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1155:(formerly called Thomas Peacocke Community College, and before that Thomas Peacocke School) is a secondary school in Rye. The two primary schools, Tilling Green Infant School and Freda Gardham Community School, were replaced by a new school, Rye Primary, adjacent to the secondary institution, in September 2008. The original Rye Primary School was situated just off Ferry Road near the railway crossing.
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710:(5 November) and special constables were recruited to help deal with the problems bonfire gangs caused. After amalgamation with the county force in 1889 a new police station was provided in Church Square. In 1892 the strength of the town police, now amalgamated, was one sergeant and three constables.
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on 102 FM and a community radio station which launched on FM on 7 March 2022 and is called Cinque Ports Radio on 95.1FM. This station broadcasts across Romney Marsh and Hythe on 100.2FM and on 95.1FM across Rye, Winchelsea and surrounding areas. Cinque Ports Radio replaced
Shoreline FM 100.2 which
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Rye Castle Museum is located on two sites, on East Street and at the Ypres Castle. One of the tourist websites includes a picture tour of the town Rye Art
Gallery was established as a Trust in the early 1960s. Located at 107 High Street and incorporating the former Ypres Studio in Ockmans Lane, home
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Mermaid Street, Watchbell Street, and Church Square. The main road skirts the town to the south after crossing the river; Winchelsea Road leads to New Winchelsea Road, formerly Royal Military Road, which runs parallel to the River Brede before leaving the town boundary. The
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Confederation. This is followed by a "gurt 'normous bonfire" where the chosen "effigy" of the year is ceremoniously blown up, and a spectacular firework display. This event typically attracts over 10,000 visitors to the town, and results in the town's roads, and the main roads to London, Hastings,
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Council, the majority of local government functions are exercised by Rother District Council, with its headquarters in Bexhill-on-Sea, and East Sussex County Council, based in Lewes. The Rother District Council ward of Rye and Winchelsea returns two councillors. The East Sussex
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The great attractiveness of the town has kept it on the tourist trail, especially its "perfect cobbled lanes, like
Mermaid Street, which must be one of Britain's most photographed". A 2020 report praised the medieval streets "often wonky houses and it is easy to get lost in the town's history".
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areas, as well as being a tourist spot. Rye
Farmers' Market takes place on Strand Quay every Thursday morning. Rye has a well-established reputation as a centre for shops trading antiques, collectors' books, and records, and has many art galleries selling works by local artists and potters with
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Rye was considered one of the finest of the Cinque Ports, though constant work had to be done to stop the gradual silting up of the river and the harbour. Also, a conflict arose between the maritime interests and the landowners, who gradually "inned" or reclaimed land from the sea on Romney and
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base, offering the only safe haven for many miles in either direction along this section of
Channel coast. Yachts may currently moor either at Rye Harbour or at the Strand Quay at the edge of the town. Numerous plans have been proposed for a modern yacht marina to be built at Rye, but each has
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club, Rye Town FC, who play their home matches at The Salts. The club, which was formed in 2016, plays in the East Sussex
Football League, and replaced the now defunct Rye United FC (formerly Rye & Iden United) of the Sussex County Football League, which folded in 2014. Rye has a
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The town and its striking surroundings have frequently served as subject for painters, many of whose works are now on display in its art gallery. One of the earliest topographical panoramas, dating from the 17th century when the town was still an island port, is in the style of
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described the state of the harbour and its approaches, believing that "Rye would flourish again, if her harbour, which was once able to receive the royal navy, cou'd be restor'd", but thought it very doubtful that large ships would be able to use the port again.
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lies to the south and includes the Rye
Harbour Nature Reserve. The neighbouring Pett Levels and Pools, and the Pannel Valley nature reserve are accessible via Winchelsea and Winchelsea Beach a few miles to the west, whilst Scotney Lake lies just off the
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Rye's general weekly market takes place on the marketplace car park by the station every
Thursday. Until the foot-and-mouth disease crisis in 2001 (which closed all livestock markets in England), livestock sales were held frequently at Rye.
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negatively affected many East Sussex businesses in 2020–2021. East Sussex Council estimated in September 2020 that "more than £45 million" was expected to be "injected into the county’s economy to aid recovery from the impact of Covid-19".
