- Playden
Infobox UK place
official_name=Playden
country=England
region=South East England
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static_image_caption=
area_footnotes=-"incEast Guldeford "cite web |url=http://www.eastsussexinfigures.org.uk/webview/ |title=East Sussex in Figures |accessdate=2008-04-26 |publisher=East Sussex County Council]
area_total_km2 =16.6
population=327 (Parish-2007)
"includesEast Guldeford "
population_density= Pop density mi2 to km2|51|precision=0|abbr=yes
os_grid_reference=TQ925226
latitude=50.97
longitude=0.74
post_town=RYE
postcode_area=TN
postcode_district=TN31
dial_code=01797
constituency_westminster=Hastings and Rye
london_distance=convert|52|mi NW
shire_district=Rother
shire_county=East Sussex Playden is a village and
civil parish in theRother District ofEast Sussex ,England . The village is located one mile (1.6 km) north-west of Rye. It is mentioned in theDomesday Book ; 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 [ [http://www.villagenet.co.uk/rotherlevels/villages/playden.php Notes on the village] ] .The Norman church is dedicated to St Michael [ [http://www.rye-tourism.co.uk/pages/playden_church.asp St Michael's church] ] .
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. [cite web|url=http://www.english-nature.org.uk/special/sssi/sssi_details.cfm?sssi_id=1005473 |title=Natural England - SSSI |accessdate=2008-07-05|publisher=English Nature]References
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