Alciston
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Alciston is a village and
Every Good Friday, the road outside the Rose Cottage Inn is closed for the villagers to take part in a traditional skipping contest.[3]
The historian
Governance
The lowest tier of government for Alciston is a parish meeting.[4] Instead of voting for representatives, a small parish may hold a community meeting twice a year to which all the electors may attend and vote on issues.
Wealden District Council is the next tier of government, for which Alciston is part of the Alfriston ward,[5] along with Alfriston, Berwick, Chalvington & Ripe and Selmeston. The ward returns one councillor, who was David Watts in the 2019 election.[5]
Alciston is represented at the
The parliamentary constituency for Alciston is Lewes. The general election in May 2015 returned Maria Caulfield as MP.
Prior to Brexit in 2020, Alciston was part of the South East England constituency in the European Parliament.
References
- ^ a b "East Sussex in Figures". East Sussex County Council. Retrieved 26 April 2008.
- ^ "Alciston Parish Church". Sacred Sussex. Diocese of Chichester. Archived from the original on 8 February 2009. Retrieved 20 April 2008.
- ^ Geograph
- ^ "Alciston Parish Meeting". Wealden District Council. Archived from the original on 6 October 2007. Retrieved 20 April 2008.
- ^ a b "District Council Elections" (PDF). Wealden District Council. 3 May 2007. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 October 2008. Retrieved 19 April 2008.
- ^ "County Council Election, 5 May 2005". East Sussex County Council. Retrieved 6 January 2008.
External links
Media related to Alciston at Wikimedia Commons- Alciston in the Domesday Book
