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PLAYDEN, a parish in Rye district, Sussex; on the river Rother, at the junction of the Military canal, ¾ of a mile N of Rye r. station. Post-town, Rye. Acres, 1, 308. Real property, £3, 499. Pop., 305. Houses, 66. The property is divided among a few. The living is a rectory, annexed to the rectory of East Guild ford, in the diocese of Chichester. The church is early English, withsome Norman fragments. There are an hospital, and charities £5.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Playden Parish Rye Poor Law Union/Registration District Sussex Ancient County |
| Place: | Playden |
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