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Considerable investment has been made in facilities for both the fishing fleet berthed at Rye and the commercial wharves at Rye Harbour. Rye fishing boats are code-lettered RX (from "Rye, Sussex"; this registration is also used by the
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houses along New Winchelsea Road date from the 1930s, built on the excavations from the Royal Military Canal. The gardens run down to the river, with fishing and boating rights. Most of Rye's inhabitants live outside the Citadel area.
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in 1289, and acquired privileges and tax exemptions in return for ship-service for the crown. The "Landgate" (the only surviving one of four original fortified entrances to Rye) dates from 1329 in the early years of the reign of King
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Those historic roots and its charm make it a tourist destination, with hotels, guest houses, B&Bs, tea rooms, and restaurants. Rye has a small fishing fleet, and Rye Harbour has facilities for yachts and other vessels.
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of the English Channel called the Rye Camber, which provided a safe anchorage and harbour. Probably as early as Roman times, Rye was important as a place of shipment and storage of iron from the Wealden iron industry.
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Confederation by 1189, and subsequently a full member. The protection of the town as one of the Cinque Ports was very important, due to the commerce that trading brought. One of the oldest buildings in Rye is
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club, Rye RFC, who compete in the Sussex Intermediate League. The club was formed in 1991 and field both adult and youth teams. The rugby club and its playing fields are located on New Road.
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The recent redevelopment of the Rye wharf for the RX fishing fleet has provided modern amenities for the landing and storage of fish. Most is sold wholesale through the regional market in
1222:(1871–1962) and her husband Howard Gull Stormont (1859–1935), it provides a focus for contemporary visual art, which it exhibits alongside heritage artworks from its permanent collection.
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On the second Saturday after 5 November, the "Bonfire Boys" stage their annual torch-lit parade through the streets of the town, supported by visiting Bonfire Societies from all over the
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A part of the town, but only a minority of the housing stock, lies on the original rocky heights (the Citadel) and contains the historic buildings including St Mary's parish church, the
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1726:(born 1936) chair of the "Bloody Sunday" enquiry and nephew of Malcolm Saville, attended Rye Grammar School (1947–1953). The new Rye Studio School's dance theatre is named after him.
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about 2 miles (3.2 km) downriver from the town. The worst disaster in RNLI history concerning a single vessel, and in the 20th century, occurred in 1928, when the lifeboat
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system of roads. One of these, the Flimwell Turnpike, took passengers towards London; the second ran from Hastings eastwards through the town. These two roads are now the
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Rye, being part of the Cinque Ports Confederation and a bastion against invasion on the Channel Coast, has always had close links with the crown. King Edward III and the
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1622:(c. 1420 – 1480), English politician who sat in the House of Commons at several points between 1459 and 1465, and also served as Mayor of Rye between 1463 and 1475.
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Rye has also produced and attracted many writers, some of whom lived at Lamb House which is one of the town's most notable historic residences and now owned by the
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along the coast, blocking the port entrance. The course of the river has also changed over the centuries so that Rye now stands on the river at the point of its
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in the surrounding villages and hamlets Many have been converted into private residences, however a few, like the Playden Oasts Inn, remain open to the public.
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whilst returning from visiting his continental possessions in 1726 was grounded on Camber Sands and spent the next four days in Rye, being accommodated at
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and chosen jurats (magistrates). These independent powers were terminated by the Local Government Act of 1972 and, although officially considered to be a
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Every year in September, Rye hosts its annual two-week Arts Festival which attracts a world-class series of performers in music, comedy, and literature.
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In addition to the half-hourly 100/101 Dover-Hastings Stagecoach long-distance bus service, buses connect Rye with other towns and villages, including
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From 1838 to 1889, Rye had its own borough police force. It was a small force, often with just two officers. Rye police frequently had difficulties on
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fishing fleet) and land fish daily. Some of the catch is sold at the quayside, though most is sold through the great regional market in Boulogne.
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invasion threat, Rye, Dover, and Chatham were regarded as the three most likely invasion ports, and Rye became the western command centre for the
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country" because of the historic aspects. Few statistics are published for Rye as a town, but an estimated one million visits were made in 2016.
