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Encyclopedia > Rye, East Sussex
Rye

Rye shown within the United Kingdom
Population 4,600 (2001 census)
OS grid reference TQ918205
District Rother
Shire county East Sussex
Region South East
Constituent country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town RYE
Postcode district TN31
Dial code 01797
Police Sussex
Fire East Sussex
Ambulance South East Coast
UK Parliament Hastings and Rye
European Parliament South East England
List of places: UKEnglandEast Sussex

Coordinates: 50°57′09″N 0°43′48″E / 50.9524, 0.73 Image File history File links Download high resolution version (600x800, 11 KB) Summary Description: A blank map of the United Kingdom, with country outline and coastline; contact the author for help with modifications or add-ons Source: Reference map provided by Demis Mapper 6 Date: 2006-21-06 Author: User... Image File history File links Red_pog. ... The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ... The districts of England are a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government. ... Rother is a local government district in East Sussex, England. ... Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties are one of the four levels of English administrative division used for the purposes of local government. ... East Sussex is a county in South East England. ... The region, also known as Government Office Region, is currently the highest tier of local government subnational entity of England in the United Kingdom. ... South East England is one of the nine official regions of England. ... Constituent countries is a phrase used, often by official institutions, in contexts in which a number of countries make up a larger entity or grouping; thus the OECD has used the phrase in reference to the former Yugoslavia[1], the Soviet Union and European institutions such as the Council of... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem - the United Kingdom anthem God Save the Queen is commonly used England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto)1 Government Constitutional monarchy  -  Monarch Queen Elizabeth II... This is an alphabetical list of the sovereign states of the world, including both de jure and de facto independent states. ... A post town is a required part of all UK postal addresses. ... UK postal codes are known as postcodes. ... The TN postcode area, also known as the Tonbridge postcode area[1], is a group of postal districts around Ashford, Battle, Bexhill-on-Sea, Cranbrook, Crowborough, Edenbridge, Etchingham, Hartfield, Hastings, Heathfield, Mayfield, New Romney, Robertsbridge, Romney Marsh, Rye, Sevenoaks, St Leonards-on-Sea, Tenterden, Tonbridge, Tunbridge Wells, Uckfield, Wadhurst, Westerham... The UK telephone numbering plan, also known as the National Numbering Plan, is regulated by the Office of Communications (Ofcom), which replaced the Office of Telecommunications (Oftel) in 2003. ... Sussex Police is the police force covering East Sussex, West Sussex and Brighton and Hove in southern England. ... A Fire Appliance belonging to the Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service The fire service in the United Kingdom has undergone dramatic changes since the beginning of the 21st century, a process that has been propelled by a devolution of central government powers, new legislation and a change to operational... The East Sussex Fire & Rescue Service is the statutory fire and rescue service for the county of East Sussex and city of Brighton and Hove. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... As of 1st July the NHS Ambulance Services Trusts of Kent, Surrey and Sussex are being joined together to form a new South East Coast Ambulance Service . ... The United Kingdom House of Commons is made up of Members of Parliament (MPs). ... Hastings and Rye is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... This is a list of Members of the European Parliament for the United Kingdom in the 2004 to 2009 session, ordered by name. ... South East England is a constituency of the European Parliament. ... List of cities in the United Kingdom List of towns in England Lists of places within counties List of places in Bedfordshire List of places in Berkshire List of places in Buckinghamshire List of places in Cambridgeshire List of places in Cheshire List of places in Cleveland List of places... This is a list of cities, towns and villages in the county of East Sussex, England. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...


Rye is a small hill top town and civil parish in East Sussex, England, on the River Rother, and at the western edge of the Walland Marsh, part of the Romney Marshes. Ronda, Spain Main street in Bastrop, Texas, a small town A town is a community of people ranging from a few hundred to several thousands, although it may be applied loosely even to huge metropolitan areas. ... A civil parish (usually just parish) in England is a subnational entity forming the lowest unit of local government, lower than districts or counties. ... East Sussex is a county in South East England. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem - the United Kingdom anthem God Save the Queen is commonly used England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto)1 Government Constitutional monarchy  -  Monarch Queen Elizabeth II... The River Rother (originally named Limen) is one of the longest rivers in Kent, England. ... The Romney Marsh is a sparsely-populated wetland area in the counties of Kent and East Sussex in the south-east of England. ...


The town's economy relies heavily on tourism because of its historical importance. Tourists on Oahu, Hawaii Tourism is travel for predominantly recreational or leisure purposes or the provision of services to support this leisure travel. ...


Notable buildings in the town include St Mary's parish church, the Ypres Tower (pronounced "wipers"), Lamb House and many of the houses on Mermaid Street, Watchbell Street, and Church Square. Lamb House Lamb House is an 18th-century house situated in Rye, East Sussex, England, and in the ownership of the National Trust. ...

