| LC control no. | n 83137576 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Geographic heading | Rye (England) |
| Geographic subdivision usage | England--Rye |
| Variant(s) | Rye (East Sussex) Rye, Eng. |
| Associated country | Great Britain England |
| Associated place | East Sussex (England) |
| Found in | Bagley, G.S. The book of Rye, 1982: t.p. (Rye) p.8 (E. Sussex) The Pendulum, April/May 2015: t.p. (Rye) LC data base, 11/30/83 (hdg.: Rye, Eng.; usage: Rye) Barth., 1977 (Rye, E. Sussex, town) Mun. yrbk., 1983 (Rye, Rother District, E. Sussex) GeoNames, algorithmically matched, 2009 (ppl; 50°57ʹ00ʺN 000°44ʹ00ʺE) Its website, viewed 8 August 2017 home p. (Rye, East Sussex; fortified hilltop town that was important in the defence of the south coast of England) Wikipedia, viewed 8 August 2017 (Rye, East Sussex; small town, two miles from the sea and at confluence of three rivers, the Rother, the Tillingham and the Brede; in medieval times, as a member of the Cinque Ports confederation, it was at the head of an embayment of the English Channel and almost surrounded by the sea; it has served as a port, market town and commercial centre since medieval times; smugglers used its inns, The Mermaid and The Olde Bell, connected by a secret passageway; Rye has a small fishing fleet and facilities for yachts at Rye Harbour) Collins Britain atlas and gazetteer, 1999 (Rye, E.Suss.; small town, on River Rother, 9m/15km NE of Hastings; former port, now 2m/3km from sea; 14c Landgate, only surviving town gate; Lamb House, 18c, once home of Henry James; 15c Mermaid Inn) |
| Geographic area code | e-uk-en |
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