History

The History Group grew out of the Wisborough Green Trust, an organisation that has been fairly dormant since the nineties. Its aim is to record and publish village history. For more information about the Group and how to join, please click here.

The following articles have been written by Richard Bairstow from information collected by the History Group. If you have any further information to add, please contact Richard on 01403 700140.

Garages Newpound Bonfire Society Nursing Service		Village Life 1896 (Courtesy of WSCC Library Service)
Post Offices Prosecuting Society The Telephone Exchanges The Vicarages Village Hall Windmills		1925 (Courtesy of WSCC Library Service)

Further information about the history of Wisborough Green can be obtained from the West Sussex County Council Records Office. Pictures of Wisborough Green in days gone by can be found at West Sussex Past Pictures and the West Sussex Past website is a useful portal to archive, library and museum online heritage services.