Bibliography - Selham, Chichester District, West Sussex
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Parish of Selham, by Thomas Walker Horsfield, published 1835 in The History, Antiquities and Topography of the County of Sussex (vol. II, rape of Chichester, pp.97-98) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2397][Lib 3212] & The Keep [LIB/507380][Lib/500088] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

Selham, by Mark Antony Lower, M.A., published 1870 in A Compendious History of Sussex, Topographical, Archaeological & Anecdotal (vol. II, p.149, Lewes: George P. Bacon) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8946][Lib 3315] & The Keep [LIB/500158]   View Online

Historic Houses of Sussex - The Priory, Selham, by Viscountess Wolseley, published 1936 in Sussex County Magazine (vol. X no. 10, article, pp.651-656) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2315][Lib 9331] & The Keep [LIB/500181]

Graffham through a Thousand Years (with note on Woolavington and Selham), by Frederick T. Barrett, published 1953 (booklet, revised edition in 1962, Alfred Press) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 4255] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

This booklet of 32 (unnumbered) pages is a careful and readable account of an obscure West Sussex parish, whose chief claim to fame is in its having had as squire a bishop, Samuel Wilberforce, and as rector a future cardinal, Henry Manning. Portraits of these two celebrities are among the excellent illustrations. The author sets the details of parish history against the background of national history and treats of the old houses as well as of the church. Brief notes on Woollavington and Selham form an appendix. Copies, if any still remain unsold, can be obtained only from The Postmaster, Graffham (price 2s. 9d., post free).

Parish of Selham, edited by L. F. Salzman, published 1953 in The Victoria History of the County of Sussex (vol. 4: The Rape of Chichester, pp.80-82, 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

Selham Church Windows, published c.1972 (pamphlet, Selham Church) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 10223]

A Royal Descent in Stained Glass, by Francis leeson, published December 1974 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 1 no. 7, article, pp.196-197) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7965] & The Keep [LIB/501253] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

One of the curiosities of the tiny church of Selham, 3 miles SW of Petworth, is the remarkable series of armorial windows - particularly as the arms featured are those attributed (in retrospect) to Egbert, King of England, William Duke of Normandy, etc

Some Points from Selham Parish Registers, 1565-1837, by John H. Bishop, published July 1977 in West Sussex History, the Journal of West Sussex Archives Society (no. 8, article, p.18) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 16404/8] & The Keep [LIB/500479]

Parsons & Pluralities: Some Points from Selham Registers, 1565-1837, by John H. Bishop, published December 1980 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 4 no. 6, article, pp.190-191) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8672] & The Keep [LIB/501256] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

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

St James's Church, Selham: A Church Guide, published 1998 (pamphlet, St James Church Selham) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 13781]

Selham Parish Register, published (no date) by the Sussex Family History Group and Parish Register Transcription Society (Ref: SXW147, CD-ROM)

Baptisms 1566-1904, Marriages 1566-1901 and Burials 1566-1909. Indexed Transcription. Includes 19 photographs including heraldic glass. Vol.147.