The brook for which the hamlet is named rises in the valley and forms one of the sources of the River Rother which meets the sea at Rye.
The centre point of the hamlet is the St. John the Baptist Church in the bottom of the valley.
Most of the houses within Tidebrook are either old farmhouses or cottages built for farm labourers with the exception of Tidebank Cottage, formerly the Fountain Pub and an old School house, formally Tidebrook School for girls which suffered a fire in the 1960s.
The community is still very much intact with events such as horse trailer carol singing at Christmas and Tidebrook Fete being highlights in the year.
From the 16th to the 18th century Tidebrook formed part of the strong local Iron industry, signs of which can still be seen in the area.