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Parish of Selsey, by Thomas Walker Horsfield, published 1835 in The History, Antiquities and Topography of the County of Sussex (vol. II, rape of Chichester, pp.33-36) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2397][Lib 3212] & The Keep [LIB/507380][Lib/500088] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

Selsey Marl, by P. J. Martin, published 1856 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 8, notes & queries, p.269) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2093] & The Keep [LIB/500227] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Catalogue of Bishops of Selsey and Chichester, by Mackenzie E. C. Walcott, published 1866 (London) accessible at: British Library

Sussex and Suffolk Tertiaries, by Alfred Bell, published January 1869 in Geological Magazine (vol. 6, issue 55, article, p.41)   View Online

Selsey, by Mark Antony Lower, M.A., published 1870 in A Compendious History of Sussex, Topographical, Archaeological & Anecdotal (vol. II, pp.150-152, Lewes: George P. Bacon) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8946][Lib 3315] & The Keep [LIB/500158]   View Online

Contributions to the fauna of the Upper Tertiaries . No. I. The ?mud-deposit? at Selsey, Sussex, by Alfred Bell, published July 1871 in Journal of Natural History (series 4, vol. 8, article, pp.45-51)

Ordnance Survey Book of Reference to the plan of the Parish of Selsey, published 1876 (article, London: H.M.S.O. & printed at George E. Eyre and William Spottiswoode)

The South Saxon Diocese, Selsey - Chichester, by Rev. W. R. W. Stephens, prebendary of Chichester and rector of Woolbedding, published 1881 (London: S.P.C.K.) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 10235] & The Keep [LIB/504725] & West Sussex Libraries   View Online

Selsey Railway and Pier Bill, published 1888 (George Kelly & Co.)

On the name 'Selsey', by W. B. P. [W. B. Philpot], published 1888 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 36, notes & queries, p.250) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2121] & The Keep [LIB/500254] & S.A.S. library   View Online

On Grimketel, Bishop of Selsey, by W. B. P. [W. B. Philpot], published 1888 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 36, notes & queries, pp.250-251) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2121] & The Keep [LIB/500254] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Finds at Selsey Rectory, by F. H. Arnold, F.S.A., published 1902 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 45, notes & queries, p.213) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2130] & The Keep [LIB/500263] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Maps of Selsey, in the county of Sussex in the years 1672 and 1901: with notes on coast erosion and some features of the manor, by John Cavis-Brown, published 1906 (pamphlet, Chichester) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 4539] & West Sussex Libraries

Wayfaring Notions, by Martin Cobbett and Alice Cobbett, published 1906 (London: Sands & Co.) accessible at: & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries   View Online

Maps of Selsey in the County of Sussex in the Years 1778 and 1901, With the Ancient Field Names, Coast Line in 1906 and other notes , by John Cavis-Brown, published 1908 (Chichester: Charles Knight) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries

The Recent and Fossil Foraminifera of the Shore-sands at Selsey Bill, Sussex, by Edward Heron-Allen and John E. Whittaker, published 1908 (William Clowes & Sons) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries

Selsey or Pagham Harbour, by Rev. J. Cavis-Brown, published 1910 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 53, article, pp.26-31) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2138] & The Keep [LIB/500271] & S.A.S. library   View Online

On some Roman Imperial Coins recently found at Selsey Bill, by Edward Heron-Allen, published 1910 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 53, notes & queries, pp.272-273) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2138] & The Keep [LIB/500271] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Nature and History at Selsey Bill, by Edward Heron-Allen, published 1911 (2nd edition, Selsey: Elizabeth Gardner) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries

Selsey Bill Historic and Prehistoric, by Edward Heron-Allen, published 1911 (Duckworth) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2843][Lib 4538] & West Sussex Libraries

The Recent and Fossil Foraminifera of the Shore-sands at Selsey Bill, Sussex, by Edward Heron-Allen and Arthur Earland, published 1911 accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8919] & British Library

List of Selsey Parochial Documents, compiled by Rev. C. W. Wilson, published 1911 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 54, article, pp.261-262) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2139] & The Keep [LIB/500272] & S.A.S. library   View Online

The Visitor's Map and Guide to Selsey and to the Geology and Natural History of the Sea Shore, by Edward Heron-Allen, published 1912 (booklet, Selsey: Elizabeth Gardner) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 4287] & West Sussex Libraries

