| Coordinates: | 50.835, 0.136 |
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| OS grid ref: | TQ 50 06 |
Alciston is a tiny village and civil parish in the district of Wealden, in East Sussex, England, tucked into the chalk downland of the South Downs and overlooking the wooded valley of the Cuckmere. Its cluster of flint and thatched cottages and narrow lanes give it a picture‑postcard rural character, with long-distance walking routes and the downs close by making it popular with walkers.
The village retains a strong sense of community centred on its mediaeval parish church and a handful of local farms; historically agriculture and downland sheep grazing shaped the local economy and today farming sits alongside small-scale tourism and a number of commuter households to nearby market settlements such as Alfriston. Quiet lanes, historic buildings and surrounding countryside make it typical of small Sussex settlements valued more for tranquillity than commercial activity.
Postcode districts covering Alciston
Most populated places nearby
- Brighton and Hove 11.6 miles18.7 km
- Crawley 24.1 miles38.8 km
- Hastings 18.9 miles30.5 km
- Eastbourne 7.5 miles12.1 km
- Worthing 23.1 miles37.2 km
- Royal Tunbridge Wells 21.7 miles34.9 km
- Bexhill-on-Sea 14.2 miles22.9 km
- Haywards Heath 15.1 miles24.3 km
- Burgess Hill 14.4 miles23.2 km
- East Grinstead 21 miles33.9 km
- Seaford 4.2 miles6.8 km
- Rottingdean 8.6 miles13.8 km
Neighbouring places
- Berwick Parish 1 mile1.6 km
- Selmeston Parish 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Alfriston Built-up area 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Firle Parish 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Ripe Built-up area 2.5 miles4 km
- Chalvington with Ripe Parish 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Long Man Parish 3 miles4.8 km
- Ouse Valley & Ringmer Ward 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Beddingham Parish 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Arlington Parish 3.5 miles5.6 km
- South Heighton Parish 3.6 miles5.7 km
- Cuckmere Valley Parish 3.6 miles5.8 km
Example postcodes in Alciston
BN26 6UT, BN26 6UR, BN26 6UW, BN26 6UE, BN26 6UL, BN26 6UN, BN26 6GT, BN26 6UG, BN26 6UH … See all
Transport links
- London Gatwick Airport 26.1 miles42 km
- London City Airport 46.5 miles74.8 km
- Berwick Railway Station 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Glynde Railway Station 3.3 miles5.4 km
Hotels near Alciston Ad
- Flint Barns, Rathfinny Wine Estate 2.6 miles4.2 km
- The Olde Forge Hotel 7.2 miles11.6 km
- The White Hart 4 6.1 miles9.8 km
- Horsted Place 4 7.9 miles12.7 km
- Chalk Farm Ldc 5.5 miles8.8 km
- The View Hotel 4 8.3 miles13.3 km
- Port Hotel 8.3 miles13.3 km
- Hydro Hotel 4 8.1 miles13.1 km
- Langham Hotel Eastbourne 4 8.3 miles13.3 km
- East Sussex National 4 7.6 miles12.2 km
Local points of interest
- Charleston Farmhouse Museum 1 mile1.7 km
- Long Man of Wilmington Archaeological site 2.8 miles4.6 km
- Port Newhaven Harbour 4.8 miles7.7 km
- Anne of Cleeves House Historic site 6.2 miles9.9 km
- Gildredge Manor Estate 7.2 miles11.6 km
- Manor Gardens Gardens 7.3 miles11.7 km
- Redoubt Fortress and Military Museum Museum 8.3 miles13.4 km
- Priory Lane Stadium 8.3 miles13.4 km
- Sovereign Harbour Marina Marina 8.9 miles14.3 km
- Herstmonceux Place Estate 8.9 miles14.3 km
- Sovereign Harbour Harbour 9 miles14.4 km
- Woolton Farm Estate Estate 9.6 miles15.4 km