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Parish of Rustington, by Thomas Walker Horsfield, published 1835 in The History, Antiquities and Topography of the County of Sussex (vol. II, rape of Arundel, pp.134-135) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2397][Lib 3212] & The Keep [LIB/507380][Lib/500088] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

Rustington, by Mark Antony Lower, M.A., published 1870 in A Compendious History of Sussex, Topographical, Archaeological & Anecdotal (vol. II, pp.133-134, 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 Rustington, published 1877 (article, London: H.M.S.O. & printed at George E. Eyre and William Spottiswoode)   View Online

Littlehampton, Rustington and West Sussex, published 1934 (pamphlet, Cheyney & Son) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 6736]

Littlehampton, Rustington and West Sussex, published 1936 (pamphlet, Cheyney & Son) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 6739]

A Short Description of Rustington Church, by Corfield Carruthers, published 1946 (pamphlet) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 4928]

Sussex Church Plans LXXXIV: S.S. Peter and Paul, Rustington, by W. D. P. [W. D. Peckham], published August 1948 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. XII no. 3, article, pp.52-53) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8230] & The Keep [LIB/500214] & S.A.S. library

A Short Description of Rustington Church, by Corfield Carruthers, published 1949 (pamphlet) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 4929] & West Sussex Libraries

Ancient Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Rustington, Sussex: A Short History, by Carruthers Corfield, published c.1950 accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2810]

The Organ Screen in Rustington Parish Church, by Carruthers Corfield, published c.1950 (pamphlet) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 5135]

A Short Description of Rustington Church, by Corfield Carruthers, published 1953 (pamphlet, 24 pp., Littlehampton: Littlehampton Printers) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 4930] & East Sussex Libraries

A Short Description of Rustington Church, by Carruthers Corfield, published 1953 accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8248] & West Sussex Libraries

A Short Description of Rustington Church, by Carruthers Corfield, published 1960 (pamphlet, 24 pp., Littlehampton: Littlehampton Press) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 15176] & East Sussex Libraries

Ferries in Sussex, by G. D. Johnston, published May 1966 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. XVI no. 7, article, pp.237-244) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8234] & The Keep [LIB/500218] & S.A.S. library

Littlehampton, Rustington, Arundel & District Directory, published 1970 accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7094]

Rustington: the official guide, published 1971 (pamphlet, Rustington Parish Council) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 15366]

Rustington: the official guide, published c.1975 (booklet, Rustington Parish Council) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 13952]

Rustington Methodist Church - Centenary, by Rev. David Clark, published 1978 (pamphlet) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 6805]

Rustington: the official guide, published 1979 (booklet, Rustington Parish Council) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7840]

Rustington Parish Church, by Morris H. Heynes, published 1979 (pamphlet, Rustington Parish Church) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 10200] & West Sussex Libraries

Archaeological Finds at Rustington, West Sussex, 1986-88, by David Rudling, published 1980 (Institute of Archaeology) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries

This Was Rustington, No. 1 What we have lost, by Mary Taylor, published 1980 (60 pp., published by the author) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries

This Was Rustington, No. 2 The Early Years, by Mary Taylor, published 1980 (pamphlet, 64 pp., published by the author) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 15706] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

This Was Rustington, No. 3 In Times of War, by Mary Taylor, published 1981 (pamphlet, 60 pp. illus., map, published by the author) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7975] & West Sussex Libraries

The Open Door: The Story of St Andrew's, Rustington, 1957-1982, by Joy Faulkner, published 1982 (pamphlet, Gadd's Printing Works) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 10007][Lib 4927] & West Sussex Libraries

Guide to the Parish Church of St. Peter and St. Paul, Rustington, West Sussex, by Morris H. Heynes, published 1983 (Rustington Parish Church) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries

Field-Names of Angmering, Ferring, Rustington, East Preston and Kingston, by R. W. Standing, published 1984 (Nottingham: English Place-Name Society) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries

Rustington: the official guide, published 1986 (pamphlet, Rustington Parish Council) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 13954]

