Dibden Bay
Dibden Bay is a 229.4-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest between Marchwood and Hythe in Hampshire. Most of this site was formed by deposition of material dredged from Southampton Water.- Access is restricted and requires permission.
- Type: Protected area
- Description: UK Site of Special Scientific Interest
- Also known as: “Dibden Bay SSSI”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tudor House and Garden and Medieval Merchant’s House.
Tudor House and Garden
Museum
Photo: Peter Trimming, CC BY 2.0.
Tudor House and Garden is a historic building, museum, tourist attraction, and Grade I listed building in Southampton, England. Established as Southampton's first museum in 1912, the house was closed for nine years between 2002 and 2011 during an extensive renovation. Tudor House and Garden is situated 1¼ miles north of Dibden Bay.
Medieval Merchant’s House
Museum
Photo: Tim Knight, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Medieval Merchant's House is a restored late-13th-century building in Southampton, Hampshire, England. Built in about 1290 by John Fortin, a prosperous merchant, the house survived many centuries of domestic and commercial use largely intact. Medieval Merchant’s House is situated 1¼ miles northeast of Dibden Bay.
Canute’s Palace
Historic building
Photo: Daemonic Kangaroo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Canute's Palace in Southampton, England, is the name given to the ruins of a Norman merchant's house dating from the late twelfth century. Despite its name, the building has no connection with Canute the Great, nor was it a palace. Canute’s Palace is situated 1 mile northeast of Dibden Bay.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dibden and Southampton.
Dibden
Village
Photo: Trish Steel, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dibden is a small village in Hampshire, England, which dates from the Middle Ages. It is dominated by the nearby settlements of Hythe and Dibden Purlieu.
Southampton
Photo: Ronald Saunders, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Southampton is the largest city in Hampshire, on the south coast of England. A busy cruise ship and container port, Southampton is the European end of the last Transatlantic ocean liner route, the Queen Mary II to New York, and in 1912 was the point of departure for the Titanic.
St Mary’s
Suburb
St Mary's is an inner city area of Southampton in England. It consists of two areas separated by Six Dials junction. The northern section of the district is bounded by St Mary's Road and some streets to the west and the area to the east is Nicholstown-Newtown. St Mary’s is situated 2 miles northeast of Dibden Bay.
Dibden Bay
Latitude
50.88314° or 50° 52′ 59″ northLongitude
-1.4161° or 1° 24′ 58″ westOpen location code
9C2WVHMM+7HOpenStreetMap ID
way 1014410098Wikidata ID
Q93871633
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In Other Languages
“Dibden Bay” goes by many names.
- German: “Dibden Bay”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Dibden Bay and The Gymp.
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