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reaches the coast. The medieval coastline (see map above), with its large bay, enabled ships to come up to the port. The original course of the
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Sussex Police Forces: A pictorial history from 1836 to 1986 by Neville Poulsom, Mike Rumble and Keith Smith (Middleton Press) (1987)
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broadcast since January 2020. Shoreline FM now being an online only service for Rye, Romney Marsh and Hythe called Shoreline Easy.
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between Winchelsea and Iden Lock. The town is part of the remotest and least populated area of southeastern England, on the edge of
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Camber Sands beach, "with its moody sand dunes and long sandy beach", is nearby. The town and its surrounding areas were branded "
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as possessing 189 households, marking it as a significant settlement at the time. The cellars of the Mermaid Inn date from 1156.
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Several mentions of the "small English seaport" were made by travel writers between the 16th and 18th centuries. Among them,
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then reached the sea at Romney to the northeast. Storms in the English Channel in the 13th century, coupled with
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and on display in Rye Castle Museum. Later landscapists who recorded views of the town have included
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cage which was famously used to display the hanged body of the murderer John Breads in 1742, and the
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spent some time in the town, researching background for several scenes for what became her novel
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Rye also stands at the centre of a network of nature reserves, some of national importance. The
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church, by the imposing memorial at Rye Harbour Church and by the folk song "The
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in Rye – turned to murder and were subsequently hanged. In the 1500s, there was
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meaning island. Medieval maps show that Rye was originally located on a huge
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Walking Tour of Rye, the Most Beautiful Town in England by Jonathan Copeland
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defeated the Spanish in Rye Bay in 1350 in the battle of
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of the bay, brought huge quantities of gravel through
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2367:‘Hidden gem’ historic route gets major facelift
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1861:"Visit Rye, East Sussex - Visit1066Country.com"
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1616:(1579–1625), Jacobean playwright and solicitor
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1628:(1880–1943), ground-breaking lesbian writer
1284:. Television signals are received from the
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2237:"Rye Town Council: Rye's Town Councillors"
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2556:The Buildings of England: Sussex
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2415:Economic update November 2020
2267:"Rye Town Council: Town Hall"
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2583:Elleray, D. Robert (2004).
2473:. Rye: J.R. Smith. p. 462.
2356:Rye Stylish cobbled citadel
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2180:Holloway, William (1847).
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1895:English Place Name Society
1891:Key To English Place Names
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1079:Rye & Camber Tramway
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2155:Rodger, N.A.M. (2004).
1976:23 January 2021 at the
1436:The artistic connection
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588:Samuel Hieronymus Grimm
4156:Long Man of Wilmington
2992:7 January 2006 at the
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2609:"Rye Farmers' Market"
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1738:(1885–1972) set his
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3904:(cities in italics)
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3053:Jennifer Kloester,
2821:"Rye Arts Festival"
2663:. Rye Art Gallery.
2378:VISITORS BY NUMBERS
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1375:and the naturalist
1316:non-League football
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3846:East Sussex Portal
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3154:Blank Card Company
3132:"Ravilious in Rye"
2143:All Hell Let Loose
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1546:Cross of Sacrifice
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2490:Cooksey, Laurie.
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1748:Philippa Urquhart
1736:Russell Thorndike
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1052:London St Pancras
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3720:Springfield
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3710:Sedlescombe
3690:Rye Harbour
3685:Rye Foreign
3675:Ponts Green
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3610:Hurst Green
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3440:East Sussex
3277:26 February
3223:20 February
2875:. May 2004.
2743:"Dungeness"
2506:23 November
2330:13 November
1845:22 February
1666:(born 1971)
1664:Earl Nelson
1642:Henry James
1579:Tom Chaplin
1572:The Tripods
1400:novels, as
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1321:rugby union
1297:Heart South
1272:Local media
1238:reserve at
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3873:Eastbourne
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3630:Mountfield
3565:Etchingham
3555:Dallington
3510:Brightling
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3143:Mutual Art
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2671:28 January
2661:"About us"
2619:5 February
2548:Nairn, Ian
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1477:Twin towns
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3615:Icklesham
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3535:Catsfield
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1717:Rye Royal
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1305:Rye News
1247:Boulogne
1124:goes to
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1075:Boulogne
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