Iden (All Saints)

IDEN (All Saints), a parish, in the union of Rye, hundred of Goldspur, rape of Hastings, E. division of Sussex, 2¼ miles (N.) from Rye; containing 554 inhabitants. This parish, which is bounded on the north and east by the county of Kent, comprises by computation 2800 acres of profitable land; the surface is undulated, the scenery pleasingly diversified, and in many parts embellished with wood. The river Rother and the Royal Military canal intersect the parish. The living is a rectory, valued in the king's books at £18. 8. 6½.: the tithes have been commuted for £680, and the glebe consists of 23 acres. The church is a handsome structure, in the later English style, with a lofty embattled tower. Here is a place of worship for Wesleyans.