Alfriston Clergy House in East Sussex, England, was the first property to be acquired by the National Trust (1896). East Sussex is a county in South East England. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area  - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Ethnicity... The standard of the National Trust The National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, usually known as the National Trust, is an organisation which works to preserve and protect coastline, countryside and buildings in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. ...

The house is a 14th-century Wealden hall house. Athough the name reflects the fact that the house was used by the parish priest and his housekeeper, it was originally built as a farmer's house. It is, a very modest property—not at all like the grand rectories that many Church of England clergy occupied by the 19th century. It is a low-ceilinged, two-storey, timber-framed building with a thatched roof. Part of the house was rebuilt in the 17th century. It has a rare chalk and sour milk floor. Outside there is a small but well-planted garden. The rectory is the title usually given to the building inhabited, or formerly inhabited, by the vicar of a parish. ... The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and acts as the mother and senior branch of the worldwide Anglican Communion as well as a founding member of the Porvoo Communion. ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... (16th century - 17th century - 18th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 17th century was that century which lasted from 1601-1700. ...

The house is open to the public.

External link

Alfriston Clergy House's page on the National Trust's website