Al Friston
| Al Friston | ||||
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 Al Friston from the southeast |
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| Basic data | ||||
| status | Village and Civil Parish | |||
| surface | 9.36 km² | |||
| population | 829 (as of 2011) | |||
| Ceremony county | East Sussex | |||
| District | Wealden | |||
| Constituency | Lewes | |||
| Website: www.alfriston-village.co.uk | ||||
Al Friston is a village and civil parish in the Wealden District of East Sussex , England . The village is in the valley of the River Cuckmere , about three miles northeast of Seaford . The 2011 census counted 829 residents.
The village is visited by many tourists because it is a typical English village with its intact old town center. On the edge of the village near the river is St. Andrew's Church. It was built around 1370 and is also called the "Cathedral of the Downs".
Church of St. Andrew
The Star Inn
The George Inn
The Smugglers Inn
In 1931 Eleanor Farjeon wrote the popular hymn Morning Has Broken in Alfriston, supposedly about the beauty she saw in that village. The song was later sung by Cat Stevens and also found its way into hymn books of the Anglican Church.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ East Sussex in Figures . East Sussex County Council. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
Coordinates: 50 ° 48 ' N , 0 ° 9' E