Excavations at Selsey, 1911, by L. F. Salzman, F.S.A., published 1912 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 55, article, pp.56-62) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2140] & The Keep [LIB/500273] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Archaeological Discoveries in Selsey in 1912, by Edward Heron-Allen, published 1912 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 55, notes & queries, pp.315-318) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2140] & The Keep [LIB/500273] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Selsey - Report for 1914, by Edward Heron-Allen, published 1915 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 57, notes & queries, pp.224-225) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2142] & The Keep [LIB/500275] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Roman Remains at Selsey, by Edward Heron-Allen, published 1916 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 58, notes & queries, p.196) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2143] & The Keep [LIB/500276] & S.A.S. library   View Online

British Silver Coin found at Selsey, by Edward Heron-Allen, published 1918 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 59, notes & queries, pp.129-130) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2144] & The Keep [LIB/500277] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Bognor and its neighbourhood from Arundel to Bosham, including Chichester and Selsey; With street plan of Bognor and many illustrations, etc, by Arthur Henry Anderson, published 1919 (92 pp., London: Homeland Association) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 6415] & British Library & West Sussex Libraries

Recent "Finds" at Selsey, by Edward Heron-Allen, F.R.S., published 1919 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 60, notes & queries, p.144) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2145] & The Keep [LIB/500278] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Selsey, Sussex (A History), With Instructions for Collectors, by K. H. MacDermott, published 1920 (Chichester: Moore & Wingham) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries

The Seal's Island, by R. Thurston Hopkins, published 1921 in Kipling's Sussex (Chapter XIII, pp.227-231, London: Simkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co.) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 16008][Lib 17091] & The Keep [LIB/504753] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries   View Online

Roman remains at Selsey, by C. Praetorius, published January 1924 in The Antiquaries Journal (vol. 4 issue 1, note, p.61)   View Online

Neolithic Celt found at Selsey, by Edward Heron-Allen, published 1925 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 66, notes & queries, p.232) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2151] & The Keep [LIB/500284] & S.A.S. library

Roman Coins found at Selsey, by Edward Heron-Allen, published 1926 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 67, notes & queries, p.219) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2152] & The Keep [LIB/500285] & S.A.S. library

A Map of Selsey 1672, by Edward Heron-Allen, published 1926 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 67, notes & queries, pp.220-221) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2152] & The Keep [LIB/500285] & S.A.S. library

Report of Local Secretary. Selsey, by Heron-Allen, published 1926 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 67, notes & queries, pp.228-229) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2152] & The Keep [LIB/500285] & S.A.S. library

The Selsey Bracelet, by Unknown, published July 1926 in The Antiquaries Journal (vol. 6 issue 3, note, pp.308-309)   View Online

The Ring of Eolla, Bishop of Selsey , by Alfred Anscombe, F.R.Hist.S., published February 1927 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. I no. 5, article, pp.136-139) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8950] & The Keep [LIB/500203] & S.A.S. library

An Anglo-Saxon (?) Ring found at Selsey, by Edward Heron-Allen, published November 1927 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. I no. 8, article, p.248) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8950] & The Keep [LIB/500203] & S.A.S. library

The Homeland Guide to Bognor and its Neighbourhood from Arundel to Bosham including Chichester and Selsey, by Arthur Henry Anderson, published 1928 (London: Homeland Association)

The Selsey Peninsula, by Eva Bretherton, published 1928 in Sussex County Magazine (vol. II no. 7, article, pp.328-330) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 9327] & The Keep [LIB/500138]

Chichester, Goodwood, Selsey, Bognor, published 1929 (Ward Lock & Co Ltd) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 633]

Chichester to the Seal's Island, by R. Thurston Hopkins, published 1929 in Kipling's Sussex Revisited (pp.31-41, London: H. Jenkins Ltd) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 15871][Lib 17092] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

A Neolithic Celt found at Selsey, by S. E. Winbolt, published 1929 in Sussex County Magazine (vol. III no. 12, article, p.869) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2307] & The Keep [LIB/500140]

Bognor, Chichester, Selsey, Littlehampton, published 1930 (Ward Lock and Co Ltd) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14446]

Cremations at Selsey , by G. M. White, published August 1931 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. III no. 7, note, pp.222-223) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8952][Lib 8221] & The Keep [LIB/500205] & S.A.S. library

The Selsey Volunteers , by Edward Heron-Allen, published November 1931 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. III no. 8, article, pp.232-234) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8952][Lib 8221] & The Keep [LIB/500205] & S.A.S. library

