| Playden | |
 Playden Playden shown within East Sussex | |
| Area | -inc East Guldeford[1] |
|---|---|
| Population | 327 (Parish-2007)[1] includes East Guldeford |
| - Density | |
| OS grid reference | |
| - London | 52 miles (84 km) NW |
| District | Rother |
| Shire county | East Sussex |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | RYE |
| Postcode district | TN31 |
| Dialling code | 01797 |
| Police | Sussex |
| Fire | East Sussex |
| Ambulance | South East Coast |
| EU Parliament | South East England |
| UK Parliament | Hastings and Rye |
| List of places: UK • England • East Sussex | |
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].
Within the parish there is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), Houghton Green Cliff. This is an exposed cliff face displaying sandstones of geological interest. [4]
References[]
- ^ a b "East Sussex in Figures". East Sussex County Council. http://www.eastsussexinfigures.org.uk/webview/. Retrieved 2008-04-26.
- ^ Notes on the village
- ^ St Michael's church
- ^ "SSSI Citation — Houghton Green Cliff" (PDF). Retrieved on 2008-07-05.
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