Alciston
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| Area | 7.0 km2 (2.7 sq mi) [1] |
| Population | 146 (2007-Parish)[1] |
| • Density | 44/sq mi (17/km2) |
| OS grid reference | [[[:Template:Ordnance Survey url]] TQ506055] |
| • London | 48 miles (77 km) NNW |
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| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | POLEGATE |
| Postcode district | BN26 |
| Dialling code | 01323 |
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| Police | Sussex |
| Fire | East Sussex |
| Ambulance | South East Coast |
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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 (16 km) north-west of Eastbourne and seven miles (11 km) east of Lewes. The ecclesiastical parish is linked with that of Selmeston and Berwick.
Saxon in origin, its name was then Aelfsige.
History
The village (Alcistone) is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086, when it was a significant settlement with 70 villagers, 8 smallholders, 12 slaves and 7 burgesses; there were 50 acres of meadows, six of pasture and four of woodland for pigs.[2]
Church
The present 14th-century church, of unknown dedication, is built of chalk from the nearby South Downs.[3]
Notable buildings, events and people
There is a large medieval tithe barn in the village which is 170 feet (52 m) long and is the largest in Sussex. There is also the ruin of a square shaped dovecote built by monks in the 14th century, who used Alciston as a grange of Battle Abbey.
Every Good Friday, the road outside the Rose Cottage Inn is closed for the villagers to take part in a traditional skipping contest.[4]
The historian C.V. Wedgwood is buried in the church graveyard.
Governance
The lowest tier of government for Alciston is a parish meeting.[5] Instead of voting for representatives, a small parish may hold a community meeting twice a year to which all the electors may attend and vote on issues.
Wealden District Council is the next tier of government, for which Alciston is part of the Alfriston ward,[6] along with Alfriston, Berwick, Chalvington & Ripe and Selmeston. The ward returns one councillor, who was David Watts in the 2019 election.[6]
Alciston is represented at the East Sussex County Council as part of the East Hoathly & Hellingly Division. The May 2017 election returned the Conservative councillor Nick Bennett.[7]
The parliamentary constituency for Alciston is Lewes. The general election in July 2024 returned Liberal Democrat James McCleary as MP.
Prior to Brexit in 2020, Alciston was part of the South East England constituency in the European Parliament.
References
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- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."East Sussex in Figures". East Sussex County Council. Archived from the original on 28 December 2012. Retrieved 26 April 2008.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Open Domesday: Alciston". Retrieved 3 December 2024.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Alciston Parish Church". Sacred Sussex. Diocese of Chichester. Archived from the original on 8 February 2009. Retrieved 20 April 2008.
- ^ Geograph
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Alciston Parish Meeting". Wealden District Council. Archived from the original on 6 October 2007. Retrieved 20 April 2008.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."District Council Elections" (PDF). Wealden District Council. 3 May 2007. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 October 2008. Retrieved 19 April 2008.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."County Council Election, 5 May 2005". East Sussex County Council. Archived from the original on 4 June 2009. Retrieved 6 January 2008.
External links
- Page Template:Sister-inline/styles.css has no content.Script error: No such module "Sister project logo". Media related to Script error: No such module "Commons link". at Wikimedia Commons
- Alciston in the Domesday Book
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