Rye Foreign
Parish in Rother, East Sussex, England
| Coordinates: | 50.966, 0.716 |
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| OS grid ref: | TQ 90 22 |
| Dialling code: | 01797 (Rye) |
Rye Foreign is a rural civil parish in Rother, East Sussex, England, occupying the countryside that surrounds but does not include the medieval town of Rye. The unusual "Foreign" element of the name reflects its historic position outside the old borough boundary. The landscape is a mix of rolling farmland, hedged lanes and grazing marshes close to the River Rother and the low-lying Romney Marsh, with views towards the High Weald and the nearby coast.
Historically the area has been tied to the fortunes of Rye as a Cinque Port and still shows traditional field patterns and farmsteads; today agriculture remains important, complemented by countryside tourism, birdwatching and walkers drawn to the saltmarshes and quiet lanes. The parish is sparsely populated, with small hamlets and a largely close-knit community that values landscape conservation and the peaceful, historic character of the area.
Postcode districts covering Rye Foreign
Most populated places nearby
- Hastings 9.1 miles14.6 km
- Eastbourne 22.6 miles36.4 km
- Maidstone 22.8 miles36.7 km
- Royal Tunbridge Wells 22.7 miles36.6 km
- Folkestone 20.7 miles33.4 km
- Ashford 14 miles22.5 km
- Bexhill-on-Sea 13.8 miles22.2 km
- Tonbridge 25 miles40.2 km
- Crowborough 24.7 miles39.8 km
- Hailsham 21 miles33.9 km
- Hythe 17.5 miles28.1 km
Neighbouring places
- Playden Built-up area 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Peasmarsh Built-up area 1.3 miles2 km
- Iden Built-up area 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Rye Built-up area 1.5 miles2.3 km
- Eastern Rother Ward 1.8 miles2.8 km
- Rye & Winchelsea Ward 2 miles3.2 km
- East Guldeford Parish 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Udimore Parish 2.6 miles4.3 km
- Winchelsea Beach Built-up area 3.1 miles5 km
- Wittersham Built-up area 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Beckley Built-up area 3.8 miles6 km
- Brede & Udimore Ward 3.8 miles6.1 km
Example postcodes in Rye Foreign
TN31 7HR, TN31 7ST, TN31 7UL, TN31 7SU, TN31 7SQ, TN31 7UE, TN31 7UD, TN31 7HT, TN31 7HP … See all
Transport links
- London Gatwick Airport 41 miles66 km
- London Southend Airport 41.8 miles67.3 km
- Rye Railway Station 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Winchelsea Railway Station 2.3 miles3.7 km
Hotels near Rye Foreign Ad
- Strand House 3 2.8 miles4.5 km
- The George in Rye 4 1.3 miles2.1 km
- The Regent, Rye 1.2 miles1.9 km
- River Haven Hotel 3 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Flackley Ash Country House Hotel 3 1.9 miles3.1 km
- The Lookout Rye 3 1.3 miles2 km
- Winchelsea Lodge 4 3.1 miles5 km
- The Print House Inn 4 7.1 miles11.4 km
- The Woolpack Hotel 4 7.2 miles11.6 km
- White Lion Tenterden 7.2 miles11.5 km
Local points of interest
- Rye Harbour Nature Reserve Nature reserve 3.1 miles5.1 km
- Camber Sands Beach 4 miles6.5 km
- Saint Helen's Wood Forest 8.6 miles13.8 km
- Robertsbridge Abbey Historic site 9.6 miles15.4 km
- Dungeness National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 10.3 miles16.5 km
- Hastings Beach Beach 10.4 miles16.7 km
- Denge Beach Beach 10.5 miles17 km
- Dungeness Old Lighthouse Historic site 11.6 miles18.7 km
- Bedgebury Park Woods Forest 13.5 miles21.7 km
- South Kent College - Ashford College 13.6 miles21.8 km
- Bedgebury Walled Garden Gardens 14 miles22.5 km
- Folkestone Racecourse Recreation 16.4 miles26.4 km