The Mouse-Trap maker of Selsey, by J. C. Bristow-Noble, published 1932 in Sussex County Magazine (vol. VI no. 8, article, pp.498-499) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 9325] & The Keep [LIB/500175]

The Greek Vases from Selsey , by S. E. Winbolt, published November 1932 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. IV no. 4, article, pp.61-62) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2203][Lib 8222][Lib 8861] & The Keep [LIB/500206] & S.A.S. library

A Hoard of Roman Coins from a Villa-Site at Selsey, by Edward Heron-Allen, F.R.S., published 1933 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 74, article, pp.140-163) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2159] & The Keep [LIB/500355] & S.A.S. library

The Selsey Artillery Volunteers , by Major H. G. Parkyn, C.B.E., F.S.A., published May 1933 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. IV no. 6, article, pp.165-167) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2203][Lib 8222][Lib 8861] & The Keep [LIB/500206] & S.A.S. library

Neolithic Pottery from Selsey Bill, by G. M. White, published August 1933 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. IV no. 7, note, p.217) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2203][Lib 8222][Lib 8861] & The Keep [LIB/500206] & S.A.S. library

The 1672 Map of Selsey Bill, by Edward Heron-Allen, F.R.S., published 1934 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 75, article, pp.200-206) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2160] & The Keep [LIB/500354] & S.A.S. library

A settlement of the South Saxons, by G. M. White, published October 1934 in The Antiquaries Journal (vol. 14, issue 4, article, pp.393-400)   View Online

The presence of a Saxon settlement at Selsey (other than that of St. Wilfrid, which is generally supposed to have been in the eastern half of the Peninsula) has recently been revealed by coastal erosion west of the remains of Medmerry Farm, (O.S. 6 in. LXXXI, N.W.). The site is on low ground, only a few feet above the marshy land which lies behind, and the Saltings on the east.

Marine Hotel, Selsey Bill, Sussex, published 1935 (pamphlet, Selsey Marine Hotel) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 4534]

The Parish Church of St Peter on Selsey Bill, Sussex, by Edward Heron-Allen, published 1935 (42 pp., Selsey) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Fuller Lib 146] & British Library & West Sussex Libraries

Treasure Trove at Selsey , by Edward Heron-Allen, published May 1937 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. VI no. 6, note, pp.180-181) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 12537][Lib 8863][Lib 8224] & The Keep [LIB/500208] & S.A.S. library

Treasure trove from Sussex, by Unknown, published July 1937 in The Antiquaries Journal (vol. 17 issue 3, note, pp.321-322)   View Online

War Diary, Selsey 1939-1945, by L. Harris, published 1945 (pamphlet) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 12421]

Selsey and the Selsey Peninsula, by Alfred Hacking, published 1947 (pamphlet) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 13118]

The Hundred of Manhood and Selsey Tramways, later known as the West Sussex Railway, 1897-1935, by Edward C. Griffith, published 1948 (pamphlet, 42 pp. & illus., Haslemere: E. W. Langham) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 4704] & West Sussex Libraries

Sussex Church Plans LXXXIII: Parish Church of St Peter, Selsey, by W. D. P. [W. D. Peckham], published May 1948 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. XII no. 2, article, pp.40-41) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8230] & The Keep [LIB/500214] & S.A.S. library

Parish of Selsey, edited by L. F. Salzman, published 1953 in The Victoria History of the County of Sussex (vol. 4: The Rape of Chichester, pp.205-210, 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

Ecclesiastical schism [!] - The Chapel of old Selsey Church, Sussex in the 19th century, the nave was re-erected in Selsey, published 16 June 1955 in Country Life (Letter, p.1569)

Post-Ypresian Plant Remains from the Isle of Wight and the Selsey Peninsula, by Marjorie Elizabeth Jane Chandler, published 1960 in Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Geology (vol. 5 no. 2, article) accessible at: British Library

Mammalian remains from Selsey, by A.T. Sutcliffe, published 1960 in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, B (vol. 243, article, pp.95-133)

The Selsey coast protection scheme, by J. Duvivier, published 1961 in Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers (vol. 20, no. 4, article, pp.481-506)

Subsequent discussion was reported in vol. 23, no. 1, 1962, pages 121-142.

