Rye Foreign
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Rye Foreign is a village and civil parish
in the Rother
District of East Sussex
, England
. It is located three miles (4.8 km) north-west of Rye
. The name of the parish came about in 1247, when King Henry III
, resumed control of Rye and Winchelsea
from the Abbey of Fecamp
, but left part of the area still under the Abbey: hence Rye Foreign. There is no parish church, although the building still stands in secular use.
Apart from the scattered village of Rye Foreign, the parish also includes Bowler's Town and Springfield.
The parish was formed in 1894 from the part of the ancient parish of Rye outside the borough
of Rye
. From 1894 to 1934 it was part of the rural district of Hastings
. From 1934 to 1974 it was in the Battle
Rural District.
The local inns are the Royal Oak and the Hare and Hounds.
Leasam Heronry Wood
is to be found within the parish. The site is a nationally important heronry
with around fifty pairs breeding here.
Civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
in the Rother
Rother
Rother is a local government district in East Sussex, England. The district is named after the River Rother which flows within its boundaries.-History:...
District of East Sussex
East Sussex
East Sussex is a county in South East England. It is bordered by the counties of Kent, Surrey and West Sussex, and to the south by the English Channel.-History:...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It is located three miles (4.8 km) north-west of Rye
Rye, East Sussex
Rye is a small town in East Sussex, England, which stands approximately two miles from the open sea and is at the confluence of three rivers: the Rother, the Tillingham and the Brede...
. The name of the parish came about in 1247, when King Henry III
Henry III of England
Henry III was the son and successor of John as King of England, reigning for 56 years from 1216 until his death. His contemporaries knew him as Henry of Winchester. He was the first child king in England since the reign of Æthelred the Unready...
, resumed control of Rye and Winchelsea
Winchelsea
Winchelsea is a small village in East Sussex, England, located between the High Weald and the Romney Marsh, approximately two miles south west of Rye and seven miles north east of Hastings...
from the Abbey of Fecamp
Fécamp
Fécamp is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.-Geography:Fécamp is situated in the valley of the river Valmont, at the heart of the Pays de Caux, on the Albaster Coast...
, but left part of the area still under the Abbey: hence Rye Foreign. There is no parish church, although the building still stands in secular use.
Apart from the scattered village of Rye Foreign, the parish also includes Bowler's Town and Springfield.
The parish was formed in 1894 from the part of the ancient parish of Rye outside the borough
Borough
A borough is an administrative division in various countries. In principle, the term borough designates a self-governing township although, in practice, official use of the term varies widely....
of Rye
Rye, East Sussex
Rye is a small town in East Sussex, England, which stands approximately two miles from the open sea and is at the confluence of three rivers: the Rother, the Tillingham and the Brede...
. From 1894 to 1934 it was part of the rural district of Hastings
Hastings
Hastings is a town and borough in the county of East Sussex on the south coast of England. The town is located east of the county town of Lewes and south east of London, and has an estimated population of 86,900....
. From 1934 to 1974 it was in the Battle
Battle, East Sussex
Battle is a small town and civil parish in the local government district of Rother in East Sussex, England. It lies south southeast of London, east of Brighton and east of the county town of Lewes...
Rural District.
The local inns are the Royal Oak and the Hare and Hounds.
Landmarks
The Site of Special Scientific InterestSite of Special Scientific Interest
A Site of Special Scientific Interest is a conservation designation denoting a protected area in the United Kingdom. SSSIs are the basic building block of site-based nature conservation legislation and most other legal nature/geological conservation designations in Great Britain are based upon...
Leasam Heronry Wood
Leasam Heronry Wood
Leasam Heronry Wood is a 2.2 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in East Sussex, England. The site was notified in 1983 under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981....
is to be found within the parish. The site is a nationally important heronry
Heronry
A heronry is a breeding ground for herons, sometimes called a heron rookery.- Asia :* Kaggaladu Heronry is in Karnataka state of India...
with around fifty pairs breeding here.