Willowhale
Explore the history and community of Willowhale.
Images
Images of Willowhale can be found on our West Sussex Past Pictures website.
Go to 'Advanced Search: Catalogue' and search for 'Willowhale' in 'Any Text'.
Further images of Willowhale are also available on the West Sussex Record Office Online Photo Database.
Newspapers
The current edition of the Bognor Regis Observer is available to view at Willowhale and Bognor Regis libraries. Paper copies are kept for one month at Willowhale and one year in Bognor. A browsable collection of newspaper cuttings on local topics is kept at Willowhale Library.
Back issues of the Bognor Regis Observer 1890-2016 and the Bognor Regis Post 1924-1985 are available on microfilm at Chichester Library.
Search the library catalogue for more details.
Back issues for 2017 plus the years 1914-1925 and 1939-1945 are available to view on the public computers in all West Sussex Libraries, as searchable digital copies.
The Argus and West Sussex Gazette are available to library members from home via Press Reader.
The Times Digital Archive includes some coverage of events in Bognor Regis and West Sussex from 1785-2014 and is available to all library members from home. The British Newspaper Archive has digitised copies of the Bognor Regis Observer 1878-1958 (incomplete). You can access the British Newspaper Archive for free through the public computers in any West Sussex Library.
Some content from the Bognor Regis Observer, Bognor Regis Post and Yapton News is available online.
For any enquiries about newspapers, please use our Ask a Librarian form.
Maps
A current map of Willowhale can be found on the Ordnance Survey website.
Historic maps of Willowhale 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 - Aldwick
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.
Francis Frith’s collection of old photographs:
Places of Interest
Local Walks
Bald Explorer - The Charm of Aldwick
Local Information
Local Organisations
Aldwick Green Conservation Society
Willowfarm Residents’ Association
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.