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a Seaside Town in the county of East Sussex

About Rye

Regarded by many as the prettiest town in England, Rye is a very popular place to visit along the south coast of England in Sussex. Standing on a hill, Rye is full of pretty pictures, with its winding cobbled streets and old timber framed buildings and windmill. Once an important harbour town in Sussex, Rye now lies 2 miles inland from the sea as a result of a changing coast line. Burnt down by the french in 1377 and again in 1448 the fortified town of Rye has had a turbulent history leaving it with a mix of buildings dating from the 15th through to the 18th century.

Interesting & Historical Facts about Rye

The Mermaid Inn along Mermaid Street in the pretty town of Rye, East Sussex, is reputed to be Britain's most haunted pub.

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