Hythe
Hythe is in the District of Shepway, in Kent. In medieval times Hythe was one of the Cinque Ports responsible for England's maritime defence. Then the Kent coast silted up, leaving the village inland.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Saltwood Castle and Sandling Railway Station.
Saltwood Castle
Photo: Edgepedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saltwood Castle is a castle in Saltwood village, one mile north of Hythe, Kent, England. Of 11th century origin, the castle was expanded in the 13th and 14th centuries.
Sandling Railway Station
Railway station
Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sandling railway station is on the South Eastern Main Line in England, serving the village of Sandling and the market town of Hythe, Kent. It is 65 miles 36 chains down the line from London Charing Cross.
Hythe railway station
Railway station
Hythe station is the northern terminus of the Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway. The station has curved platforms with an overall roof, loco release road, former engine shed, signalbox with 16 lever frame, and a turntable.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lympne and Saltwood.
Lympne
Village
Photo: Cockney Laurie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lympne, formerly also Lymne, is a village on the former shallow-gradient sea cliffs above the expansive agricultural plain of Romney Marsh in Kent, England. Lympne is situated 2 miles west of Hythe.
Saltwood
Village
Photo: Peter Trimming, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Saltwood is a village and civil parish in the Folkestone and Hythe District of Kent, England. Within the parish are the small hamlets of Pedlinge and Sandling.
Hythe
- Type: Locality
- Location: Shepway District, Kent, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.0681° or 51° 4′ 5″ northLongitude
1.0756° or 1° 4′ 32″ eastElevation
10 feet (3 metres)Open location code
9F33339G+66GeoNames ID
7294897
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