Bibliography - West Dean, near Chichester, Chichester District, West Sussex
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Parish of West Dean, by Thomas Walker Horsfield, published 1835 in The History, Antiquities and Topography of the County of Sussex (vol. II, rape of Chichester, pp.81-83) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2397][Lib 3212] & The Keep [LIB/507380][Lib/500088] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

On an Ancient Rectory-House in the Parish of West Dean. With some remarks on the Church, by Rev. George Miles Cooper, M.A., published 1850 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 3, article, pp.13-22) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2088] & The Keep [LIB/500222] & S.A.S. library   View Online

West Dean, near Chichester, by Mark Antony Lower, M.A., published 1870 in A Compendious History of Sussex, Topographical, Archaeological & Anecdotal (vol. I, pp.134-135, Lewes: George P. Bacon) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8946][Lib 3314] & The Keep [LIB/500159]   View Online

Tapsel Gate, by J. Lewis André, F.S.A., published 1896 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 40, notes & queries, p.268) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2125] & The Keep [LIB/500258] & S.A.S. library   View Online

West Dean Park, the seat of Mr W. D. James, by Country Life contributor(s), published 29 July 1899 in Country Life (article)

A terrier for the Vicarage of Westdean, with Binderton annexed, 1615, by Robert Garraway Rice, published 1901 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 44, article, pp.144-146) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2129] & The Keep [LIB/500262] & S.A.S. library   View Online

West Dean to Chilgrove and Cocking, by Raymond C. Chandler, published 1932 in Sussex County Magazine (vol. VI no. 8, article, pp.518-521) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 9325] & The Keep [LIB/500175]

West Dean Church, Chichester, by W. H. G. [W. H. Godfrey], published February 1935 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. V no. 5, note, pp.156-157) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2204][Lib 8223][Lib 8862] & The Keep [LIB/500207] & S.A.S. library

Parish of West Dean, edited by L. F. Salzman, published 1953 in The Victoria History of the County of Sussex (vol. 4: The Rape of Chichester, pp.97-101, 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

The 'Heaven-Born' of West Dean, by J. H. Bishop, published September 1978 in West Sussex History, the Journal of West Sussex Archives Society (no. 11, article, p.13) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 16404/11] & The Keep [LIB/500479]

West Dean Gardens, West Dean College, by I. R. Hicks, published 1979 (pamphlet, 16 pp., West Dean: The Deward James Foundation) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7152] & East Sussex Libraries

Three Medieval Sites in West Dean Parish, by Frederick G. Aldsworth, published 1979 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 117, article, pp.109-124) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7497] & The Keep [LIB/500312] & S.A.S. library

All Change at Singleton for Charlton, Goodwood, East and West Dean, by Ian Serraillier, published 1 January 1979 (112 pp., Chichester: Phillimore & Co. Ltd., ISBN-10: 0850333512 & ISBN-13: 9780850333510) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7410] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

West Dean Park, Sussex (1), by Clive Aslet, published 22 October 1981 in Country Life (vol. 170 no. 4392, article, pp.1378-1381)

West Dean Park, Sussex (2), by Clive Aslet, published 29 October 1981 in Country Life (vol. 170 no. 4393, article, pp.1462-1465)

Parish Boundaries on records, by Fred G. Aldsworth, published February 1982 in The Local Historian (vol. 15, no. 1, article, pp.34-40)   View Online

The Ordnance Survey's Boundary Remark Books date from the Ordnance Survey Act of 1841, which made the marking of boundaries on OS maps a statutory duty. The result was the extremely detailed mapping which was incorporated in the 6-inch series, and in order to achieve the levels of accuracy required the surveyors kept Boundary Remark Books for every parish and township. These give strip maps of the boundaries themselves, annotated with landmarks, boundary markers and other features, and accompanied by notes which identify a wide range of ancillary detail, description and comment. About 12,700 such books survive and they are indexed in regional groups, for Scotland; Northern England; Mid and South-West England; East England and Wales. The article discusses the specific example of West Dean near Chichester, West Sussex, with illustrations from the original Boundary Remark Book to show the types of information which are included. It also discusses the associated Boundary Sketch Maps, which were produced using the Remark Book evidence and were exhibited for inspection in public places.

