This is a project about Alfriston village

1. Alfriston village
Is a village and civil parish in the Sussex
district of Wealden, England. The village
lies in the valley of the River Cuckmere,
about four miles (6 km) north-east
of Seaford and south of the main A27
trunk road and part of the large area of
Polegate.
Student: Vasile Elena-Nicoleta
Group: 8219

2. One building of historical importance is the Star Inn.
Originally a religious hostel built in 1345 and used to
accommodate monks and pilgrims en route from Battle Abbey to
the shrine of St Richard, patron saint of Sussex, at Chichester
Cathedral, it became an inn in the 16th century. Wooden figures
grace the upper part of the building, whilst in the front is a one-
time ship's figurehead representing a red lion. The latter is
connected with the Alfriston smuggling gang who used the inn as
a base; their leader was transported to Australia in 1830.
History

3. Churches
The Alfriston parish church, dedicated to St Andrew, has Saxon origins,
although most of the building dates from the 14th century: it is known, because
of its size, as The Cathedral of the South Downs. It sits on a small, flint-walled
mound in the middle of "the Tye" (the local village green), overlooking the River
Cuckmere, and is surrounded by the flowered graveyard. It is built in the form of
a cross. Today it is part of the united benefice which includes St Michael's
Church at Litlington and All Saints Church at West Dean. Alfriston's
former United Reformed Church is included in that grouping

4. Bibliography
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfriston