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Parish of Alfriston, by Thomas Walker Horsfield, published 1835 in The History, Antiquities and Topography of the County of Sussex (vol. I, rape of Pevensey, pp.330-332) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2396][Lib 3211] & The Keep [LIB/507380][Lib/500087] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

On Anglo-Saxon Coins found near Alfriston, by C. Ade, published 1848 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 1, article, pp.38-42) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2086] & The Keep [LIB/500220] & S.A.S. library   View Online

On some Urns lately found in a Tumulus at Alfriston, by Charles Ade, published 1849 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 2, article, pp.270-271) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2087] & The Keep [LIB/500221] & S.A.S. library   View Online

On the Star Inn at Alfriston, by Mark Antony Lower, published 1851 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 4, article, p.309) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2089] & The Keep [LIB/500223] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Inscriptions in Alfriston Churchyard - 1865, by James Richardson, published 1865 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 17, article, pp.240-244) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2102] & The Keep [LIB/500236] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Alfriston, by Mark Antony Lower, M.A., published 1870 in A Compendious History of Sussex, Topographical, Archaeological & Anecdotal (vol. I, pp.5-7, Lewes: George P. Bacon) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8946][Lib 3314] & The Keep [LIB/500159]   View Online

Ordnance Survey Book of Reference to the plan of the Parish of Alfriston, published 1875 (article, London: H.M.S.O. & printed at George E. Eyre and William Spottiswoode)   View Online

A Holiday on the Road: An Artist's Wanderings in Kent, Sussex and Surrey [Mayfield, Alfriston, Hailsham, Herstmonceux and the South Downs], by James John Hissey, published 1887 (xviii + 408 pp., London: Richard Bentley & Son) accessible at: & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries   View Online

Discovery of Cinerary Urns at Alfriston, by John Stephen Ade, published 1890 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 37, notes & queries, pp.193-194) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2122] & The Keep [LIB/500255] & S.A.S. library   View Online

History of Alfriston, by Florence Pagden, published 1895 (pamphlet, 44 pp., published by the author) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 12511] & The Keep [LIB/501780][Lib/501781] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

Alfriston, by E. V. Lucas with illustrations by Frederick L. Griggs, published 1904 in Highways and Byways in Sussex (Chapter XXVIII, London: Macmillan & Co.) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 41][Lib 12792][Lib 15825] & The Keep [LIB/500142]   View Online

An Anglo-Saxon Cemetery at Alfriston, Sussex, by A. F. Griffith, M.A. and L. F. Salzman, B.A., F.S.A., published 1914 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 56, article, pp.16-53) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2141] & The Keep [LIB/500274] & S.A.S. library   View Online

An Anglo-Saxon Cemetery at Alfriston, Sussex, supplemental paper, by A. F. Griffith, M.A., published 1915 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 57, article, pp.197-210) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2142] & The Keep [LIB/500275] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Old Inns, with water-colour sketches, including the Mermaid Inn at Rye and the Star at Alfriston, by Cecil Aldin, published 1921 (London: William Heinemann)   View Online

Berwick Court near Alfriston, by W. Budgen, published 1923 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 64, notes & queries, pp.198-199) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2149] & The Keep [LIB/500282] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Rambles in Sussex, No 3. Berwick, Alfriston, Firle Beacon, Glynde, Mount Caburn and Lewes, by C. Beckwith, published 1927 in Sussex County Magazine (vol. I no. 8, article, pp.366-367) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2303][Lib 8326] & The Keep [LIB/500137]

Alfriston and its Star Inn, by Miller Christy, published 1928 (19 pp., London: Trust Houses) accessible at: East Sussex Libraries

