Historic churches · South East England
Church of St Mary
Church of St Mary — church building in Rye, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Nearest railway station
- Rye · 0.4 km
- Free entry
About
Church of St Mary is a historic church in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1220. Heritage designation: Grade I listed building. Affiliated with Anglicanism. Wikidata describes it as: "church building in Rye, United Kingdom". Coordinates: 50.9501°, 0.7342°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Dungeness, Romney Marsh and Rye Bay SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: High Weald
- Ramsar wetland: Dungeness, Romney Marsh and Rye Bay
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
St Mary-the-Virgin, Rye is the Anglican parish church of the civil parish of Rye in East Sussex. Since 1951 it is a Grade I listed building because of its architectural and historical interest.
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Background
Description
Rye had been held by the Abbey of Fécamp in Normandy for a long time as a Royal deed of gift. This status originating from times before the Norman Conquest got lost at 1247, but until this relationship ended the profit for the parish had been so great that a large church could be built, which was called the "Cathedral of East Sussex" until recent times. During a severe raid by French marauders, the town and the parish church were looted and set on fire. The damage to the church was extensive, and the last repairs resulting from this fire were made in the 19th century. The following year a group of men from Rye and Winchelsea struck back and recovered the loot including the stolen bells. To…
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- Coordinates
- 50.9501, 0.7342
- County
- East Sussex
- District
- Rother
- Parish
- Rye
- Postcode
- TN31 7HE
- Parliamentary constituency
- Hastings and Rye
- Established
- 1220
- Nearest railway station
- Rye — 0.4 km
- Official site
- ryemuseum.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q11947609 (CC0)
- wikipedia: St Mary's Church, Rye (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Rye, St Mary's Church from the river.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Church of St Mary?
- Church of St Mary is in East Sussex, South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode TN31 7HE), in the parish of Rye.
- When was Church of St Mary built?
- Built or established in 1220.
- Is Church of St Mary a listed building?
- Church of St Mary is officially recognised as Grade I listed building listed.
- Is Church of St Mary a protected site?
- Yes — Church of St Mary is part of the Dungeness, Romney Marsh and Rye Bay SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the High Weald National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Church of St Mary free to visit?
- Yes, Church of St Mary is free to enter.
- How do I get to Church of St Mary?
- The nearest railway station is Rye, about 0.4 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode TN31 7HE.