Udimore

Udimore /ˈjuːdɪmɔː/ 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.

Udimore
Udimore Location within East Sussex
Area	11.7 km2 (4.5 sq mi) [1]
Population	369 (Parish-2011) [2]
• Density	81/sq mi (31/km2)
OS grid reference	TQ872188
• London	52 miles (84 km) NW
District	Rother
Shire county	East Sussex
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	RYE
Postcode district	TN31
Dialling code	01797 and 01424
Police	Sussex
Fire	East Sussex
Ambulance	South East Coast
UK Parliament	Bexhill and Battle
List of places UK England East Sussex 50.94°N 0.67°E / 50.94; 0.67

The ecclesiastical parish is teamed with Brede; the two parish churches are St George, Brede and St Mary Udimore.^[3]

Famous residents

The comedian, writer, musician, poet, playwright, soldier, and actor Spike Milligan lived on Dumb Woman's Lane in Udimore from 1988 until his death in 2002. The children's novelist Monica Edwards lived in Udimore from 1933 to 1936.^[4][5]

Sports teams

Udimore Cricket Club play at Churchfields. They were formed in 1937. They currently play in Division 7 of the East Sussex Cricket League and are captained by Jim Adams. The club's leading run scorer is Barry Stunt (5022 to end of season 2014) and the leading wicket taker is Julian Buss (208 to end of season 2014)^[6][7]