A description of Rye by Barbara Ballard claims that the word Rye is a corruption of an old Anglo- Saxon word meaning an island. Sounds a quite feasible explanation. There have been others of course, the favourite Rhee, meaning shelter but island does sound convincing. Barbara Ballard’s description of Rye off the “Postcard of Britain website is quite descriptive too. Continue reading The Word Rye means Island
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Dateline Rye
1030 – Rye (included in the Manor of Rameslie) given to the Abbots of Fecamp in Normandy
1100 – La Rie – La Rye
1105 – Church: Hospital of St. Bartholomew Continue reading Dateline Rye