St Peter and St Paul, Rustington, published 1988 (pamphlet, HMSO) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 13924]

Rustington: the official guide, published 1989 (booklet, Rustington Parish Council) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 10508]

Rustington School: A History, 1859-1989, by Harry Clark and Kay Wilson, published 1989 (pamphlet, 40 pp., Rustington County Primary School Parent Teacher Association, ISBN-10: 0951484702 & ISBN-13: 9780951484708) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 10432] & West Sussex Libraries

This Was Rustington, No. 4 Do You Remember?, by Mary Taylor, published 1989 (60 pp., Littlehampton Printers, ISBN-10: 0951499009 & ISBN-13: 9780951499009) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries

Archaeological Finds at Rustington, West Sussex, 1986-1988, by David R. Rudling, published 1990 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 128, article, pp.1-20) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 11106] & The Keep [LIB/500301] & S.A.S. library

Religious Survey 1851 - Worthing district, edited by John A. Vickers, published August 1990 in The Religious Census of Sussex 1851 (Sussex Record Society, vol. 75, pp.135-146, 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

Worthing district incl. Broadwater, Lancing, Littlehampton, Clapham, Patching, Goring, Ferring, East Preston, Angmering, Poling, Rustington, Climping, Ford, Arundel, Tortington, South Stoke, Burpham, North Stoke, Houghton, Amberley & Wiggonholt

William de Morgan Tiles at Knightscroft House, Rustington, West Sussex, by Chris Blanchett, published 1992 (pamphlet, 10 pp., Tiles & Architectural Ceramics) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 11873] & West Sussex Libraries

Further discoveries at Darlington Nurseries, Rustington, West Sussex, by Oliver J. Gilkes, published 1992 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 130, archaeological note, pp.233-234) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 11918] & The Keep [LIB/500289] & S.A.S. library

Rustington Residents Association Free Information Booklet, published 1993 (pamphlet) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 13956]

A Mensa stone found at Rustington Parish Church, by Jane Russell, published 1994 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 132, shorter article, pp.195-200) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 12979] & The Keep [LIB/500294] & S.A.S. library

Index to 'This was Rustington' by Mary Taylor, vols 1-4, by Ronald F. Newman, published 1996 (pamphlet, Rustington Heritage Association) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 13211] & West Sussex Libraries

Rustington: the official guide, published 1997 (booklet, Rustington Parish Council) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 13955]

Rustington Residents Association Free Information Booklet, published 1997 (pamphlet) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 13958]

Rustington, published 1998 (Rustington Residents Association) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 13628]

Rustington - 18c. Schools, edited by John Caffyn, published 1998 in Sussex Schools in the 18th Century (Sussex Record Society, vol. 81, p.227, 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

Rustington: A Pictorial History, by Mary Taylor, published 1 January 1998 (128 pp., David Brown Book Company, ISBN-10: 1860770738 & ISBN-13: 9781860770739) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries

Rustington is a village on the Sussex plain between the South Downs and the sea. This book recounts the story of its long history in a wealth of historic photographs, almost entirely chosen from the author's collection.

Buried Gravestones in Rustington Church, by F. L. Leeson, published March 1998 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 13 no. 1, article, p.25) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14880] & The Keep [LIB/508816] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

Rustington Residents Association Year Book, published 1999 (pamphlet) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 13960]

Rustington Residents Association Year Book, published 2000 (pamphlet) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14078]

Rustington: the official millennium guide, published 2000 (booklet, Rustington Parish Council) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14518]

Important archaeological discoveries made during the construction of the A259 Rustington Bypass, 1990, by David R. Rudling and Oliver Gilkes, published 2000 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 138, article, pp.15-28) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14509] & The Keep [LIB/500298] & S.A.S. library   View Online

A watching brief and rescue excavations during the construction of the A259 Rustington Bypass revealed finds and features of the prehistoric and Roman periods. A concentration of Roman remains at the northern end of Penfold Lane was of particular importance. These included a number of Roman quernstones and millstones, nearby undated waterlogged timbers and, given the proximity of a watercourse (the 'Black Ditch'), these may indicate a connection with water milling. This article reports upon the most significant findings.