It is too rarely our fortune to have occasion to congratulate commerce upon its appreciation of the arts, nor are many institutions with avowedly lofty aims careful of such ancient monuments as are found in their care. It is all the pleasanter to record that Trust Houses, Ltd., which was formed to rescue the village and town hostelry from the degradation which threatened them, has not only performed its primary duty, but is taking pains to preserve - and also to make known - the beauties of its ancient inns. The account, before us, of the Star Inn at Alfriston is one of a series of booklets which the late Mr. Miller Christy was preparing for Messrs. Trust Houses at the time of his death, and the pleasantness and effectiveness of its pages are a measure of the loss which will be felt now that his active interest and enthusiasm have left us. But we hope his work will be carried on by others in the same spirit and with the same educative aim and purpose.
Alfriston is rich in having three ancient inns, and of these the Star is easily the most interesting by reason of its fine 15th century timber front, and the vigorous carvings with which it is adorned. For the first time we have in this pamphlet beautiful and clear illustrations of these designs, and they are well worthy of study. It is, of course, a temptation to read into them more than they signify, and the fact that their subjects, especially the monogram IHS and the figure of the bishop with a hare at his feet, are obviously drawn from ecclesiastical sources, suggests perhaps inevitably a connection with the church. That such a connection is extremely improbable, however, will be evident even to those who do not subscribe to Dr. Coulton's extreme views on the complete independence of mediaeval art from church influences.
We have no early records of this interesting house. Its entrance door opens on to a beautiful room (now divided into two parts, but, we may hope, one day to be re-united), with moulded beams of great size, hollow-chamfered joists and a stone fireplace of which the cornice is held by angel-corbels. A perfect example, this, of our domestic architecture at the close of the 15th century, and evidently a little chef-d'oeuvre of some resident or travelling carpenter. I am inclined to think he was the latter, one from Lewes or Chichester, who had perhaps finished a fine piece of screen or stall-work and sojourned in Alfriston for this chance job or for recruitment of health. The choice of subjects for his carving troubled him little; he was concerned solely with their effect, and we have here no doubt a mingling of his imagination and his memory of past work, with no evidence of any serious desire to select anything strictly a propos. Nevertheless, the carvings have some meaning, they are part of the body of mediaeval emblematic lore and they are proper subjects for our study and speculation. The little figure of the bold assailant attacking an amphisbaena, the serpent or dragon with a head on its tail, (which we are permitted to reproduce here) whether it be St. Michael or Guy of Warwick or any other doughty champion, is a spirited bit of carving.
A parallel to the Alfriston craftsman is to be found at Long Melford, where the artist who carved the fine Lady Chapel, in the Church, evidently turned his hand to the Bull Inn, another Trust House and another subject of Mr. Christy's pen. These houses are now in good hands, but they call for further record with careful architectural drawings. The photographic views are a good beginning and congratulations are due to the enlightened owners. May we suggest that they should find a way to restore the original arrangement of the ground floor, and also free the front of the building of its unsightly advertisement board. Such good wine needs no bush

Report of Local Secretary. Alfriston, by W. J. Parsons, published 1928 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 69, notes & queries, p.230) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2154] & The Keep [LIB/500287] & S.A.S. library

Dove-cotes of the South Downs, by Harriet Price, published 1928 in Sussex County Magazine (vol. II no. 9, article, pp.395-396) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 9327] & The Keep [LIB/500138]

The Sanctuary, by David McLean, published 1929 in Sussex County Magazine (vol. III no. 12, article, pp.832-833) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2307] & The Keep [LIB/500140]

Alfriston Vicar's Sons Pressed as Soldiers, by S.N.Q. contributor, published May 1929 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. II no. 6, note, pp.183-186) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8951] & The Keep [LIB/500204] & S.A.S. library

Sussex Church Plans VIII: St. Andrew, Alfriston, by W. H. G. [W. H. Godfrey], published February 1930 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. III no. 1, article, pp.11-12) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8952][Lib 8221] & The Keep [LIB/500205] & S.A.S. library

Fragment of wall painting, Alfriston , by Walter H. Godfrey, published February 1931 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. III no. 5, note, pp.161-162) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8952][Lib 8221] & The Keep [LIB/500205] & S.A.S. library

Famous Sussex Inns. III - The Star Inn, Alfriston, by George Tremaine, published 1934 in Sussex County Magazine (vol. VIII no. 3, article, pp.191-196) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 9329] & The Keep [LIB/500177]

White Horse, by Arthur Beckett, published February 1934 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. V no. 1, reply, p.32) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2204][Lib 8223][Lib 8862] & The Keep [LIB/500207] & S.A.S. library

Notes on the Rookery, near Alfriston, by Hugh Braun, F.S.A., published August 1934 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. V no. 3, article, pp.80-82) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2204][Lib 8223][Lib 8862] & The Keep [LIB/500207] & S.A.S. library

