Constituency Profile
The main settlements in the constituency are the seaside resort of Hastings and smaller nearby tourist town of Rye. The constituency also includes the Cinque Port of Winchelsea (the smallest town in Britain) and the villages of Fairlight, Winchelsea Beach, Three Oaks, Guestling, Icklesham, Playden, Iden, Rye Harbour, East Guldeford, Camber, and Pett.
The constituency is set in a relatively isolated part of Sussex and so does not enjoy some of the more general affluence of this part of the country. It is considered a deprived area. Hastings has some light industry, while Rye has a small port.
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