Rustington Residents Association Year Book, published 2001 (pamphlet) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14593]

Great Tithe of 1836, Angmering, Ferring, Kingston, East Preston, Rustington. Farms and Land Usage, by R. W. Standing, published 2001 (published by the author) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries

Rustington in Old Picture Postcards, by Mary Taylor, published 1 August 2001 (80 pp., Europese Bibliotheek, ISBN-10: 9028866531 & ISBN-13: 9789028866539) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries

AA Street by Street: Chichester, Bognor Regis, Arundel, Littlehampton, Middleton-On-Sea, Angmering, Barnham, Bosham, East Wittering, Fontwell, Mid Lavant, North Mundham, Rustington, Selsey, Yapton , published 30 September 2002 (59 pp., AA Publishing, ISBN-10: 074953169X & ISBN-13: 9780749531690) accessible at: British Library

This Was Rustington, No. 5 The Sea Estate & Beach, by Mary Taylor, published 1 February 2005 (44 pp., published by the author, ISBN-10: 0951499017 & ISBN-13: 9780951499016) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries

This Was Rustington, No. 6 Origins of the village Hall, by Mary Taylor, published 2008 (published by the author, ISBN-13: 9780951499092) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries

West Preston Manor, Rustington (NGR: TQ06330242) - heritage staement report, by Sean Wallis, published October 2008 (Reading: Thames Valley Archaeological Services)   View Online

Rustington: A Pictorial History, by Mary Taylor, published 1 November 2009 (128 pp., Chichester: Phillimore & Co. Ltd., ISBN-10: 1860776159 & ISBN-13: 9781860776151)

Rustington, a village on the Sussex plain between the South Downs and the sea, has a long history, which has been dramatically transformed over the past century. This book recounts its story, from its earliest inhabitants, and in a wealth of historic photographs - chosen almost entirely from the author's own collection - it brings its past to life and documents the process of change in vivid, visual images, each carefully captioned. Everyone with an interest in Rustington's past and the making of the present community will enjoy this very readable and attractive book.

Chaucery Memorial, 65th Anniversary of the Rustington Plane Crash on February 17th 1945, by Mary Taylor, published 2010 (published by the author) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries

History of Manor Road in Rustington, a Selection of Documents, by Mary Taylor, published 2011 (published by the author) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries

Past Times: Roads, Railways and Runways - a village walk in Rustington, by Harry Clark, published c.2012 (booklet) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 18175] & West Sussex Libraries

Rustington and the World Airspeed Records, by Mary Taylor, published 2014 (Rustington Heritage Association) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries

The Carpenters Arms (Rustington Convalescent Home), the Story of the Special Wireless Service in World War II, by Mary Taylor, published 2014 (Rustington Heritage Association) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries

Winds of Change in a Sleepy Sussex Village: Rustington, by Graeme Taylor and Mary Taylor, B.E.M., published 1 September 2015 (195 pp. + 61 plates, published by the authors, ISBN-10: 0993355501 & ISBN-13: 9780993355509) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries

Rustington Parish Register, published (no date) by the Sussex Family History Group and Parish Register Transcription Society (Ref: SXW83, CD-ROM)

Baptisms, Marriages and Burials 1569-1901, Banns 1755-1900 with some gaps. Indexed Transcription. Includes 12 photographs outside the church. Vol.83.

Arun Valley and Worthing Out - Monumental Inscriptions, published (no date) by Sussex Family History Group (Ref: C007, CD-ROM)

Amberley, Binstead, Buncton, Burpham, Clapham, Eartham, Ferring, Findon, Goring, Greatham, Houghton (CE and RC), Lyminster, Madehurst, Parham, Patching, Poling, Rustington, Slindon (CE and RC), Sompting, Thakeham, Tortington, Walberton and Washington