Lydd
Lydd is a locality in Shepway District, Kent, England. Lydd is situated nearby to the hamlet Greatstone-on-Sea, as well as near the area Dengemarch Kent.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Lydd Airport and RAF Denge.
Lydd Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: LyddGC, CC BY-SA 4.0.
London Ashford Airport is an operational general aviation and minor commercial airport located 1 NM east of the town of Lydd and 12 NM south of Ashford in the district of Folkestone and Hythe, in Kent, England.
RAF Denge
Heritage site
Photo: Paul Russon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Royal Air Force Denge or more simply RAF Denge is a former Royal Air Force site near Dungeness, in Kent, England. It is best known for the early experimental acoustic mirrors which remain there.
Romney Sands railway station
Railway station
Photo: Bluebellnutter, CC BY 2.5.
Romney Sands Railway Station is a station on the Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway in Kent, England. It is located on the bleakest part of the Romney Marsh, a shingle peninsula.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lydd and New Romney.
Lydd
Town
Photo: Simon Carey, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lydd is a town and electoral ward in Kent, England, lying on Romney Marsh. It is one of the larger settlements on the marsh, and the most southerly town in Kent.
New Romney
Town
Photo: Ian Dunster, CC BY-SA 3.0.
New Romney is a market town in Kent, England, on the edge of Romney Marsh, an area of flat, rich agricultural land reclaimed from the sea after the harbour began to silt up. New Romney is situated 3 miles north of Lydd.
Dungeness
Village
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dungeness is a headland on the coast of Kent, England, formed largely of a shingle beach in the form of a cuspate foreland. It shelters a large area of low-lying land, Romney Marsh. Dungeness is situated 3½ miles southeast of Lydd.
Lydd
- Type: Locality
- Location: Shepway District, Kent, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.9478° or 50° 56′ 52″ northLongitude
0.9185° or 0° 55′ 7″ eastElevation
7 feet (2 metres)Open location code
9F22WWX9+4CGeoNames ID
7295895
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