Lydd-on-Sea

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]

Lydd-on-Sea
Lydd-on-Sea beach
Lydd-on-Sea is located in Kent
Lydd-on-Sea
Lydd-on-Sea
Location within Kent
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townRomney Marsh
Postcode districtTN29
Dialling code01797
PoliceKent
FireKent
AmbulanceSouth East Coast
UK Parliament

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
  1. Dawson, Geoffrey, ed. (3 July 1937). "Faster S.R. Trains To West Of England". The Times. No. 47727. p. 11. ISSN 0140-0460.
  2. Body, Geoffrey (1989). Railways of the Southern Region. Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, England: P. Stephens. p. 126. ISBN 185260297X.
  3. UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Lydd Parish (E04005022)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  4. Historic England. "Three acoustic early warning devices 2360m east of Jack's Court (1005119)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 22 March 2022.

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