Bibliography - Shermanbury, Horsham District, West Sussex
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A traveller's reveries, or a journey through Surrey and Sussex [Henley, Windsor, Hampton, Kingston, Banstead, Ockley, Horsham, to Shermanbury], by John Burton, published 1752 in Rivington, London (article, pp.1-52, in Greek)

Parish of Shermanbury, by Thomas Walker Horsfield, published 1835 in The History, Antiquities and Topography of the County of Sussex (vol. II, rape of Bramber, pp.258-260) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2397][Lib 3212] & The Keep [LIB/507380][Lib/500088] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

Shermanbury, by Mark Antony Lower, M.A., published 1870 in A Compendious History of Sussex, Topographical, Archaeological & Anecdotal (vol. II, pp.153-154, Lewes: George P. Bacon) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8946][Lib 3315] & The Keep [LIB/500158]   View Online

Letters in the possession of, and kindly communicated to the Editor by Mrs Hunt, of Shermanbury Park, compiled by The Editor, published 1870 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 22, article, pp.160-177) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2017] & The Keep [LIB/500240] & S.A.S. library   View Online

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

Norman Carvings at Shermanbury Church, by Philip M. Johnston, published 1903 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 46, notes & queries, pp.231-233) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2131] & The Keep [LIB/500264] & S.A.S. library

The Combers of Shermanbury, Chichester and Allington, by John Comber, published 1906 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 49, article, pp.128-156) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2134] & The Keep [LIB/500267] & S.A.S. library   View Online

The Family of Gratwicke, of Jarvis, Shermanbury and Tortington, by J. Comber, published 1919 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 60, article, pp.34-66) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2145] & The Keep [LIB/500278] & S.A.S. library   View Online

The Burgh of Shermanbury , by E. Cecil Curwen, F.S.A., published August 1944 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. X no. 3, article, pp.49-51) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8228][Lib 2209] & The Keep [LIB/500212] & S.A.S. library

Sussex Church Plans XC: St. Giles, Shermanbury, by W. H. G. [W. H. Godfrey], published August 1950 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. XIII no. 3, article, p.62) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8231] & The Keep [LIB/500215] & S.A.S. library

The Parish of Shermanbury, published 1975 (pamphlet, Horsham District Council) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 10325]

Shermanbury Tithe Account Book, by J. A. Chester, published March 1984 in Sussex Genealogist and Family Historian (vol. 5 no. 4, article, pp.137-138) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 9173] & The Keep [LIB/501191] & CD SXGS from S.F.H.G.

Parish of Shermanbury, by A. P. Baggs, C. R. J. Currie, C. R. Elrington, S. M. Keeling, A. M. Rowland and edited by T. P. Huson, published 1 January 1987 in A History of the County of Sussex (vol. 6, part 3: North-eastern part of the Rape of Bramber including Crawley New Town, pp.189-198, London: Victoria County History, ISBN-10: 0197227686 & ISBN-13: 9780197227688) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 9945][Lib 9946] & The Keep [LIB/500077] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries   View Online

Religious Survey 1851 - Steyning district, edited by John A. Vickers, published August 1990 in The Religious Census of Sussex 1851 (Sussex Record Society, vol. 75, pp.107-117, 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

Steyning district incl. Shoreham, Hove, Preston, Patcham, West Blatchington, Hangleton, Portslade, Southwick, Kingston-by-Sea, Sompting, Coombs, Buttolphs, Upper Beeding, Edburton, Poynings, Woodmancote, Henfield, Ashurst & Shermanbury

Shermanbury - 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

Recollections of Shermanbury and More, by Elizabeth Chase, published 4 January 2015 (69 pp., Henfield Museum) accessible at: Henfield Museum & West Sussex Libraries

The childhood memories of Elizabeth Chase of Shermanbury and Henfield in the 1930s and 1940s
Elizabeth was brought up in Shermanbury by her grandparents. Her father was E.G.Chase who had a building business based in Station Road Henfield after the war. The book has chapters covering childhood in Shermanbury, history of the cemetery and chapel, the seasons, shops and shopping, everyday life, family businesses, travel and transport, the war years, local characters, snippets of history etc. Mentions are made of St.Giles Church, Ewhurst Manor, Shermanbury Grange, Shermanbury Place. There was only a post office at Shermanbury, so most of the shopping was carried out in Henfield. The memories include shop names which old Henfield residents will be familiar with.

Shermanbury Parish Register, published (no date) by the Sussex Family History Group and Parish Register Transcription Society (Ref: SXW178, CD-ROM)

Baptisms 1606-1640 1653-1901, Marriages 1606-1641 1654-1901, Burials 1606-1641 1653-1916. Indexed Transcription. Vol.178.

Mid-Sussex - Monumental Inscriptions, published (no date) by Sussex Family History Group (Ref: C006, CD-ROM)

Albourne, Ashington, Bolney, Colgate, Coolhurst, Cowfold, Henfield, Hurstpierpoint, Horsham, Ifield, Lower Beeding, Roffey, Shermanbury Shipley, Southwater, Twineham, Warminghurst, Warnham, West Grinstead and Woodmancote