Playden
Appearance
Playden | |
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Area | 16.6 km2 (6.4 sq mi) [1] |
Population | Expression error: "327 (Parish-2007)[1] includes East Guldeford" must be numeric |
OS grid reference | TQ925226 |
• London | 52 miles (84 km) NW |
District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | RYE |
Postcode district | TN31 |
Dialling code | 01797 |
Police | Sussex |
Fire | East Sussex |
Ambulance | South East Coast |
UK Parliament | |
Playden is a village and civil parish in the Rother District of East Sussex, England. The village is located one mile (1.6 km) north-west of Rye. It is mentioned in the Domesday Book; it is a largely rural parish, having no village centre, and the hamlet of Houghton Green is included in the parish. Playden's main occupation was fishing: the fish were salted in a one-time settlement known as Saltcote, after the fact that it had a fish salting industry based there. Saltcote Street is now all that remains of that industry[2].
The Norman church is dedicated to St Michael[3].
References
- ^ a b "East Sussex in Figures". East Sussex County Council. Retrieved 2008-04-26.
- ^ Notes on the village
- ^ St Michael's church