Rye
town in East Sussex, England
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Summary
Rye is a town[1]. Rye ranks in the top 2% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,882 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Rother[3]
- Country: United Kingdom[4]
- Instance of: civil parish[5], market town[6]
- Postal code: TN31[7]
- Commons category: Rye, East Sussex[8]
- Local dialing code: 01797[9]
- OS grid reference: TQ920206[10]
- Authority: Rye Town Council[11]
- Official website: http://www.ryetowncouncil.gov.uk/[12]
- Topic's main category: Category:Rye, East Sussex[13]
- Commons gallery: Rye, East Sussex[14]
- Population: 4483[15], 4009[16], 4255[17]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[18], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[19], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[20]
- Category for people born here: Q8069648[21]
- Category for people who died here: Q94961314[22]
- Category of associated people: Q94960720[23]
- Area: 4.2 km²[24]
- Historic county: Sussex[25]
- Category for the view of the item: Category:Views of Rye, East Sussex[26]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Rye include Rye[27], a town[28], in Australia[29].
Why It Matters
Rye has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] Rye is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]
Entities named for Rye include Rye[27], a town[28], in Australia[29].