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

The Hundred of Manhood and Selsey Tramways, later known as the West Sussex Railway, 1897-1935, by Edward C. Griffith, published 1968 (revised pamphlet, 64 pp., published by the author) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 4703] & West Sussex Libraries

The Bracklesham Beds (Eocene) of Bracklesham Bay and Selsey, Sussex, by D. Curry, A. D. King, C. King and F. C. Stinton, published 1977 in The Proceedings of the Geologists' Association London (no. 88 issue 4, article, pp.243-254)   View Online

The lithostratigraphy of the Bracklesham Beds (Eocene) of Bracklesham Bay and Selsey on the English South Coast is redescribed and maps of the foreshore exposures are given. The Bracklesham Beds, based on the type section at Whitecliff Bay (I.O.W.) are redefined as a Group comprising four divisions. A correlation between Bracklesham Bay and Whitecliff Bay is presented

Selsey Guide, published 1979 (booklet, Selsey Parish Council) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7244]

Selsey Bill, West Sussex, Bird Report 1979, by C. R. Janman and O. Mitchell, published 1979 (Selsey: Janman & Mitchell) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 12321] & West Sussex Libraries

'The Mound' at Church Norton, Selsey, and the Site of St Wilfrid's Church, by Frederick G. Aldsworth, published 1979 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 117, article, pp.103-108) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7497] & The Keep [LIB/500312] & S.A.S. library

The gold coinage of Verica, by D.F. Allen and Colin Haselgrove, published November 1979 in Britannia (vol. 10, article, pp.1-17)   View Online

At the end of a recent die-study of the gold coins of Cunobelin, it was suggested that there might be something to learn from a comparable die-study of the gold coinage of Cunobelin's contemporary, Verica. The index of pre-Roman coins kept by the Institute of Archaeology in Oxford now makes such a task feasible without excessive labour. Thanks are again due to Mr Robert Wilkins of the Institute, for arranging and executing the tedious photography involved.
Partly on finds made on beaches near Selsey from 1873 onwards.

Selsey Guide, published 1980 (booklet, Selsey Parish Council) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7450]

Selsey Bill, West Sussex, Bird Report 1980, by C. R. Janman and O. Mitchell, published 1980 (Selsey: Janman & Mitchell) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries

The Story of the Selsey Lifeboats, by Jeff Morris, published 1980 (pamphlet, published by the author) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7661] & West Sussex Libraries

Selsey Bill, West Sussex, Bird Report 1981, by C. R. Janman and O. Mitchell, published 1981 (Selsey: Janman & Mitchell) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries

Excavations on 'The Mound', at Church Norton, Selsey, in 1911 and 1965, by F. G. Aldsworth and E. D. Garnett, published 1981 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 119, archaeological note, pp.217-221) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7989] & The Keep [LIB/500306] & S.A.S. library

Selsey Bill, West Sussex, Bird Report 1982, by C. R. Janman and O. Mitchell, published 1982 (Selsey: Janman & Mitchell) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries

Selsey Bill, West Sussex, Bird Report 1983, by C. R. Janman and O. Mitchell, published 1983 (Selsey: Janman & Mitchell) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries

The Story of the Selsey Lifeboats, by Jeff Morris, published 1983 (pamphlet, 2nd edition, published by the author) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 12501] & West Sussex Libraries

Branch Line to Selsey, by Vic Mitchell and Keith Smith, published 1 July 1983 (96 pp. & 120 photographs, Midhurst: Middleton Press, ISBN-10: 0906520045 & ISBN-13: 9780906520048) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8747] & West Sussex Libraries

This album shows in pictorial form the story of the local line whose coming brought about the greatest period of development and prosperity the locality had ever known. It illustrates a quaint and unique tramway, portraying fully its charm and eccentric methods of operation. Every locomotive and type of coach is shown, together with track plans of each station.

Additions to the fish fauna of the English Palaeogene. 4. A new batoid genus from the Bracklesham Group of Selsey, Sussex, by David John Ward, published October 1983 in Tertiary research (vol. 5, part 2, article)

Sublittoral survey from Selsey Bill to the East Solent, by K. J. Collins, published 1984 (Peterborough: Nature Conservancy Council Information and Library Services) accessible at: British Library & West Sussex Libraries

Fossils from Bracklesham to Selsey, by Anne E. Bone and David Bone, published 1 January 1985 (32 pp., Chichester District Museum, ISBN-10: 0903970066 & ISBN-13: 9780903970068) accessible at: British Library & West Sussex Libraries