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History

The Ypres tower and marshes seen from the tower of St Mary's church, Rye.
The Ypres tower and marshes seen from the tower of St Mary's church, Rye.













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  • Rye received its first town charter under the Normans; and was fortified during the reign of King Stephen
  • Although not one of the original Cinque Ports, Rye had become one by the 13th century, providing nine ships to the federation
  • Rye lost its importance as a port when the coastline changed as a result of storms and long shore drift, and the town is now two miles (3.2 km) from the sea. It still has some trade and fish caught in Rye Bay is landed daily and sold from the quayside.
  • Sir Robert Naunton mentions it as the first place he visited in his book Travels in England, published sometime between 1628 and 1632. Daniel Defoe and William Cobbett also mention the town in the course of their travels.
  • Sir Anthony van Dyck did several drawings of the town, unusually detailed for him, and probably done to pass the time until a ship to the Continent arrived.
  • HMS Rye, a Royal Navy minesweeper, was named for the town during the Second World War.

The town of Rye is also known from the song "Thae Mary Stanford of Rye" by William Pint & Felicia Dale, which refers to a lifeboat lost off Hastings and Rye. Norman conquests in red. ... Stephen (c. ... Formally, in Kent and Sussex there are five Head Ports making up the Confederation of the Cinque Ports. ... (12th century - 13th century - 14th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 13th century was that century which lasted from 1201 to 1300. ... Sir Robert Naunton (1563 - March 27, 1635), was an English politician and writer. ... 1628 was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday of the 10-day slower Julian calendar). ... See also: 1632 (novel) Events February 22 - Galileos Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems is published July 23 - 300 colonists for New France depart Dieppe November 8 - Wladyslaw IV Waza elected king of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth after Zygmunt III Waza death November 16 - Battle of Lützen... Daniel Defoe (1659/1661 [?] â€“ April 24 [?], 1731)[1] was an English writer, journalist, and spy, who gained enduring fame for his novel Robinson Crusoe. ... William Cobbett, portrait in oils possibly by George Cooke around 1831. ... Self Portrait With a Sunflower Sir Anthony (Anton) van Dyck (22 March 1599 – 9 December 1641) was a Flemish artist who became the leading court painter in England. ... Drawing is a visual art which makes use of any number of drawing instruments to mark a two-dimensional medium. ... HMS Rye was a Bangor class minesweeper that saw service in the Royal Navy during the Second World War. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000...


Historic buildings

There are many famous historical buildings in Rye, as follows:

  • The George in Rye - historic coaching inn dating from 1575

Famous residents

Lamb House

Although not consciously a "writers' colony", Rye has produced and attracted many writers. Image File history File links Description: Lamb House, East Sussex, England Source: Photographed by Elizabeth B. Thomsen Date: Created 9. ... Image File history File links Description: Lamb House, East Sussex, England Source: Photographed by Elizabeth B. Thomsen Date: Created 9. ...


Lamb House, one of the town's historic residences and now owned by the National Trust, has been home to: The standard of the National Trust The National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, usually known as The National Trust, is a British preservation organization. ...

  • Henry James (1843 – 1916), American novelist, resident 1898 to 1916.
  • E.F. Benson (1867 – 1940), English novelist. House and town feature prominently in his "Mapp and Lucia" novels, as Mallards House and Tilling.
  • Rumer Godden (1907 – 1998), Anglo-Indian novelist.
  • John Senior and Sarah Philo (Tenants 2005 - present), Writers

Other residents of the town and environs include: For other uses of this name, see Henry James (disambiguation). ... Edward Frederick Benson (July 24, 1867 - February 29, 1940) was an English novelist, biographer, memoirist and short story writer, known professionally as E.F. Benson. ... Cover of the DVD of the TV series Mapp and Lucia is a collective name for a series of novels by E. F. Benson, and is also the name of a television series based on those novels. ... // Town in the novels of E F Benson Tilling is a fictional coastal town, based precisely on Rye, East Sussex, in the Mapp and Lucia novels of Edward Frederic Benson (1867-1940). ... Margaret Rumer Godden (December 10, 1907–November 8, 1998), was an English author of over 60 books, under the name of Rumer Godden. ...

  • John Fletcher (1579-1625), Jacobean playwright and solicitor.
  • Radclyffe Hall (1880 – 1943), seminal lesbian writer.
  • Russell Thorndike (1885-1972), who set his Dr Syn novels about smuggling on the marshes.
  • Conrad Aiken (1889 – 1973), American writer.
  • Joan Aiken (1924 – 2004), children's author, daughter of Conrad Aiken.
  • Philippa Urquhart (1940 – ), British actress.
  • Monica Edwards (1912 – 1998), children's author who lived at Rye Harbour and set her Romney marsh novels in the area, renaming Rye Dunsford.
  • John Christopher (b.1922), science fiction author. The 1980s British television series based on his trilogy, The Tripods, was filmed near his house.
  • John Ryan (b.1921), Although born in Edinburgh, this British Author/Cartoonist famed for his TV cartoon Captain Pugwash, is a resident of Rye.
  • Malcolm Saville (1901-82), author of nearly 80 children's books, largely thrillers and adventure stories. Saville was the creator of the Lone Pine series of books, a number of which were set in Rye, including The Gay Dolphin Adventure and Rye Royal.

