13: 9780951672730) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 15269] & West Sussex Libraries

From High Brooms to Hammer, by Sue Coward, published December 2006 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 17 no. 4, article, pp.159-161) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 15860] & The Keep [LIB/508988] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

Commentary on Ruth Smith's memories contained in Another Look at Lynchmere linking the Hammer brickworks at Lynchmere with the High Brooms brickworks near Tunbridge Wells

A Revisited History of the Eade Family: Surrey, Sussex, Hampshire 1250-1990, by Robyn Lane and Andrew Eade, published 30 November 2014 (408 pp., Hampshire: John Owen Smith, Headley Down, ISBN-10: 1873855699 & ISBN-13: 9781873855690) accessible at: British Library

We follow the fortunes of the Eade family over seven and a half centuries as, with an eye for the main chance, they attempt to climb the ladder of prosperity by constructing, amassing and then protecting their land holdings over the centuries while diversifying into trades such as bricklaying and stonemasonry. From 13th century Chiddingfold in Surrey they spilled over the adjacent county border into West Sussex around Northchapel and Lurgashall and then into Bramshott and Headley in Hampshire via the Sussex settlement of Linchmere, relentless- ly pursuing their aspirations. When all of this eventually began to unravel in the Hampshire village of Hawkley at the end of the 18th century, family fortunes stuttered on for a while with a Market Garden Business located in Petersfield. However it was courtesy of the empire's Armed Forces that poverty was staved off and Eades visited much of the globe then marked pink. The available records provide a fascinating glimpse into past times throughout the centuries where events such as the plague, diseases, war and market downturns make their indelible mark on a family line that survives to this day.

Linchmere Parish Register, published (no date) by the Sussex Family History Group and Parish Register Transcription Society (Ref: SXW79, CD-ROM)

Baptisms, Marriages and Burials 1565-1902, Banns 1653-1902. Indexed Transcription. Includes 24 photographs inside and outside the church. Vol. 79.