The Story of the Selsey Lifeboats, by Jeff Morris, published 1986 (3rd edition, published by the author) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries

Prehistoric and Roman Selsey, by Frederick G. Aldsworth, published 1987 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 125, article, pp.41-50) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 9994] & The Keep [LIB/500304] & S.A.S. library

A lagoon survey of the Portsmouth area: Portsmouth to Selsey, by M. Sheader, published 1988 (Nature Conservancy Council, Information and Library Services) accessible at: British Library & West Sussex Libraries

A History of Selsey, by Frances Mee, published 1 January 1988 (152 pp., Chichester: Phillimore & Co. Ltd., ISBN-10: 0850336724 & ISBN-13: 9780850336726) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 15601] & West Sussex Libraries

Tornado causes emergency evacuation at Selsey, Southern England, during the night of 20-21 November 1986, by D. M. Elsom and M. W. Rowe, published November 1988 in The Journal of Meteorology (vol. 13, no. 133, article, pp.349-355)   Download PDF

Four tornados formed during the passage of a cold front associated with a small frontal depression which passed across England and Wales during the night of 20-21 November 1986. In total, 300-400 houses were damaged by the four tornados, three of which reached force T3. At Selsey, West Sussex, nearly 300 people had to be evacuated from their damaged homes.

The Selsey tornado, by Peter Matthews, published November 1988 in The Journal of Meteorology (vol. 13, no. 133, article, pp.355-357)   Download PDF

The Church of St Peter on Selsey Bill, by Brenda G. J. Prior, published 1989 (pamphlet, 17 pp., The Diocesan Communications Dept.) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7469] & British Library & West Sussex Libraries

compiled chiefly from the researches and writings of Edward Heron-Allen, F.R.S.

Religious Survey 1851 - Westhampnett district, edited by John A. Vickers, published August 1990 in The Religious Census of Sussex 1851 (Sussex Record Society, vol. 75, pp.147-160, 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

Westhampnett district incl. Manhood, Birdham, West Itchenor, West Wittering, East Wittering, Earnley, Sidlesham, Selsey, Pagham, Hunston, North Mundham, Donnington, Appledram, New Fishbourne, Rumboldswyke, Merston, Yapton, Barnham, Felpham, Middleton, Binsted, Madehurst, Walberton, Eastergate, Boxgrove, Aldingbourne, Eartham, Oving, Tangmere, East Lavant, Singleton, West Stoke, Mid-Lavant, East Dean, Up-Waltham & Graffham

Coastal Erosion at Selsey Bill, a New Review of an Old Problem, by Clifford J. M. Fidler, published 1991 accessible at: West Sussex Libraries

The Birds of Selsey Bill, by Owen Mitchell, published 1991 (pamphlet) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 12579] & West Sussex Libraries

History of the Apsley and Bathurst Families, by David Bathurst, published 1992 accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 11865]

Selsey and the D-Day Story, published 1994 (Selsey Society) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 12193]

Colin Pullinger and his Perpetual Mouse Trap, by David Drummond, published 1994 in Sussex Industrial History (issue no. 24, article, pp.2-9, ISSN: 0263-5151) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 16389/24] & The Keep [LIB/506527]   Download PDF

We do not know who invented and first made early perpetual traps. In fact it was not until the nineteenth century that there emerged the first identifiable inventor and maker of a commercially successful perpetual mousetrap. His name was Colin Pullinger. Colin was a native of Selsey and remains the most famous son of this isolated village on the most southerly point of the coast of West Sussex.

Selsey Remembers 1939-1945, by Tom Creedy, published 1995 (pamphlet, The Selsey Society) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 12988][Lib 13512] & West Sussex Libraries

The shaping of the Selsey coastline: a review of the geomorhology, archaeology and history, by Anne E. Bone, published 30 June 1996 in Tertiary Research (vol. 16, nos. 1-4, article, pp.5-14)

The stratigraphy of the Bracklesham Group of Bracklesharm Bay and Selsey (West Sussex, England): an update 1977 - 1995, by Chris King, published 30 June 1996 in Tertiary research (vol. 16, nos. 1-4, article, pp.15-24)

Mollusca of the Selsey Formation (Middle Eocene): Conoidea, Turrinae, by Steve Tracey, published 30 June 1996 in Tertiary research (vol. 16, nos. 1-4, article, pp.55-96)

