Alfriston
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Alfriston (pronounced All-friston) is a village and civil parish in the East Sussex district of Wealden, England on the River Cuckmere, about four miles north-east of Seaford. The parish has a population of 769 (2001 census).
The centre of the village is Waterloo Square which contains a rather weatherbeaten market cross and a pub called the Smugglers Inn (although the pub sign shows it to be the Market Inn!)
In 1931 Eleanor Farjeon wrote the popular hymn Morning Has Broken in Alfriston, supposedly about the beauty she saw around her in this village. The song was later recorded by Cat Stevens in the 1970's reaching a wider audience.
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- Map sources for Alfriston
