Bibliography - Newick, Lewes District, East Sussex
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Parish of Newick, by Thomas Walker Horsfield, published 1835 in The History, Antiquities and Topography of the County of Sussex (vol. I, rape of Lewes, pp.223-225) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2396][Lib 3211] & The Keep [LIB/507380][Lib/500087] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

Newick, by Mark Antony Lower, M.A., published 1870 in A Compendious History of Sussex, Topographical, Archaeological & Anecdotal (vol. II, pp.59-60, 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 Newick, published 1875 (article, London: H.M.S.O. & printed at George E. Eyre and William Spottiswoode)   View Online

Reminiscences of Newick, by J. W. Isard, published 1930 in Sussex County Magazine (vol. IV no. 9, article, pp.762-763) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2308][Lib 2309] & The Keep [LIB/500173]

On the present use of the names Beechland and High Hurst in the Parish of Newick, by T. Baden Powell, published August 1935 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. V no. 7, query, p.222) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2204][Lib 8223][Lib 8862] & The Keep [LIB/500207] & S.A.S. library

New-Wyke, etc. (Eventually Newick). (a) The Name, by T. Baden Powell, published May 1937 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. VI no. 6, note, pp.184-185) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 12537][Lib 8863][Lib 8224] & The Keep [LIB/500208] & S.A.S. library

The Old Barns of Sussex [at Patcham, Newick, West Blatchington and Alciston], by Country Life contributor(s), published 11 June 1938 in Country Life (article, pp.598-599)

Parish of Newick, edited by L. F. Salzman, published 1940 in The Victoria History of the County of Sussex (vol. 7: The Rape of Lewes, pp.87-91, London: Victoria County History, ISBN-10: 0712905898 & ISBN-13: 9780712905893) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7398] & The Keep [LIB/500082] & R.I.B.A. Library & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries   View Online

Bailey and Newick, by D. MacLeod, published February 1942 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. IX no. 1, query, p.19) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8227][Lib 2208] & The Keep [LIB/500211] & S.A.S. library

Changes in associational life consequent upon population increase (a dissertation on the village of Newick), by D. M. King, 1966 at Sussex University (M.A. thesis)

Newick: The Story of a Sussex Village c.900-1950, by Joyce Lindsey, published 1983 (44 pp., illus., & map, Newick: Newick Parish Council) accessible at: & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

Land tenure and social structure in nineteenth century Newick, by Sarah J. Caffyn, 1983 at University of Leicester (M.A. thesis) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/508357]

Newick Cricket Club 1884-1894, A Centenary Celebration, by The Club, published 1984 (64 pp. & illus., Newick Cricket Club)

The Social Structure of Mid 19th-Century Newick, by Sarah Caffyn, published 1987 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 125, article, pp.155-174) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 9994] & The Keep [LIB/500304] & S.A.S. library

A Family Tragedy, by James A. Funnell, published December 1987 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 7 no. 7, article, p.268) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 10461] & The Keep [LIB/501259] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

The story of John Grover of Newick following his marriage to Sarah Chatfield in 1822.

Great-Great-Grandma Bates's Laundry, by J. R. Thomas, published December 1989 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 8 no. 8, article, pp.354-355) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 10736] & The Keep [LIB/501260] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

William Bates (1826-1891) married Harriet Martin (1824-1904) in 1853 at St. Peter's Church, South Chailey. They had seven children and settled at Newick where Harriet opened her laundry at The Laurels serving the local gentry for over forty years. Article covers the years 1824 - 1904.

Field Notes: A Bloomery at Newick, Sussex, compiled by J. S. Hodgkinson, published 1990 in Wealden Iron Research Group (Second Series No. 10, report, pp.2-3, ISSN: 0266-4402) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 16400] & The Keep [LIB/506560]   Download PDF

Religious Survey 1851 - Lewes district , edited by John A. Vickers, published August 1990 in The Religious Census of Sussex 1851 (Sussex Record Society, vol. 75, pp.74-95, 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

Lewes district incl. Ditchling, Wivelsfield, Westmeston, East Chiltington, Streat, Plumpton, Hamsey, Chailey, Newick, Barcombe, Ringmer, Glynde, Beddingham, West Firle, Ripe, Chalvington, Selmeston, Alciston, Berwick, Newhaven, East Blatchington, Bishopstone, Denton, Tarring Neville, Piddinghoe, Telscombe, Southease, Iford, Kingston-near-Lewes, Stanmer, Falmer, Rottingdean & Ovingdean

Who was Uncle Wing?, by J. R. Thomas, published September 1990 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 9 no. 3, article, pp.90-92) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 11999] & The Keep [LIB/501261] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

The search for Wing family members. Two family trees are given - one for William Wing who married Elizabeth Lashmore in 1753 and one for James Wing (1803-1847) who married Rhoda Hayward/ Haywood (1806-1864). Article covers the years 1791 - 1976 in the parish of Newick

Newick - Land Tax 1785, edited by Roger Davey, published 1991 in East Sussex Land Tax, 1785 (Sussex Record Society, vol. 77, pp.160-161, 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

East Sussex Census 1851 Index: Wivelsfield, Ditchling, Westmeston, East Chiltington, Streat, Plumpton, Hamsey, Chailey, Newick, Barcombe & Ringmer, by June C. Barnes, published 1 March 1992 (vol. 21, booklet, 108 pp., C. J. Barnes & printed at Battle Instant Print Ltd., ISBN-10: 1870264207 & ISBN-13: 9781870264204) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/503435] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

More 18th Century Family (Medical) History, by Roland Waters, published March 1996 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 12 no. 1, article, p.24) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14879] & The Keep [LIB/501165] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

Doctor Miller of Newick made large claims for the efficacy on his 'Medicine' in 1796.