Guide to the church of St. Andrew, Alfriston (with Lullington), edited by Walter H. Godfrey, published 1935 (Sussex Churches No. 5, pamphlet, 9 pp., Sussex Archæological Society) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 6420] & R.I.B.A. Library & East Sussex Libraries

Alfriston Races, Apr. 4, 1842, by S.N.Q. contributor, published August 1936 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. VI no. 3, note, p.93) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 12537][Lib 8863][Lib 8224] & The Keep [LIB/500208] & S.A.S. library

Guide to the Church of St Andrew, Alfriston (with Lullington), edited by W H Godfrey, published 1937 (pamphlet, Sussex Archæological Society) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 6515] & East Sussex Libraries

George Inn, Alfriston, Wall Paintings, by W. H. G. [W. H. Godfrey], published August 1939 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. VII no. 7, note, p.219) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 12536][Lib 8864][Lib 2206] & The Keep [LIB/500209] & S.A.S. library

History of Alfriston, by Florence Pagden (Mrs Hubert Pagden), published 1950 (9th edition, Hove: Combridges) accessible at: East Sussex Libraries

It is not every Author who can bring out a revised Edition of her Work 55 years after publication of the First Edition and Mrs. Winstanley is to be much congratulated on this feat. It is of course a small "gossipy" book largely of anecdotes and personal recollections

Burlough Castle or Middleton Castle, by Reginald Musson, F.S.A., published May 1954 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. XIV nos. 1 & 2, article, pp.19-22) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8232][Lib 2213] & The Keep [LIB/500216] & S.A.S. library

Notes on the Parish Church of St Andrew, Alfriston, with a Note on Lullington Church, by Alfred Cecil Piper, published 1965 (3rd edition) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7212] & East Sussex Libraries

Village conservation areas: Alfriston, by L. S. Jay, published 1969 (Lewes: East Sussex County Council) accessible at: East Sussex Libraries

Alfriston, Story of a Sussex Downland Village, by A. Cecil Piper, published July 1970 (68 pp., London: Frederick Muller, ISBN-10: 0584100086 & ISBN-13: 9780584100082) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/501790][Lib/501789] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

Land Tax Returns 1785, published June 1973 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 1 no. 1, article, pp.13-14) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7965] & The Keep [LIB/501253] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

List of land owner and/or occupiers in Alciston and Alfriston.

Excavations 1974: Alfriston, by P. L. Drewett, published March 1975 in Sussex Archæological Society Newsletter (no. 15, article, p.65) accessible at: S.A.S. library   Download PDF

The excavation of an oval burial mound of the third millennium BC at Alfriston, East Sussex, 1974, by Peter Drewett and others, published December 1975 in The Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society (vol. 41, article, pp.119-152)   View Online

The small oval burial mound at Alfriston, East Sussex, being one of only twelve certain burial structures of the 3rd millennium bc in Sussex, was totally excavated in 1974 prior to its final obliteration by ploughing. The barrow was found to consist of a simple dump mound derived from material out of flanking ditches. It covered a single burial pit containing the crouched skeleton of a young female. Information concerning the post-Neolithic land use of Alfriston Down was obtained from the ditch silts and expanded by an intensive field survey.

East Sussex Protestation, 1641 - Alfriston, Newhaven, Ringmer and Whatlington, published December 1975 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 2 no. 3, article, pp.84-89) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7966] & The Keep [LIB/501254] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

The Excavation of a Round Barrow and Cross-Ridge Dyke at Alfriston, East Sussex, 1975, by T. P. O'Connor, published 1976 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 114, article, pp.151-163) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 6476] & The Keep [LIB/500315] & S.A.S. library

Excavations 1975: Alfriston, by P. T. O'Connor, published April 1976 in Sussex Archæological Society Newsletter (no. 18, article, p.80, ISSN: 0307-2568) accessible at: S.A.S. library   Download PDF

Unsted of Alfriston, by D. Sparks, published June 1976 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 2 no. 5, article, p.169) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7966] & The Keep [LIB/501254] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

Alfriston Chapel, published June 1977 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 3 no. 1, article, pp.16-18) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7967] & The Keep [LIB/501255] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

Alfriston Pastors, by Niel Caplan, published March 1978 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 3 no. 4, article, pp.103-104) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7967] & The Keep [LIB/501255] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

