Alciston

Alciston

Alciston shown within the United Kingdom
OS grid reference	TQ5005
Shire county	East Sussex
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Police	Sussex
Fire	East Sussex
Ambulance
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List of places: UK • England • East Sussex

Alciston is a village and civil parish in the Wealden district of East Sussex, England. It is inland, just off the A27 road, about ten miles north-west of Eastbourne and seven miles east of Lewes. The ecclesiastical parish is linked with that of Selmeston and Berwick.

Saxon in origin, its name was then Aelfsige; it is mentioned in the Domesday Book. The church is built of chalk from the nearby South Downs.

There is a large medieval tithe barn in the village. It is 170ft long and is the largest in Sussex.

Every Good Friday, the road outside the Rose Cottage Inn is closed for the villagers to take part in a traditional skipping contest.

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