The Rabbit Warren at West Dean near Chichester, by A. M. Tittensor and Ruth M. Tittensor, published 1985 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 123, article, pp.151-186) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 9514] & The Keep [LIB/500310] & S.A.S. library

Remarkable House in the Woods [Monkton House, West Dean], by Michael Hanson, published 1986 (article) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 10103]

The Rabbit Warren at West Dean, near Chichester, by A. M. and Ruth M. Tittensor, published 1986 (booklet) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 9698] & West Sussex Libraries

West Dean Woodlands, by David Tomlinson, published 1987 (article) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 9819]

Ellingsdean, A Viking Battlefield Identified, by Mark Gardiner and Richard Coates, published 1987 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 125, historical note, pp.251-252) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 9994] & The Keep [LIB/500304] & S.A.S. library

The Cobden Family of West Sussex: A Search for Personalities, by Margery Waddams, published March 1988 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 8 no. 1, article, pp.3-8) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 10736] & The Keep [LIB/501260] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

Edward Cobden (1703-1759) and Jane Wittington (1711-1759) had nine children. Article covers the years 1703 - 1814 in the parishes of Charlton, West Dean, and Singleton.

The Reverend Edward Cobden M.A., D.D. (1683-1764), by Margery Waddams, published December 1989 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 8 no. 8, article, pp.345-348) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 10736] & The Keep [LIB/501260] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

Biography and ancestry of Edward Cobden the son of William Cobden and Kathryn Jewer and covers the years 1663 - 1747 in the parishes of West Dean and Haslemere in Surrey.

Religious Survey 1851 - Westbourne district, edited by John A. Vickers, published August 1990 in The Religious Census of Sussex 1851 (Sussex Record Society, vol. 75, pp.183-189, 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

Westbourne district incl. Funtington, West Dean, East Marden, North Marden, Up-Marden, Stoughton, Compton, Racton, Bosham, Chidham & West Thorney

West Dean: A History of Conservation on a Sussex Estate, by Ruth M. Tittensor, published 1991 (100 pp., Felpham, ISBN-10: 1870690168 & ISBN-13: 9781870690164) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 11089] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

Edward James, Poet, Patron, Eccentric. A Surrealist Life, by John Lowe, published 18 February 1991 (HarperCollins Publishers, ISBN-10: 0002179415 & ISBN-13: 9780002179416) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

A biography of Edward James, who created West Dean College in West Sussex, where crafts and restoration are taught. He was rumoured to be the illegitimate son of Edward VII and was the heir to two fortunes and a lavish patron of the arts. His beneficiaries included John Betjeman and Dali.

House of plenty [greenhouses at West Dean Park], by George Plumptre, published 2 March 1995 in Country Life (vol. 189 no. 9, article, pp.42-45)

West Dean (West Sussex) - 18c. Schools, edited by John Caffyn, published 1998 in Sussex Schools in the 18th Century (Sussex Record Society, vol. 81, p.261, 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

The West Dean Archaeological Project: research and teaching in the Sussex Downs, by Bill Sillar, published 2007 in Archaeology International (vol. 10, article, pp.54-57)

Arched rivals [pergola and garden house at West Dean], by Robin Whalley, published 5 July 2007 in Country Life (vol. 201 no. 27, article, pp.122-125)

Lord Selsey's memorial: serendipity in Hertfordshire, by Michael J. Burchall, published December 2007 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 17 no. 8, article, pp.368-371) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 15860] & The Keep [LIB/508992] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

Memorials to John Peachey (1749-1816), second Baron Selsey of West Dean and third baronet and to Hester Elizabeth Jennings (1754-1837), relict of John Baron Lord Selsey.

West Dean (Chichester) and Binderton Parish Registers, published (no date) by the Sussex Family History Group and Parish Register Transcription Society (Ref: SXW50, CD-ROM)

Baptisms, Marriages and Burials 1560-1900, Banns 1754-1901 with gaps. Indexed Transcription. Includes Binderton 1579-1642 and 44 photographs of West Dean Church. Vol.50.