The Long Man of Willington

West Firle is a pretty Sussex village on the South Downs not far from Eastdean. It has a grand house, Firle Place in Firle Park - where doubtless many of the local people, perhaps Caroline amongst them, found employment. The church, where her parents William and Caroline, Alice's great-grandparents, were married, is impressive. Travelling between Eastdean and West Firle she and her parents would have seen the enigmatic figure of the Long Man at Willington - cut into the chalk - stark against the green of the downs.