Distribution of Mollusca in units S1 to S9 of the Selsey Formation (middle Lutetian), Selsey Peninsula, West Sussex, by S. Tracey, J. A. Todd, J. Le Renard, C. King and M. Goodchild, published 30 June 1996 in Tertiary research (vol. 16, nos. 1-4, article, pp.97-140)

Going of the Rails: Country Railway in West Sussex, by Bill Gage, Michael Harris, Tony Sullivan and Patrick Moore, published July 1997 (96 pp., Chichester: West Sussex County Council, ISBN-10: 0862604001 & ISBN-13: 9780862604004) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 13889] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

A recollection of the operation of the Selsey Tram and the branch lines to Petworth, Midhurst and Chichester is provided through the memoirs of local residents. The history and possible future of the West Sussex country railways are also provided.

The Story of the Selsey Lifeboats, by Jeff Morris, published 1998 (5th edition, published by the author) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries

Selsey - 18c. Schools, edited by John Caffyn, published 1998 in Sussex Schools in the 18th Century (Sussex Record Society, vol. 81, p.238, 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

New evidence for a Late Bronze Age Occupation of Selsey bill, West Sussex, by Mike Seager Thomas, published 1998 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 136, article, pp.7-22) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 13921] & The Keep [LIB/500297] & S.A.S. library

Branch Line to Selsey, by Vic Mitchell and Keith Smith, published 24 January 1998 (reprint: 96 pp. & 120 photographs, Midhurst: Middleton Press, ISBN-10: 0906520045 & ISBN-13: 9780906520048) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries

This album shows in pictorial form the story of the local line whose coming brought about the greatest period of development and prosperity the locality had ever known. It illustrates a quaint and unique tramway, portraying fully its charm and eccentric methods of operation. Every locomotive and type of coach is shown, together with track plans of each station.

The Selsey tornado, the night of 7-8 January 1998, by G. T. Meaden, published February 1998 in The Journal of Meteorology (vol. 23, no. 226, article, pp.41-49)   Download PDF

Preliminary reports indicate that tornadic winds and golfball-size hail damaged around 1000 properties at Selsey in West Sussex before midnight on Wednesday 7 January at a cost variously estimated at £5M to £10M. The storm went on to Peacehaven, near Newhaven, which it reached about a quarter of an hour after midnight damaging several houses there. This brief survey, prepared within a week of a site investigation at Selsey on 8 January, includes interviews with eye-witnesses.

Stories from Selsey, published February 1998 in The Journal of Meteorology (vol. 23, no. 226, article, pp.49-55)   Download PDF

Charters of Selsey, by S. E. Kelly, published 14 May 1998 (123 pp., Oxford University Press, ISBN-10: 0197261752 & ISBN-13: 9780197261750) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 13774] & West Sussex Libraries

This edition contains 21 charters from the archive of the episcopal see at Selsey. Susan Kelly's extensive introduction discusses the history of the see, its endowment and its bishops, the history of the archive, and the manuscript evidence. Also included is an analysis of the sequence and date of the Anglo-Saxon rulers of Sussex, for which the Selsey archive is the primary source.

Selsey was an Island, by Mary Habberfield, published July 1998 in Midhurst Magazine (Volume 10 Number 4, article, pp.34-38, Summer 1998) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 15969]

Brief summary of the history of Selsey. Includes a 1913 advertisement promoting Colin Pullinger, 'Contractor, Inventor, Fisherman and Mechanic' and inventor of 'A Curious Mouse Trap'! Also, other intriguing advertisements of the same date.

Climate change, the frequency of UK tornadoes and other issues raised in the media reporting of the Selsey tornado, 7 January 1998, by Derek M. Elsom, David J. Reynolds and Michael W. Rowe, published January 1999 in The Journal of Meteorology (vol. 24, no. 235, article, pp.3-13)   Download PDF

The T3-4 intensity tornado which struck Selsey, West Sussex, on 7 January 1998 received unusually widespread and headline national media coverage. This article considers the narure of the media reporting of that event, especially in terms of its content and accuracy. The media made much of the possibility that climate change, specifically global warming, is resulting in more tornadoes occuring in the UK. UK TORRO's database of tornadic activity for the period 1960 to 1997 indicates there is no significant trend within this period although the late 1980s and to some extent the 1990s produced fewer annual numbers of tornadoes and tornado days than many of the years in the 1970s and early 1980s.

