Small Hythe, Isle of Oxney, House of Tudor, and River Rother, East Sussex black plaque

Smallhythe, Kent, England, United Kingdom

During the 14th to 16th centuries, the River Rother flowed past this point and Smallhythe was a thriving inland port and one of the premier shipbuilding centres in England, supplying warships to several Tudor monarchs. A ferry connected Smallhythe to the Isle of Oxney opposite. On 31st July 1515 mos

t of the village and shipbuilding facilities were consumed by fire. However the inhabitants quickly re-established the village and resumed the building of ships. Ironically, by the middle of the 16th

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