Rustington
Images
Images of Rustington can be found on our West Sussex Past Pictures website.
Go to 'Advanced Search: Catalogue' and search for 'Rustington' in 'Any Text'.
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, where they are kept for one year. A browsable collection of newspaper cuttings on local topics is kept at Rustington Library.
Back issues of the Littlehampton Gazette are available on microfilm at Littlehampton 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 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 Rustington can be found on the Littlehampton Gazette website and All About Rustington Magazine.
The Times Digital Archive includes some coverage of events in Rustington and West Sussex from 1785-2019 and is available to all library members from home. The British Newspaper Archive has digitised copies of the Littlehampton Gazette 1923-1939 and 1955-1956. You can access the British Newspaper Archive 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 Rustington can be found on the Ordnance Survey website.
Historic maps of Rustington 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
Rustington Village history page
Rustington Village Design Statement
Francis Frith collection of old photographs of Rustington
Sussex Record Society - Bibliography of Rustington
History and description with images of St Peter & St Paul
Family Search genealogical resources and links
Genuki genealogy information and links
Places of Interest
Home of Hubert Parry, composer of Jerusalem. Blue plaque.
Rhoda and Agnes Garrett, pioneers of the Women’s Suffrage Movement lived here. Blue Plaque.
Local Walks
Littlehampton to Ferring via Rustington
Bald Explorer - Rustington Walk
Local Information
Local Organisations
Rustington Heritage Association
Rustington Past and Present 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.