The Selsey tornado of 7 January 1998: A comprehensive report of the damage, by P. Matthews, published August 1999 in The Journal of Meteorology (vol. 24, no. 240, article, pp.197-208)   Download PDF

The Selsey tornado of January 1998 was much reported in the media. There were also conflicting accounts of the amount of damage and financial loss. I was able to visit Selsey on a number of occasions to undertake site investigations, and was fortunate to meet Professor Michael Baker to compare our findings. This paper is a comprhensive damage study put togather on the evidence of several complementary sources.

Selsey Directories (taken from Kelly's Directories, 1845-1897), by Clifford J. M. Fidler, published 2000 (pamphlet) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14191] & West Sussex Libraries

Selsey at War 1939-1945: A Village Faces the Nazis, by Clifford John Michael Fidler, published 18 August 2000 (294 pp., Fidelity Processes Limited, ISBN-10: 095390010X & ISBN-13: 9780953900107) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14303] & West Sussex Libraries

Chichester Road, Selsey (NGR: SZ86009400) - evaluation and radiocarbon date reports, by Steve Ford, published October 2000 (Reading: Thames Valley Archaeological Services)   View Online

Street Directory Selsey (Private Residents) For 1933 , by Clifford J. M. Fidler, published 2001 accessible at: West Sussex Libraries

Two Early First Millennium BC Wells at Selsey, West Sussex and their Wider Significance, by Mike Seager Thomas, published September 2001 in The Antiquaries Journal (vol. 81, article, pp.15-50)   View Online

Two early first millennium BC assemblages from Selsey Bill are considered, one of Late Bronze Age date and one of Early Iron Age date. Detailed examination of two large features suggests both a common function for the features and a functional similarity between the sites to which they belong. Data from them are tested against a contemporary, regional database. In terms of site activity and settlement form, both belonged to the same cultural tradition. But differences in inter-regional relationships, outlook and resource strategies are identified. The change, paralleled on contemporary Sussex sites, is attributed to population growth and a filling-out of the landscape.

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

East Beach Pond, Selsey (NGR: SZ865934) - watching brief report, by Helen Moore, published December 2002 (Reading: Thames Valley Archaeological Services)   View Online

The James' of Mahood, by David Coward, published December 2002 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 15 no. 4, article, pp.160-163) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 15249] & The Keep [LIB/508827] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

The James were prominent members of the communities of North Mundham, Sidlesham, Selsey and a number of other parishes in the Manhood area from as far back as the 16th century, with a presence into the 20th century at least

Birds of Selsey and Pagham, by Owen Mitchell, published 2003 (published by the author) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries

Bronze Age and Iron Age occupation at Chichester Road, Selsey, West Sussex, by Stephen Hammond and Steve Preston, published 2005 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 143, article, pp.71-82) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 15610] & The Keep [LIB/500361] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Excavation in advance of a housing development revealed traces of Bronze Age and Iron Age settlement and landscape features, exhibiting continuity of layout across the two phases. Boundary ditches defined land divisions, all apparently part of a single system extending at least 350 m along a terrace edge. Clustering close to these boundaries, isolated pits characterized the two northern areas of the site, while the southern area was occupied by structures and a dense concentration of pits of both periods. The only evidence of ritual activity was a tiny secondary deposit of cremation pyre debris in a ditch fill. The chronology is not particularly clear, but it is possible that both phases fall into the transition from Bronze Age to Iron Age, in the 8th century BC.

Edward Heron-Allen, Raymond Tinne Berthon and Treasure Trove at Selsey, by Timothy J. McCann, published July 2005 in Opusculum; Edward Heron-Allen Symposium; London (article, pp.4-16, Heron Allen Society)

Short History of the Selsey WI Market 1959-2006, by Peter Ogden, published 2006 (Selsey Society) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries

The Selsey Tramway: Vol. 1, by Laurie A. Cooksey, published 12 October 2006 (192 pp., Wild Swan Publications Ltd, ISBN-10: 1905184158 & ISBN-13: 9781905184156) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 16057] & West Sussex Libraries

The Selsey Tramway: Vol. 2, by Laurie A. Cooksey, published 3 November 2006 (152 pp., Wild Swan Publications Ltd, ISBN-10: 1905184166 & ISBN-13: 9781905184163) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 17541] & West Sussex Libraries

