Playden is mentioned in the Domesday Book as Pleidena; 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.[3]
Governanceedit
Playden Parish Council has four councillors,[4] and meets monthly at the WI Hall in the village.[5]
The Norman church is dedicated to St Michael.[6] It was begun in 1190, and contains a ladder to the bell tower dated 1686.[7]
The field in front of the Church formerly known as Beacon Oak Field was the site of a 15th century beacon at Sawcut (sic), sighting from Tenterden and Alomsbridge (about Newington Bridge, Kent, name has disappeared). The beacon was in the form of a tar filled barrel in an oak tree that was burnt down around 1930 but the stump remains.
The parish includes a two-acre field known as The Butt Field, which since 1703 has been available to the people of the village for "archery practice, recreation and sport".[8] It is now mainly used for the grazing of sheep.
playden, village, civil, parish, rother, district, east, sussex, england, village, located, mile, north, west, location, within, east, sussexarea16, east, guldeford, population340, parish, 2011, density51, grid, referencetq925226, london52, miles, nwcivil, par. 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 PlaydenPlaydenLocation within East SussexArea16 6 km2 6 4 sq mi inc East Guldeford 1 Population340 Parish 2011 2 Density51 sq mi 20 km2 OS grid referenceTQ925226 London52 miles 84 km NWCivil parishPlaydenDistrictRotherShire countyEast SussexRegionSouth EastCountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townRYEPostcode districtTN31Dialling code01797PoliceSussexFireEast SussexAmbulanceSouth East CoastUK ParliamentHastings and RyeList of places UK England East Sussex 50 58 N 0 44 E 50 97 N 0 74 E 50 97 0 74Playden Oasts Hotel Playden Contents 1 History 2 Governance 3 Landmarks 4 People 5 References 6 External linksHistory editPlayden is mentioned in the Domesday Book as Pleidena 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 3 Governance editPlayden Parish Council has four councillors 4 and meets monthly at the WI Hall in the village 5 The parish is within the Rother District of East Sussex In the United Kingdom Parliament it is part of the Hastings amp Rye constituency represented since the 2019 UK general election by Sally Ann Hart of the Conservative party Landmarks editThe Norman church is dedicated to St Michael 6 It was begun in 1190 and contains a ladder to the bell tower dated 1686 7 nbsp The parish church as depicted in a postcard circa 1905The field in front of the Church formerly known as Beacon Oak Field was the site of a 15th century beacon at Sawcut sic sighting from Tenterden and Alomsbridge about Newington Bridge Kent name has disappeared The beacon was in the form of a tar filled barrel in an oak tree that was burnt down around 1930 but the stump remains The parish includes a two acre field known as The Butt Field which since 1703 has been available to the people of the village for archery practice recreation and sport 8 It is now mainly used for the grazing of sheep 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 9 In addition part of the Dungeness Romney Marsh amp Rye SSSI lies within Playden parish People editThe artist and scientific illustrator Brian Hargreaves 1935 2011 lived in Playden up until the time of his death 10 References edit East Sussex in Figures East Sussex County Council Retrieved 26 April 2008 Civil Parish population 2011 Retrieved 7 October 2015 Notes on the village Archived 2008 03 27 at the Wayback Machine Welcome to Playden info Playden Councillors www playden info Retrieved 19 April 2021 Welcome to Playden info Playden Village Council Downloads www playden info Retrieved 19 April 2021 St Michael s church Archived 2007 03 10 at the Wayback Machine Playden St Michael Sussex Parish Churches Retrieved 19 April 2021 Welcome to Playden info About Playden Village www playden info Retrieved 14 April 2021 SSSI Citation Houghton Green Cliff PDF Natural England Retrieved 5 July 2008 a href Template Cite journal html title Template Cite journal cite journal a Cite journal requires journal help Rhone Christine Brian Hargreaves Rye Castle Museum Retrieved 8 June 2019 6 A New History of Rye Leopold Aaron Vidler 19347 A Perambulation of Kent William Lambarde 15968 The History Antiquities and Topography of the County of Sussex Thomas Walker Horsfield 1825External links edit nbsp Media related to Playden at Wikimedia Commons nbsp This East Sussex location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Playden amp oldid 1094653412, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,