The Old Clergy House, Alfriston, 1976, by D. J. Freke, published 1979 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 117, shorter notice, p.223) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7497] & The Keep [LIB/500312] & S.A.S. library

The Alfriston Gang, by Robert Armstrong, published 1980 (44 pp., Eastbourne: Sound Forum) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/501786] & East Sussex Libraries

Alfriston & Its Parish Registers, by Phyl & Stanley Excell, published March 1982 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 5 no. 1, article, pp.14-16) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 9174] & The Keep [LIB/501257] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

East Sussex Census 1851 Index: Pevensey, Westham, Willingdon, Jevington, Folkington, Wilmington, Eastbourne, Eastdean, Friston, Seaford, Westdean, Litlington, Lullington, and Alfriston, by June C Barnes, published March 1987 (vol. 8, booklet, 112 pp., C. J. Barnes & printed at Battle Instant Print Ltd., ISBN-13: 9781870264082) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 11237] & The Keep [LIB/503432] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

A Saxon Coin-Brooch from Alfriston, by David R. Rudling, published 1988 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 126, archaeological note, p.241) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 10371] & The Keep [LIB/500303] & S.A.S. library

Religious Survey 1851 - Eastbourne district, edited by John A. Vickers, published August 1990 in The Religious Census of Sussex 1851 (Sussex Record Society, vol. 75, pp.28-34, ISBN-10: 085445036X & ISBN-13: 9780854450367) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 10578][Lib 13824] & The Keep [LIB/500452][LIB/507827] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

Eastbourne district incl. Pevensey, Westham, Willingdon, Jevington, Folkington, Wimington, Eastdean, Friston, Seaford, Westdean, Litlington, Lullington & Alfriston

Alfriston - Land Tax 1785, edited by Roger Davey, published 1991 in East Sussex Land Tax, 1785 (Sussex Record Society, vol. 77, pp.3-4, ISBN-10: 0854450386 & ISBN-13: 9780854450381) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 11681][Lib 13075] & The Keep [LIB/500454][Lib/507860] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

Exploring Alfriston and the Cuckmere Valley, by Sandy Hernu, published 22 May 1992 (48 pp., Seaford: S. B. Publications, ISBN-10: 1857700147 & ISBN-13: 9781857700145) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

Alfriston Village School, 1879-1908, by W. H. Johnson, published 1 December 1992 (64 pp., Downsway Books, ISBN-10: 0951856421 & ISBN-13: 9780951856420) accessible at: East Sussex Libraries

Berwick Windmill, Alfriston, by Mrs. G. M. Couper, published December 1992 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 10 no. 4, article, pp.145-146) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14877] & The Keep [LIB/501262] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

Berwick Windmill was operated for five generations by Levetts, from father to son beginning with James (1615-1680), Robert (1656-1709), James (1683-1765), William (1722-1777) and William (1749-1828) in the parish of Alfriston

Crime and Disorder in Late Georgian Alfriston , by W. H. Johnson, published 1994 (95 pp., Downsway Books, ISBN-10: 0951856448 & ISBN-13: 9780951856444) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/501783] & East Sussex Libraries

Alfriston, by Ronald Boyd, published 1 June 1995 (72 pp., Seaford: S. B. Publications, ISBN-10: 1857700740 & ISBN-13: 9781857700749) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

James William Pagden of Alfriston, by Mrs. Sue Ginman, published December 1995 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 11 no. 8, article, pp.287-288) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14878] & The Keep [LIB/501263] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

James William Pagden (1816-1872) was born in Alfriston to Henry Pagden and Susannah Ade. He married three times: Charlotte Pagden (a cousin) in 1855, Augusta Winstanley in 1859, and Emma Tanner Sanger in 1866.

Parish Profile no. 3: Alfriston, by Reg Towner, published December 1995 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 11 no. 8, article, p.289) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14878] & The Keep [LIB/501263] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

The Pagdens and Frog Firle, by Sue Ginman, published June 1997 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 12 no. 6, article, pp.211-212) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14879] & The Keep [LIB/508813] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

Henry Pagden married Susannah Ade at Seaford in 1810 and they and their family occupied Frog Firle House, outside Alfriston, from 1816 to 1860.

