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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. [1] The house lies adjacent to the Church of St. Andrew. It is a Grade II* listed building. [2] The house is open to the public. [3]
In the centre of the Tye is St. Andrew's Church. The 14th-century Alfriston Clergy House close by was originally a farmhouse but later became the vicarage. It is now maintained by the National Trust. It was the very first property bought by the Trust, in 1896, and it is a classic example of a Wealden hall house with thatched roof and timber ...
Wealden shown within East Sussex. Covering an area of 83,317 hectares (205,880 acres; 321.69 sq mi), [5] Wealden is the largest of the six local authority areas in East Sussex, [6] which has three small, highly urbanised coastal areas (the city of Brighton and Hove [note 1] and the boroughs of Eastbourne and Hastings) and a large rural hinterland covered by three districts.
However, St Andrew's does not have any grand tomb or memorial, nor any records indicating who a patron might be. Additionally, there was no Lord of the Manor for Alfriston at the time. [3] However, on the left-hand side of the south porch there is a Canonical sundial, dating from the 14th century. The stone with the carved sundial was ...
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Partly because of the general conservation of churches, many clergy houses have survived and are of historic interest or importance. In the United Kingdom, the 14th-century Alfriston Clergy House was the first property to be acquired by the National Trust. It was purchased in a state of near ruin in 1896 for £10, the vicarage having moved ...