Henfield
Explore the history and community of Henfield.
Images
Images of Henfield can be found on our West Sussex Past Pictures website.
Go to 'Advanced Search: Catalogue' and search for 'Henfield' in 'Any Text'.
Further images of Henfield are also available on the West Sussex Record Office Online Photo Database.
Newspapers
The current edition of the West Sussex County Times (Horsham edition) is available to view at Henfield, Horsham, Billingshurst, Pulborough, Southwater, Steyning, Storrington and Worthing libraries. Paper copies are kept for one month in all libraries except Horsham, where they are kept for one year. A browsable collection of newspaper cuttings on local topics is kept at Henfield Library.
Back issues of the West Sussex County Times are available on microfilm at Horsham Library for the years 1871-2016. The newspaper was known as the Horsham Advertiser 1871-1888 and the West Sussex Times 1888-1893.
Search the library catalogue for more details.
Back issues of the West Sussex County Times 2017 and 1914-1926 and 1939-1945 are available to view on the public computers in all West Sussex Libraries, as searchable digital copies.
The West Sussex County Times (Horsham edition), The Argus, Mid Sussex Times and West Sussex Gazette are available to library members from home via Press Reader.
Further coverage of Henfield can be found on the BN5 magazine website
The Times Digital Archive includes some coverage of events in Henfield and West Sussex from 1785-2014 and is available to all library members from home. The British Newspaper Archive has digitised copies of the West Sussex County Times 1874-1958 (incomplete). 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 Henfield can be found on the Ordnance Survey website.
Current maps can also be viewed on the Horsham District Council Local Plan Mapping Portal: an interactive web based mapping tool which enables members of the public to search and locate policy areas.
Historic maps of Henfield 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
Victoria County History: Henfield
Founded in 1899 and originally dedicated to Queen Victoria, the Victoria County History (VCH) is an encyclopaedic record of England's places and people from earliest times to the present day.
Local history information from a community website.
Talks and armchair tours about places of interest in Sussex including Horsham Museum, Woods Mill and Rudgwick.
Hidden Henfield - History and Timeline
Places of Interest
37 mile shared footpath/bridleway route along disused railway lines linking the North Downs Way and South Downs Way, passing through Henfield.
Local Walks
Horsham District Heritage Trails
Includes Henfield.
Hidden Henfield River History Walk
National Trust - Walk on Fulking
Local Information
Local Organisations
Henfield Community Partnership
Henfield Gardens and Arts Festival
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.