Alfriston - 18c. Schools, edited by John Caffyn, published 1998 in Sussex Schools in the 18th Century (Sussex Record Society, vol. 81, pp.37-38, ISBN-10: 0854450424 & ISBN-13: 9780854450428) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 13825][Lib 13828] & The Keep [LIB/500458][Lib/507864] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

Alfriston: Past and Present, by W. H. Johnson, published April 1998 (72 pp., Seaford: S. B. Publications, ISBN-10: 1857701518 & ISBN-13: 9781857701517) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

Horned scrapers and other prehistoric flintwork from Alfriston, East Sussex, by Chris Butler, published 2001 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 139, shorter article, pp.215-223) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14916] & The Keep [LIB/500292] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Early Victorian Alfriston, by W. H. Johnson, published August 2004 (110 pp., Downsway Books, ISBN-10: 0951856499 & ISBN-13: 9780951856499) accessible at: East Sussex Libraries

On the Trail of Twelve Windmills, Alfriston and Windover, East Sussex, by Peter Longstaff-Tyrell, published 2005 (Polegate: Gote House Publishing) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries

Charter 600 A Village Celebration. Alfriston 1406-2006, published 2006 (CDROM) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/504818]

Aspects of Alfriston, by Patricia Berry and Peter Longstaff-Tyrrell, published 1 December 2006 (140 pp., Seaford: S. B. Publications, ISBN-10: 1857703251 & ISBN-13: 9781857703252) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/501782] & East Sussex Libraries

Alfriston, Historic Character Assessment Report, compiled by Roland B. Harris, published March 2008 (Sussex Extensive Urban Survey (EUS), 33 pp. + appendices, E.S.C.C., W.S.C.C. & Brighton and Hove City, funded by English Heritage)   Download PDF

Alfriston Tower Mill, by Bob Bonnett, published 2009 in Sussex Industrial History (issue no. 39, article, pp.13-14, ISSN: 0263-5151) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 16389/39]   Download PDF

In the past Alfriston had two windmills. A post mill on the outskirts of the village is shown on the 1845 Tithe Map as is Alfriston Tower Mill, situated a quarter of a mile to the south west of Alfriston, which still remains. Two post mills, often mistaken for Alfriston mills, have stood on a site one mile to the south west of Alfriston: Berwick 'old' Mill blown down in a gale on 8 January 1735, and Berwick 'new' Mill destroyed by fire during a violent gale on 8 March 1881.

The Star Inn, Alfriston: Researching the history of an iconic building, by Juliet Clarke, published December 2010 in Sussex Past & Present (no. 122, article, pp.6-7, ISSN: 1357-7417) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/500475] & S.A.S. library   View Online

The half-timbered, jettied front and grotesque wood-carvings of the Star Inn at Alfriston evoke another age and many theories have been propounded, many tales told, about the building's past. Facts though are in short supply. Alfriston's strategic position on the South Downs Way, the pilgrim route between Chichester and Canterbury, might well have meant a resting place to medieval travellers - but no evidence of this has survived. In fact, until recently, not only had no definitive date been established for the oldest part of the building but there was nothing recorded to show it as an inn or tavern before 1658.
Then, in August 2010, the ultimate authorities on timber-framed buildings, David and Barbara Martin, were commissioned to produce a full archaeological survey of the building.

Afriston, St. Andrew - Church monuments, edited by Nigel Llewellyn, published 2011 in East Sussex Church Monuments, 1530-1830 (Sussex Record Society, vol. 93, pp.12-14, ISBN-10: 0854450750 & ISBN-13: 9780854450756) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 17926] & The Keep [LIB/500470][LIB/507876] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries   View Online

Alfriston: A Sussex Market Town and Its Makers, by Juliet Clarke, published 7 November 2011 (Rookery Books, ISBN-10: 1873461801 & ISBN-13: 9781873461808) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/507907] & East Sussex Libraries

Alfriston and its Parish Registers, by Phyl and Stanley Excell, published March 2013 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 20 no. 5, article, pp.219-221) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/508976] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

Alfriston must be one of the most beautiful places in the country. The vista along the village street changes at every undulation and bend. Perhaps there are more shops now than there once were, but they are quiet and unassuming and it is a delight to pause and linger in them, if only for the pleasure of entering one of the old and mellow buildings.

1841 Census vol.07 - Pevensey area, published (no date) by PBN Publications (Ref: BPCG, CD-ROM)