• Burgess Hill Heritage & History Association. Pprobably the most useful dedicated site. It covers the history of Burgess Hill from its agricultural beginnings through the railway, brick and tile industry, local people, buildings and much more. The association dates back to 1979.  burgesshillheritagehistory.org

• Burgess Hill Museum   Town History   an excellent collection of material on Burgess Hill, including a town timeline, pub history, historical events and photographs. Burgess Hill developed from parts of Clayton and Keymer parishes and later incorporated areas associated with Ditchling, Hurstpierpoint and Wivelsfield.  burgesshillmuseum.co.uk

• Burgess Hill Town Council  History of Burgess Hill  A useful overview, including links to the Burgess Hill History Trail, the Second World War refugee- child story and the Burgess Hill Brick & Tile Works. The material was supplied by local historian Fred Avery.

https://www.burgesshill.gov.uk/town-community/history-of-burgess-hill

Surrounding villages and Mid Sussex

• Historic England   Mid Sussex Heritage Hub   very useful for old photographs, buildings and archaeological/architectural heritage. Its Burgess Hill material includes historic aerial photographs of the Keymer Brick & Tile Works and surrounding area.  https://historicengland.org.uk/

• Cuckfield Museum   Cuckfield Museum   useful for the history of Cuckfield and the surrounding area, particularly if you're researching the wider Mid Sussex story. https://cuckfieldmuseum.org/

• Henfield Museum   Henfield Museum   local social and community history for Henfield and the surrounding villages. https://www.henfieldmuseum.org/

• Steyning Museum   Steyning Museum   a particularly useful resource if your research extends westwards towards the South Downs and Adur Valley. https://steyningmuseum.org.uk/wp/

• Horsham Museum   Horsham Museum   a substantial local-history resource for Horsham and the surrounding parts of West Sussex. https://horshammuseum.org/

• Keymer Brick & Tile Works   One of the defining industries of the town.

https://www.keymer.co.uk/our-story/

• St John's Common   The common around which the early settlement developed.

https://burgesshillheritagehistory.org.uk/index.php/st-johns-common-keymer-side

• Clayton and Keymer   The older parishes from which modern Burgess Hill developed.

https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/sussex/vol7/pp140-144

• Wivelsfield   Particularly relevant to the eastern/southern history of Burgess Hill.

https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/sussex/vol7/pp119-124

• Ditchling   Important for the older landscape and parish history around the town.

https://www.ditchlinghistoryproject.org

• Hurstpierpoint   Useful for understanding the western side of the historic area.

https://hurstpierpointsociety.org.uk/hurstpierpoint-heritage-walk

• The railway   A major turning point in Burgess Hill's development.

https://burgesshillheritagehistory.org.uk/index.php/arrival-of-the-railway/