Publications
The Saltdean Story, by Douglas D'Enno, published 1 January 1985 (192 pp., Chichester: Phillimore & Co. Ltd., ISBN-10: 0850335736 & ISBN-13: 9780850335736) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
The Looe's Barn Tumulus, Saltdean, East Sussex, by Robin Holgate, published 1987 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 125, archaeological note, pp.230-232) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 9994] & The Keep [LIB/500304] & S.A.S. library
Peacehaven, Telscombe Cliffs and East Saltdean: The Changing Years, by Malcolm Troak, published 1 November 2008 (130 pp., New Anzac Publications, ISBN-10: 095391156X & ISBN-13: 9780953911561) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
A Place-Name History of Rottingdean and Ovingdean (including Woodingdean and Saltdean), by Richard Coates, published 2010 (240 pp., English Place-Name Society, ISBN-10: 090488984X & ISBN-13: 9780904889840) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/508951]
Review by Geoffrey Mead in Sussex Past & Present vol. 123, April 2011:Richard Coates is one of the country's leading place-name scholars and it is to the benefit of Sussex - and Brighton's far eastern suburbs - that he has produced this multi-faceted volume. It can be read at a variety of levels, whether the interest is in the linguistic history of particular places or the derivation of suburban house-names and while Rottingdean has books a-plenty on its history there is little on Ovingdean, Saltdean and Woodingdean; so this composite territorial collection is indeed welcome. The research is assembled in discrete sections with a general account of the area, its geology and history, leading to a detailed listing of individual names and of geographical areas, which include offshore locations, an oft-forgotten aspect of coastal landscapes. The suburban nature of the contemporary landscape gives scope for sections on street names and detailed gazetteers of individual house-names; as a suburban aficionado this reviewer found the latter category a rich seam to mine!
The book is illustrated with a selection of good quality images and its scholarly approach is attested by the inclusion of 13 pages of bibliography, the only detraction has to be the lack of an index, which in a densely fact packed volume would be a bonus.
The book is illustrated with a selection of good quality images and its scholarly approach is attested by the inclusion of 13 pages of bibliography, the only detraction has to be the lack of an index, which in a densely fact packed volume would be a bonus.
30 Westmeston Avenue, Saltdean (NGR: TQ37720265) - watching brief report, by Felicity Thompson, published March 2015 (Reading: Thames Valley Archaeological Services) View Online
16 Westmeston Avenue, Saltdean (NGR: TQ37700257) - watching brief report, by Sean Wallis, published August 2015 (Reading: Thames Valley Archaeological Services) View Online