Prehistoric, medieval and post-medieval finds at the West Sands Caravan Park site, Selsey, by F. M. Meddens, published 2007 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 145, short article, pp.211-216) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 15980] & The Keep [LIB/500363] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Putty Medals and Heroes: The History of the Selsey Fire Brigade (1909-1939), by Selsey Society, published 12 June 2008 (iv + 165 pp., The Selsey Society, ISBN-10: 0955940109 & ISBN-13: 9780955940101) accessible at: British Library & West Sussex Libraries

Birds of Pagham Harbour Local Nature Reserve, by Owen Mitchell, published 2009 (Friends of Pagham Harbour) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries

Fossil hunting at Bracklesham & Selsey: a geological guide, by David Bone, published 21 March 2009 (27 pp., Chichester: Limanda Publishing, ISBN-10: 0956201806 & ISBN-13: 9780956201805) accessible at: British Library

Selsey Parish Council 1894 - 1945, by Peter Ogden, published 2010 (spiral bound, Selsey Society) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries

The Myth and Move of the Cathedral and Church at Selsey, by Peter Ogden, published c.2011 (spiral bound, Selsey Society) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14965] & West Sussex Libraries

Story of the Manhood High School Showband, by Peter Ogden, published 2011 (spiral bound, Selsey Society) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries

Heron-Allen and the 'Saxon feet' from Selsey, by David Bone, published 2013 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 151, article) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 18616] & The Keep [LIB/507730] & S.A.S. library   View Online

A piece of stone dredged off Selsey in 1909 was described by local historian Edward Heron-Allen as a foot of a Caen Stone statue of Saxon date from the ruins of the submerged Selsey Cathedral. A second foot, also slightly larger than life-size but cruder in style, was found on the Selsey foreshore in 1939, and cast some doubt on Heron-Allen's identification. A new assessment has shown that both finds are Bognor Rock and almost certainly flukes of nature. If future discoveries prove that they are indeed weathered pieces of statue, then a late medieval date would be more appropriate.

Edward Heron-Allen: 'Selsey and beyond' : talks delivered at the fourteenth Heron-Allen Symposium, The Novium, Chichester, June 2014, edited by Timothy J. McCann, published 2014 (62 pp., Heron-Allen Society) accessible at: British Library

Quarrying the Mixon Reef at Selsey, West Sussex , by David and Anne Bone, published 2014 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 152, article) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 18617] & The Keep [LIB/508097] & S.A.S. library   View Online

The Mixon Reef off Selsey Bill has attracted a number of theories about its historic use. Observations of scuba divers have encouraged ideas of the reef being the site of a Roman fort, whilst medieval maps suggest an 'ancient city' on the reef. These suggestions have become accepted as fact, although never critically examined. The reef is known to have been quarried for building stone, although the circumstances surrounding its cessation have never been adequately investigated. Documents preserved in The National Archives have verified the historic accounts of the Mixon Reef as a quarry, and the prohibition of quarrying by the Admiralty in 1827. This information, together with geological and archaeological knowledge of the region, allows a new understanding of the Mixon Reef and the exploitation of its stone.

Bowls Racket, the Story of Crablands Bowls and Tennis Club, by Peter Ogden, published 2015 (Selsey Society) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries

Selsey High Street Remembered, by Peter Ogden, published 2015 (spiral bound, Selsey Society) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries

Tittle Tattle Trail, Take a Trip from Church Norton via the Ferry to East Beach with Peter Ogden, by Peter Ogden, published 2015 (Selsey Society) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries

Irrigation Reservoir, Comptons Field, Home Farm, Selsey (NGR: SZ85589520) - recording action report, by David Sanchez, published August 2016 (Reading: Thames Valley Archaeological Services)   View Online

Park Farm (Site A, part of Site B), Selsey (NGR: SZ86249422) - evaluation report, by Teresa Vieira and Sean Wallis, published August 2016 (Reading: Thames Valley Archaeological Services)   View Online

Birdwather's Guide to Pagham Harbour, Medmerry and Selsey Bill, by Owen Mitchell, published 2017 (Friends of Pagham Harbour) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries

The History of Selsey Cricket Club 1834-1977, by Ruth Mariner, published 23 January 2017 (Kindle edition, 209 pp., Selsey Cricket Club) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries

Selsey Parish Register, published (no date) by the Sussex Family History Group and Parish Register Transcription Society (Ref: SXW99, CD-ROM)

Baptisms, Marriages and Burials (BT's) 1594-1619 (with gaps) and PR's 1662-1900, and banns 1824-1901 with gaps. Indexed Transcription. Includes 21 photographs. Vol.99.