Pett

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Pett
Pett shown within East Sussex
Area^[1]	2.5 sq mi (6.5 km²)
Population	781 (Parish-2007)^[1]
- Density	311/sq mi (120/km²)
OS grid reference	TQ873139
- London	54 miles (87 km) NW
District	Rother
Shire county	East Sussex
Region	South East
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	HASTINGS
Postcode district	TN35
Dialling code	01424
Police	Sussex
Fire	East Sussex
Ambulance	South East Coast
European Parliament	South East England
UK Parliament	Hastings and Rye
List of places: UK • England • East Sussex

Coordinates: 50°53′N 0°40′E / 50.89, 0.66

Pett is a village and civil parish in the Rother District of East Sussex, England. The village is located five miles (8 km) north-east of Hastings on the edge of Pett Level, the one time marshes stretching along the coast of Rye Bay.

The road through the village leads down to the second village in the parish: Pett Level village, the coastal part of which is known as Cliff End. Here there is a beach and, as the name suggests, is where the Weald sandstone cliffs reach their easternmost point. Pett Level marks the end of both the Royal Military Canal and the western end of the 1940s sea defence wall^[2]. The Saxon Shore Way passes through Pett Level.

Pett parish church is dedicated to St Mary and St Peter^[3]; there is also a Methodist chapel, and a small CE church at Cliff End ^[4]