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Liberty of Lodsworth, by Thomas Walker Horsfield, published 1835 in The History, Antiquities and Topography of the County of Sussex (vol. II, rape of Chichester, pp.94-95) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2397][Lib 3212] & The Keep [LIB/507380][Lib/500088] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

Lodsworth, by Mark Antony Lower, M.A., published 1870 in A Compendious History of Sussex, Topographical, Archaeological & Anecdotal (vol. II, pp.34-35, 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 Lodsworth, published 1875 (article, London: H.M.S.O. & printed at George E. Eyre and William Spottiswoode)   View Online

Songs from the collection of W.P. Merrick, by W.P. Merrick, Lucy Broadwood, Frank Kidson and J.A. Fuller Maitland, published 1901 in Journal of the Folk-Song Society (vol. 1, no. 3, article, pp.66-138)

The text of Sussex songs as sung by Henry Hills, a farmer from Lodsworth near Petworth, who died in 1901 age 70.

Sussex songs, by W. Percy Merrick and Lucy E. Broadwood, published 1904 in Journal of the Folk-Song Society (vol. 1, no. 5, article, pp.268-274)

The text of Sussex songs as sung by Henry Hills, a farmer from Lodsworth near Petworth, who died in 1901 age 70.

Historic Houses of Sussex - Lickfold Cottage, Lodsworth, by Viscountess Wolseley, published 1932 in Sussex County Magazine (vol. VI no. 11, article, pp.690-696) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 9325] & The Keep [LIB/500175]

Parish of Lodsworth, edited by L. F. Salzman, published 1953 in The Victoria History of the County of Sussex (vol. 4: The Rape of Chichester, pp.71-73, 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 excavation of a Motte at Lodsbridge Mill, Lodsworth, by Eric W. Holden, published 1967 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 105, article, pp.103-126) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2190] & The Keep [LIB/500324] & S.A.S. library

A Medieval Tripod Pitcher from Riverpark Farm, Lodsworth, West Sussex, by Ann Bott and Alec Down, published 1986 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 124, historical note, p.258) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 9762] & The Keep [LIB/500311] & S.A.S. library

Iron Age and Roman Quern Production at Lodsworth, West Sussex, by D. P. S. Peacock, published March 1987 in The Antiquaries Journal (vol. 67 issue 1, article, pp.61-85)   View Online

This paper describes the discovery, by geological and archaeological fieldwork, of a major Iron Age and Roman quern quarry which was supplying much of south-east and south-midland England. The debitage from the site is described and the chronological development of querns from the quarry assessed in the light of material found on habitation sites. It is argued that production reached a peak the first century A.D. The broad distribution of Lodsworth products during the Iron Age, and to a lesser extent during the Roman period, is discussed.

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

Lodsworth: The Story of an English Village, by Martyn Hepworth and A. E. Marshall, published 1 November 1995 (108 pp., Weald & Downland Open Air Museum, ISBN-10: 0905259246 & ISBN-13: 9780905259246) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 12934] & West Sussex Libraries

The Battle of Gosdens Heath: a Hundred Years War, by Spencer Thomas, published Autumn 2003 in West Sussex History, the Journal of West Sussex Archives Society (no. 72, article, p.4) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 16404/72] & The Keep [LIB/500496]

The Woodsman, by Ben Law, published 28 March 2013 (256 pp., Collins, ISBN-10: 000741627X & ISBN-13: 9780007416271) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

Ben Law's incredible sense of the land and his respect for age old traditions offers a wonderful insight into the life of Prickly Nut Wood. Having travelled to Papua New Guinea and the Amazon, observing age-old techniques for living in, working in and preserving forests and woodland, Ben Law felt compelled to return home and apply his learnings to a 400 year old plot of woodland near where he grew up - Prickly Nut Wood. This is the story of how he came live off the land, how he coppiced and hedged and created charcoal, how he puddled and built shelter and finally how he carved out his famous woodland home that Kevin McCloud has cited as his favourite ever Grand Design. And it's the story of the wood itself - how it lives and breathes and affects all those who encounter it, and how it's developed over the twenty years Ben has shared in its lifespan. This transporting tale that will make you long to hear the dawn chorus and wake up every day to the serene beauty of Britain's woodland.

Woodsman: Living in a Wood in the 21st Century, by Ben Law, published 3 April 2014 (247 pp., London: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd., ISBN-10: 0007551924 & ISBN-13: 9780007551927) accessible at: British Library & East Sussex Libraries

Ben Law has lived as a woodsman in Prickly Nut Wood for over 20 years. His authentic, incredible sense of the land and the wildlife, and his respect for age old traditions and how to sustain them offers a wonderful, inviting insight into the life and character of Prickly Nut Wood.

Lodsworth Parish Register, published (no date) by the Sussex Family History Group and Parish Register Transcription Society (Ref: SXW158, CD-ROM)

Baptisms 1557-1900, Marriages 1564-1900, Burials 1557-1900. Indexed Transcription. Vol.158. Includes 19 photographs.