Victorian Diary of Newick, Sussex, 1875-1899, by Tony Turk, published 1999 (215 pp., published by the author, ISBN-10: 0953696707 & ISBN-13: 9780953696703) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/503459] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

Newick Retold, by Tony Mayes, published 2002 (Newick: Newick Parish Council) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/502961] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

The Little Stiances Project: Newick Primary School pupils help archaeologists, by Simon Stevens, published December 2010 in Sussex Past & Present (no. 122, article, p.12, ISSN: 1357-7417) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/500475] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Pupils from the village primary school in Newick, East Sussex have recently enjoyed an 'Archaeology Week' as part of a project organised by University College London Centre for Applied Archaeology (UCLCAA). The venture allowed 230 children aged between 4 and 11 years old to become involved in archaeology, usually for the first time.
The archaeological potential of the site, which survives as a series of earthworks in a pasture field called Little Stiances, was first identified in the 1970s. Recent research confirmed that there had been a cottage within the field from at least the mid-18th century onwards. It was demolished in the early 20th century.

Newick, St. Mary - Church monuments, edited by Nigel Llewellyn, published 2011 in East Sussex Church Monuments, 1530-1830 (Sussex Record Society, vol. 93, pp.237-238, ISBN-10: 0854450750 & ISBN-13: 9780854450756) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 17926] & The Keep [LIB/500470][LIB/507876] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries   View Online

Anthony Fowle: Wealden Ironmaster and Lawyer, by Pamela Combes, published 2011 in Wealden Iron Research Group (Second Series No. 31, article, pp.31-59, ISSN: 0266-4402) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/506578]   Download PDF

The gazetteer in the latest edition of The Iron Industry of the Weald notes the interests of Anthony Fowle in various ironworks, including Markly Furnace in Warbleton, Maynards Gate Furnace in Rotherfield and Maresfield Forge, all of which are mentioned in his will. That document also reveals something of the extent of his landed property as well as the marriage alliances made by some of his thirteen children. Those connections demonstrate that the Fowles continued the tradition of intermarriage with the families of other ironmasters that was noted by Jeremy Goring as a trait of the immediate family of Anthony's uncle Nicholas Fowle (see Appendix 2, table 1). Nicholas Fowle and his family are frequently cited as notable ironmasters, possibly because Nicholas built the ostentatious Riverhall mansion house near their furnace in Frant that can still be seen today. It is curious that Anthony Fowle has remained comparatively unnoticed since there is no doubt that his influence within the wider community was significant. During his long and active life Anthony was not only a major ironmaster but also a lawyer, serving for many years as a JP, as sheriff of Sussex in 1637/8, and on the county committee during the Commonwealth. His son Richard, who inherited his Newick property, was also of some standing in the county community, serving as a grand juror at the Assizes on five occasions between 1653 and 1659.
This note seeks to demonstrate the position of Anthony Fowle in county society and particularly draws attention to the marriage connections of his children and of his sisters, especially those with other ironmasters. His will is of particular interest to members of WIRG and a transcription is included here as an appendix. The will itself identifies many of the family relationships. Where possible others have been researched in detail, but some information has been derived from secondary sources. It is clear that family relationships were important to Anthony Fowle, all his surviving children and his then living grandchildren received some remembrance in his will. After Anthony's time the story is one of slow decline. In the longer term only the Rotherfield branch of the family flourished - and then only into the mid 18th century.
As was customary, his will records only the land he held on lease. His major estate at Newick, does not appear, and there may have been other property which remains invisible for the same reason. Where possible his property has been located, not only that named in his will, but also some that is recorded in other sources but which he may no longer have owned in 1647. His interest in ironworks, in particular at Maynards Gate in Crowborough (formerly Rotherfield) and also Little Forge and furnace in Buxted, is of particular interest and is considered in detail.

Little Stiances Project 2013: Second season uncovers new phase of medieval occupation, by Simon Stevens, published December 2013 in Sussex Past & Present (no. 131, article, p.6, ISSN: 1357-7417) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/507923] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Community Archaeology is becoming increasingly popular across the country, but Sussex can claim a rarity - a project involving an entire primary school. Pupils from the school in Newick, East Sussex have recently enjoyed a second season of excavations as part of a scheme organised by University College London Centre for Applied Archaeology (UCLCAA). This year some 230 children aged between four and eleven years old dug at the site, some as seasoned veterans of the first school 'dig' in 2010, and some for the first time.

A Lost Early WW1 Firing Range: Were controversial bullets fired at Newhaven?, by Ed & Biddy Jarzembowski, published April 2014 in Sussex Past & Present (no. 132, article, p.9, ISSN: 1357-7417) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/507923] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Ever wondered why musket balls are round but rifle bullets are pointed? The answer is partly ballistic because technology advanced at an unprecedented rate in Victorian times, from the Brown Bess musket to the Lee-Enfield rifle in less than half a century. The answer is, however, also partly medical, as a pointed bullet is more likely to slice through flesh and bone, in contrast to a musket ball which smashed its way resulting in more damage and limb amputations. The typical twentieth century rifle bullet (the .303 Mk VII to give its technical name) appeared in 1910, replacing the older 'round nosed' 303, starting with front-line troops. Nevertheless, there was one infamous throwback in the adoption of the pointed bullet - the dum-dum developed in British India. The tip of the latter expanded on impact, but was banned internationally in 1899 under the Hague Convention.

1841 Census vol.08 - Wivelsfield area, published (no date) by PBN Publications (Ref: BPCH, CD-ROM)