John Fletcher (1579-1625) was a Jacobean playwright. ... Image:Radclyffe-hall-190x274. ... A lesbian is a woman who is romantically and sexually attracted only to other women. ... Russell Thorndike (1885-1972) wrote the Doctor Syn of Romney Marsh novels. ... The Reverend Doctor Christopher Syn is the smuggler hero of a series of novels by Russell Thorndike. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Conrad Potter Aiken (August 5, 1889 – August 17, 1973) was a Pulitzer Prize-winning American author, born in Savannah, Georgia, whose work includes poetry, short stories and novels. ... Joan Delano Aiken (September 4, 1924–January 4, 2004) was an English novelist. ... Philippa Urquhart is a British actress, best known for her performance as Lillian Cartland in the 1980s BBC television drama Tenko. ... Monica Edwards (born Monica le Doux Newton in 1912, died January 18, 1998) was an English childrens writer of the rural, middle-class school which dominated mainstream British childrens literature of the mid-20th Century, but was far superior to many of her contemporaries. ... Rye Harbour is a village on the Sussex coast in south-east England, located on the estuary of the River Rother. ... Samuel Youd (born February 12, 1922 in Lancashire) is a British science fiction author. ... The Tripods TV series title card, seemingly computer-generated, but made using traditional animation The Tripods is series of novels written by Samuel Youd (under the pen name John Christopher) beginning in the late 1960s. ... John Ryan can refer to: Several recipients of the Victoria Cross: in 1857, see John Ryan (VC 1857) in 1863, see John Ryan (VC 1863) in 1918, see John Ryan (VC 1918) John Ryan, a a British animator and cartoonist. ... Screenshot Captain Pugwash is a fictional pirate character in a series of British childrens comic strips, books and animated films created by John Ryan. ... Leonard Malcolm Saville (1901-1982) was an English author born in Hastings, Sussex. ... Lone Pine is a series of childrens books written by Malcolm Saville. ...

Communications

Marshes, Rye

Image File history File links Description: Marshes, Rye, East Sussex, England Source: Photographed by Elizabeth B. Thomsen Date: Created 9. ... Image File history File links Description: Marshes, Rye, East Sussex, England Source: Photographed by Elizabeth B. Thomsen Date: Created 9. ...

Road

Rye stands on the A259 coast road. The A259 is a major road in England, running along the south coast parallel to the A27 road. ...


Bus

The 711 Stagecoach Bus runs from Dover to Hastings (and Hastings to Dover) via Rye hourly.


Rail

Rye has a railway station on the Brighton to Ashford, Kent "Marshlink" line. It was also the terminus for the pre-World War II Rye & Camber Tramway, built to serve golf courses and Camber Sands, a tourist beach. Rye railway station serves Rye in East Sussex. ... Brighton is located on the south coast of England, and together with its immediate neighbour Hove forms the city of Brighton and Hove. ... , The town of Ashford lies on the River Great Stour, M20 motorway, South Eastern Main Line and Channel Tunnel Rail Link railways, in the borough of Ashford, located just south of the North Downs, in Kent, England. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... One of the Colonel Stephens Railways, it operated from 1895 until 1939, connecting Rye, East Sussex, in southeast England, to the nearby coast. ... Camber Sands is an important seaside resort in Camber (Near Rye), East Sussex. ...


It also has rail links to London via Ashford or Hastings. There are no direct services however.


Walks

The Saxon Shore Way starts at Gravesend, Kent and traces the coast as it was in Roman times, via Rye, as far as Hastings, East Sussex, 163 miles (262 km) in total. // Kent 802AD Kent - NASA satellite 2005 The Saxon Shore Way starts at Gravesend, Kent and traces the coast as it was in Roman times (note the changed coastline around Romney Marsh) as far as Hastings, East Sussex, 163 miles (262 km) in total. ... Gravesend is a town in northwest Kent, England, on the south bank of the Thames, opposite Tilbury in Essex. ... The Kent coat of arms For other uses, see Kent (disambiguation). ... Motto Senatus Populusque Romanus (SPQR) The Roman Empire at its greatest extent. ... For other uses, see Hastings (disambiguation). ... A mile is a unit of length, usually used to measure distance, in a number of different systems, including Imperial units, United States customary units and Norwegian/Swedish mil. ... km redirects here. ...


References

  • Historical notes
  • Rye & Camber Tramway

External links


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Rye, East Sussex (734 words)
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