The village of East Dean is located within the county of East Sussex.
The Parish Church (a Grade I listed building) is called East Dean: St Simon & St Jude and serves the parish of East Dean w Friston and the benefice of E Dean w Friston and Jevington and belongs to the diocese of Chichester.
East Dean is situated in the South East (England) region of the UK and is governed by Wealden, council.
The village of East Dean is in the East Sussex CC region of Surrey, East and West Sussex within South East (England).