Alfriston Market Cross
Alfriston Market Cross is the only remaining market cross in Sussex, other than the elaborate market cross in Chichester. It is formed of a stone base and shaft on a brick plinth; the cross itself is missing, but the shaft is topped with a ‘cornice-like’ stone.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Immanuel Giel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Work of art
- Artwork type: sculpture
- Description: market cross in Alfriston, East Sussex, England, UK
- Also known as: “The Market Cross”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include The Star Inn and The George Inn.
Alfriston Clergy House
Photo: The Voice of Hassocks, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Alfriston Clergy House in Alfriston, Polegate, East Sussex, England, was the first built property to be acquired by the National Trust. It was purchased in 1896 for £10. Alfriston Clergy House is situated 760 feet south of Alfriston Market Cross.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Litlington and Westdean.
Litlington
Village
Photo: ArildV, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Litlington is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Cuckmere Valley, in the Wealden district, in the county of East Sussex, England. It is focussed 3 miles ENE of Seaford on the south coast.
Westdean
Village
Photo: Ian Cunliffe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Westdean is a village, which is situated 2 miles south of Alfriston Market Cross.
East Blatchington
Suburb
Photo: The Voice of Hassocks, CC0.
East Blatchington is a coastal village in East Sussex which has merged into the western part of Seaford, contiguous with Bishopstone, in the civil parish of Seaford, in the Lewes district, in the county of East Sussex, England. East Blatchington is situated 3 miles southwest of Alfriston Market Cross.
Alfriston Market Cross
- Categories: market cross and tourism
- Location: Alfriston, Wealden District, East Sussex, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.80808° or 50° 48′ 29″ northLongitude
0.15659° or 0° 9′ 24″ eastOpen location code
9F22R554+6JOpenStreetMap ID
node 9793670659OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=sculptureWikidata ID
Q17535634
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ye Olde Smugglers Inn and Alfriston Arts.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Alfriston Market Cross”. Photo: Immanuel Giel, CC BY-SA 3.0.