Udimore
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Udimore is a village and civil parish
in the Rother
District of East Sussex
, England
. It is located five miles (8 km) west of Rye
on the B2089 road to Brede
.
The ecclesiastical parish is teamed with Brede; the two parish churches are St George, Brede and St Mary Udimore.
lived in Udimore until his death in 2002. The children's novelist Monica Edwards
lived in Udimore from 1933 to 1936.
Civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
in the Rother
Rother
Rother is a local government district in East Sussex, England. The district is named after the River Rother which flows within its boundaries.-History:...
District of East Sussex
East Sussex
East Sussex is a county in South East England. It is bordered by the counties of Kent, Surrey and West Sussex, and to the south by the English Channel.-History:...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It is located five miles (8 km) west of Rye
Rye, East Sussex
Rye is a small town in East Sussex, England, which stands approximately two miles from the open sea and is at the confluence of three rivers: the Rother, the Tillingham and the Brede...
on the B2089 road to Brede
Brede, East Sussex
Brede is a village and civil parish in the Rother District of East Sussex, England. It is located eight miles north of Hastings and four miles west of Rye...
.
The ecclesiastical parish is teamed with Brede; the two parish churches are St George, Brede and St Mary Udimore.
Famous residents
The comedian, writer, musician, poet, playwright, soldier, and actor Spike MilliganSpike Milligan
Terence Alan Patrick Seán "Spike" Milligan Hon. KBE was a comedian, writer, musician, poet, playwright, soldier and actor. His early life was spent in India, where he was born, but the majority of his working life was spent in the United Kingdom. He became an Irish citizen in 1962 after the...
lived in Udimore until his death in 2002. The children's novelist Monica Edwards
Monica Edwards
Monica Edwards was an English children's writer of the mid-twentieth century best known for her Romney Marsh and Punchbowl Farm series of children's novels.-Early life:...
lived in Udimore from 1933 to 1936.