West Hythe
Encyclopedia
West Hythe is a hamlet near Hythe
in Kent
, England
. Modern settlement is mostly on the plain south of the Royal Military Canal, but the ancient church of St Mary's stands in ruins at the foot of the escarpment north of the canal.
Hythe, Kent
Hythe , is a small coastal market town on the edge of Romney Marsh, in the District of Shepway on the south coast of Kent. The word Hythe or Hithe is an Old English word meaning Haven or Landing Place....
in Kent
Kent
Kent is a county in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the Thames Estuary. The ceremonial county boundaries of Kent include the shire county of Kent and the unitary borough of...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. Modern settlement is mostly on the plain south of the Royal Military Canal, but the ancient church of St Mary's stands in ruins at the foot of the escarpment north of the canal.