Dungeness Lifeboat Station
Dungeness Lifeboat Station is located on Dungeness Road, about 3.5 miles south-east of the town of Lydd, on the cuspate foreland of Dungeness, on the Kent coast.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Prospect Cottage and Dungeness Lighthouse.
Prospect Cottage
House
Photo: Jasper33, Public domain.
Prospect Cottage is a house on the coast in Dungeness, Kent. Originally a Victorian fisherman's hut, the house was purchased by director and artist Derek Jarman in 1987, and was his home until his death in 1994. Prospect Cottage is situated 1,400 feet south of Dungeness Lifeboat Station.
Dungeness Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dungeness Lighthouse on the Dungeness Headland started operation on 20 November 1961. Its construction was prompted by the building of Dungeness nuclear power station, which obscured the light of its predecessor which, though decommissioned, remains standing. Dungeness Lighthouse is situated 1 mile south of Dungeness Lifeboat Station.
Dungeness Old Lighthouse
Photo: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dungeness Old Lighthouse is situated 1 mile south of Dungeness Lifeboat Station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lydd-on-Sea and Dungeness.
Lydd-on-Sea
Village
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.
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.
Lade
Suburb
Photo: Hywel Williams, 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.
Dungeness Lifeboat Station
- Type: Building
- Description: lifeboat station in Kent, England, UK
- Category: lifeboat station
- Location: Lydd, Shepway District, Kent, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.9265° or 50° 55′ 35″ northLongitude
0.97634° or 0° 58′ 35″ eastOpen location code
9F22WXGG+JGOpenStreetMap ID
way 189575172OpenStreetMap feature
building=boathouseWikidata ID
Q108283822
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