A number of books have been published which contain substantial material about the Gornal area, some specific to Gornal, and some others of Sedgley which have significant Gornal content are also included.

There are books more generally about the Black Country which may also contain some relevant content, but these are outside the scope of this page and have not been included here.

Many of the following books are out-of-print and may be difficult or impossible to obtain, the local library of Gornal or Sedgley may have copies though.

The first volume was published in 2014, and quickly followed by a companion 'Volume 2' in 2015 with even more information and photographs. The books were published by Uralia Press, Wolverhampton, hardback and paperback editions.
Both books contain a wealth of both old and modern black and white photographs with explanatory captions along with some family histories in the Lower and Upper Gornal areas, well written and illustrated as you would expect from Ned Williams, the author has written a large number of other books about the Black Country.

This series of books do contain many photographs from the Gornal area as well as the whole of the Sedgley district.
The books are part of the 'Britain In Old Photographs' series, published by Sutton. They contain a large collection of black and white photographs with explanatory captions.

The series consist of

The following three books were written by Angus Dunphy, history Teacher at the Ellowes Hall School, he wrote several other local history books on the surrounding area, those below were published in a school exercise format, copies may be found in the local library.

Booklet, published by Teachers Centre, 1977.

Booklet, published by Dudley Teachers' Centre, 1983.
Extensive research into the Hall's history and it's owners.

Booklet, published by The Ellowes Hall School, 1976.

Booklet, 35 printed pages, published by Dudley Teachers' Centre, 1975.
Includes three sketches by the Author.
Andrew Barnett was head teacher at Redhall School.

Booklet, published by Ellowes Hall School & Dudley Teachers' Centre.

Booklet, published by Epworth Press, 1939.
36 printed pages.

Booklet, 53 printed pages, illustrated with the authors own sketches, privately published, 2000.

Booklet, 16 printed pages, published in 1941.
A Jubilee souvenir, written and printed locally, contains a history of St. Pauls Church, Lower Gornal.
Includes two photographic illustrations in black and white.

Published locally in 2013, 158 printed pages with some illustrations.
A compilation of articles and snippets from the 'Village Voice' community magazine.
Although also covers Sedgley and Coseley, it does have significant Gornal content.