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A History of the County of Sussex: Volume 6 Part 1, Bramber Rape (Southern Part)
Describes the southern part of Bramber rape, the easternmost of the three rapes of West Sussex. It tells the history of 19 parishes lying along the coastal strip and over the South Downs.
A History of the County of Sussex: Volume 6 Part 3, Bramber Rape (North-Eastern Part) Including Crawley New Town
Gives the history of the eleven parishes that form the north-eastern part of Bramber rape, from Upper Beeding in the south to Ifield in the north, together with that of Crawley new town, founded in 1947.
A History of the County of Sussex: Volume 5 Part 1, Arundel Rape: South-Western Part, Including Arundel
This volume describes the history of the borough of Arundel, with its noted castle, religious houses, and Roman Catholic cathedral, and 11 rural and suburban parishes in the adjoining coastal region of Sussex, including Felpham and Middleton.
A History of the County of Sussex: Volume 2
A part-volume, covering the religious houses of Sussex. It includes an account of Chichester cathedral.
A History of the County of Sussex: Volume 4, the Rape of Chichester
Covers the area surrounding Chichester, from Selsey on the south coast to Midhurst to the north, and from Bognor Regis in the east to the county border with Hampshire in the west. The city of Chichester itself is covered in volume 3.
A History of the County of Sussex: Volume 3
A part-volume describing the cathedral and port city of Chichester, including a detailed account of the architecture of the cathedral.
A History of the County of Warwick: Volume 5, Kington Hundred
Kington hundred lies directly south of Warwick, between the rivers Avon to the west and Itchen to the east. The volume covers the 54 parishes of the hundred, including Atherstone-on-Stour, Brailes and Kineton.
A History of the County of Warwick: Volume 3, Barlichway Hundred
Covers the hundred of Barlichway, in the south-west of the county. It includes the towns of Henley-in-Arden and Stratford-upon-Avon.
A History of the County of Warwick: Volume 6, Knightlow Hundred
Covers Knightlow hundred, in the south-east corner of the county, and bordering Leicestershire and Northamptonshire. It covers the areas surrounding Coventry and Warwick, and includes an account of the boroughs of Leamington Spa and Rugby. (Coventry and Warwick themselves are treated separately, in volume 8.)
A History of the County of Warwick: Volume 8, the City of Coventry and Borough of Warwick
An account of the topography, economy, architecture and political and religious life of Coventry and the Borough of Warwick.