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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
ALFRISTON, a village and a parish in Eastbourne district, Sussex. The village stands on the Cuckmere river, 2½ miles S of Berwick r. station, and 8 SE of Lewes. Its name is a corruption of Alfred's Town; and points to ancient entrenchments in the neighbourhood, formed by King Alfred. It has a post office under Lewes; and it formerly had two fairs. The Star Inn here, a building about 360 years old, contains some curious sculptures. The parish comprises 2,425 acres. Real property, £2,617. Pop., 522. Houses, 113. The manor belonged anciently to Michelham priory. The property is subdivided. Two fine varieties of apples, one of them called the Alfriston apple, are grown. Roman coins and Anglo-Saxon sceattas have been found. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Chichester. Value, £135. Patron, the Lord Chancellor. The church is chiefly decorated English, and has stone stalls and an ancient tomb. There is an Independent chapel.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a village and a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Alfriston CP/AP Eastbourne RegD/PLU Sussex AncC |
| Place: | Alfriston |
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