West Hythe

West Hythe is a hamlet and former civil parish, now in the parish of , in the Folkestone and Hythe district, in , England, near Palmarsh and a few miles west of the cinque port town of . In 2020 it had an estimated population of 566.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Portus Lemanis and Lympne Castle.

Archaeological site
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, also known as Lemanae, was the Latin name of a Roman Saxon Shore fort, settlement and port in southern . The modern village of derives its name from the ancient port. is situated 1,900 feet northwest of West Hythe.

Garden
Photo: Robin Webster, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a medieval castle in England that is located in the village of in , above . It is 18,862 square feet in size and is a Grade I listed property, described as a fortified manor house. is situated 2,600 feet northwest of West Hythe.

Church
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is situated 2,500 feet north of West Hythe.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lympne and Newingreen.

Village
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, formerly Lymne, is a village on the former shallow-gradient sea cliffs above the expansive agricultural plain of in , England.

Village
is a village in the civil parish of , in the Folkestone and Hythe district, in , England, near . It is situated on the junction of the A20 and the historic Stone Street between and .

Hamlet
is an English hamlet in the parish of . It comprises a chapel of ease, house, two cottages and a gatehouse to Sandling Park estate.

West Hythe

Latitude
51.06576° or 51° 3′ 57″ north
Longitude
1.02835° or 1° 1′ 42″ east
Population
566
Elevation
7 feet (2 metres)
Open location code
9F33328H+88
Open­Street­Map ID
way 147288524
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­residential
Geo­Names ID
2634384
Wiki­data ID
Q3567427
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In Other Languages

From French to Swedish—“West Hythe” goes by many names.
  • French: “West Hythe”
  • Hebrew: “וסט הית‘”
  • Irish: “Hythe Thiar”
  • Ladin: “West Hythe”
  • Polish: “West Hythe”
  • Swedish: “West Hythe”
  • “West Hythe”

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