About Rye

Rye is located in East Sussex, in the southeast of England. Rye used to be an island but the marsh around it connected Rye to the land. The land structure is not very flat. Rye is a historical town and you can tell this by the cobbled streets, old churches and well preserved houses from the Medieval, Tudor and Georgian times. Rye used to be one of the Cinque Ports which is used to trade goods into Europe so its like an old business centre. Since Rye is connected to land and very far out to sea with only a small river, The Cinque Port business stopped there

This is a map of Rye Harbour from the Tudor era.

Rye was a fishing port, market town, agriculture town and a harbour. In that time Rye was a busy town with lots of trades.

Now Rye is just a historical town and a tourist attraction. People go there to see the old harbour, churches and the Tudor houses. Now Rye is surrounded by marshlands with not very access to the sea. Ryes neighbouring places are Lydd, New Romney and Camber. Out of all these neighbouring places, Rye stands out more because of its distinct history.

This is an old coastal map of Rye. As you can see that Rye was not far away from the coast so it was easier to trade goods into Europe

This is a new coastal map of Rye. As you can see that Rye is far from the sea so it is hard to trade with Europe.

What is Ryes situation now?

Because of the geographical impact of Rye, the harbour business stopped and from being a busy harbour town nowadays its only a historical tourist attraction.

These four pictures of Rye nowadays are a historical town and a tourist attraction. People go there to look at the old houses like the lamb house and the mint house and other attractions like the old harbour and St. Marys church. Rye is favourable of its impression of being in the Medieval and Tudor era. Once you visit Rye you will know that how old Britain looked like.

Advantages and Disadvantages of Rye in the past Advantages

.More job opportunities .Lots of money earned . Access to sea

Disadvantages