East Preston
Explore the history and community of East Preston.
Images
Images of East Preston can be found on our West Sussex Past Pictures website.
Go to 'Advanced Search: Catalogue' and search for 'East Preston' in 'Any Text'.
Further images of East Preston are also available on the West Sussex Record Office Online Photo Database.
Newspapers
The current edition of the Littlehampton Gazette is available to view at East Preston, Littlehampton, Angmering and Rustington libraries. Paper copies are kept for one month in all libraries except Littlehampton.
Back issues of the Littlehampton Gazette are available on microfilm at Chichester Library for the years 1923-2016, (known as the Arun Gazette 1977-1990).
Search the library catalogue for more details.
Back issues of the Littlehampton Gazette for 2017 onwards and the Littlehampton Observer 1914-1925 are available to view on the public computers in all West Sussex Libraries, as searchable digital copies.
The Argus, Mid Sussex Times and West Sussex Gazette are available to library members from home via Press Reader.
Further coverage of East Preston can be found on the Littlehampton Gazette website and All About East Preston Magazine.
The Times Digital Archive includes some coverage of events in East Preston and West Sussex from 1785-2014 and is available to all library members from home. The British Newspaper Archive has digitised copies of the Littlehampton Gazette 1923-1938 and 1955-1956. You can access the BNA for free through the public computers in any West Sussex Library.
For any enquiries about newspapers, please use our Ask a Librarian form.
Maps
A current map of East Preston can be found on the Ordnance Survey website.
Historic maps of East Preston are also available on the National Library of Scotland Maps Database.
Directories
Some Kellys Sussex Directories can be found on Ancestry - available free in all West Sussex Libraries. Some directories are available as digitised copies on the public computers in all libraries - see our Digitised Directories Helpsheet. You can search the library catalogue to see which directories are available on microfiche. For any queries, please use our Ask a Librarian form.
House History
If you are researching the history of your house, the National Archives House Research Guide is a good place to start.
West Sussex Record Office also have many sources to help with your investigations.
Online Resources
East Preston Neighbourhood Plan
East Preston Official Guide and Map
East Preston Village Design Statement
Far End, 63, Sea Lane, East Preston – home of Edith Ayrton and Israel Zangwill lifelong campaigners for women’s suffrage and world peace.
Family Search genealogical resources and links
Free database including billions of indexed records from around the world including UK parish registers and census. You will need to sign up for a free account.
Genuki genealogical resources and links
Free virtual reference library of genealogical information for the UK and Ireland.
History of the East Preston workhouse:
West Sussex Record Office Blog
Angmering Village Website article
Places of Interest
Local Walks
Local Information
Local Organisations
Flashback East Preston Facebook Group
West Sussex County Council Local Clubs and Societies Database
More Help and Information
For further information and help with any of these resources, please fill in an Ask a Librarian form and the Enquiries Team will be happy to help.