| Lydd-on-Sea | |
|---|---|
 Lydd-on-Sea beach | |
  Lydd-on-Sea Location within Kent | |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Romney Marsh |
| Postcode district | TN29 |
| Dialling code | 01797 |
| Police | Kent |
| Fire | Kent |
| Ambulance | South East Coast |
| UK Parliament | |
Lydd-on-Sea is a modern village, mostly built after World War II, which consists mainly of bungalows built along the Dungeness coastal road south of Greatstone, Kent, England. The Southern Railway opened a railway station here in 1937 but was closed in 1967.[1][2] Lydd-on-Sea is part of the ecclesiastical parish of Lydd, now several miles distant, which once had access to the sea. It now forms part of the civil parish of Lydd.[3]
An island in a lake (created by gravel extraction) slightly to the northwest of Lydd-on-Sea is the site of a collection of sound mirrors designed by Dr William Sansome Tucker, to detect the approach of enemy aircraft, in the years before radar had been developed.[4]
References
- ↑ Dawson, Geoffrey, ed. (3 July 1937). "Faster S.R. Trains To West Of England". The Times. No. 47727. p. 11. ISSN 0140-0460.
- ↑ Body, Geoffrey (1989). Railways of the Southern Region. Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, England: P. Stephens. p. 126. ISBN 185260297X.
- ↑ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Lydd Parish (E04005022)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
- ↑ Historic England. "Three acoustic early warning devices 2360m east of Jack's Court (1005119)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
External links
Media related to Lydd-on-Sea at Wikimedia Commons
