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Hythe
Hythe, from Anglo-Saxon ''hȳð'', may refer to a landing-place, port or haven, either as an element in a toponym, such as Rotherhithe in London, or to: Places Australia * Hythe, Tasmania Canada *Hythe, Alberta, a village in Canada England * The Hythe, Essex, part of Colchester *Hythe, Hampshire, a village near Southampton *Hythe, Kent, a small coastal town near Folkestone **Hythe (UK Parliament constituency) *Hythe End, a village, now part of Staines *Egham Hythe, an area near Egham, Surrey *New Hythe, a village in Kent * Small Hythe, a hamlet near Tenterden in Kent * West Hythe, a hamlet near Palmarsh in Kent Other uses * Short Hythe (a post-war British flying boat) * HMS ''Hythe'' (J194) * HMS ''Hythe'' (1905), an auxiliary minesweeper which sank in 1915 in the Dardanelles with the loss of 154 lives * Hythe Venetian Fete, a traditional water carnival See also * * Hithe, Kenya * Folkestone and Hythe (other) Folkestone and Hythe can refer to: * Folkestone and H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hythe, Hampshire
Hythe () is a town near Southampton, Hampshire, England. It is located by the shore of Southampton Water, and has a ferry service connecting it to Southampton. Hythe has a small shopping area, a pier, and a marina for yachts. History The name Hythe means landing-place or haven. Hythe is recorded in a Parliamentary roll from 1293.squadron. Hythe was a village up to the 1950s, but the expansion of Fawley Refinery led to a demand for more houses for workers, and Hythe and Dibden Purlieu were allowed to expand into a small town. In 1983, following the growth of Hythe, the parish of Dibden was renamed to Hythe and Dibden, to reflect the importance of Hythe as a new focal point of the Parish.What is the Parish Council , Hythe and Dibden Parish Council Geography Hythe has a small sho ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Small Hythe
Small Hythe (or Smallhythe) is a hamlet near Tenterden in Kent, England. The population is included in Tenterden. It stood on a branch of the Rother estuary and was a busy shipbuilding port in the 15th century, before the silting up and draining of the Romney Marshes. Small Hythe's quays and warehouses were destroyed in a fire in 1514 and were never rebuilt. History Small Hythe was within the medieval hundred of Tenterden, which does not appear to have existed at the time of the Domesday Book. It is first mentioned in about 1300 and received a charter in 1449 from Henry VI. Small Hythe lay on a branch of the River Rother. The settlement was made accessible to seagoing craft in the 1330s when the Knelle dam (an earthen bank at Wittersham Levels in the lower Rother valley, constructed to deflect floodwater from the holdings of local landowner Geoffrey de Knelle) diverted the main course of the river around the north of Oxney island. Large sea-going warships were built on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Egham Hythe
Egham Hythe, Pooley Green and Thorpe Lea are adjacent settlements in the Borough of Runnymede in Surrey, England, approximately west of central London. They are separated from the town of Egham by the M25 motorway, M25 and from Staines upon Thames by the River Thames. Egham Hythe has been bypassed by the A30 road (Great Britain), A30 since the 1950s. It is home to Staines Boat Club and four pubs. It has a large riverside inn and hotel facing the inn, in a conservation area known as the Hythe, meaning port in Old English, Old and Middle English. One end of Staines Bridge, a 'local road' crossing of the river, connects Egham Hythe to Staines upon Thames, Staines and the Thames Path crosses from one bank to the other. History The Abbey and the causeway In the centuries around the time of the Norman Conquest the tything of the Hythe, which belonged to Chertsey Abbey, supported only shepherd's tenements and lowly agriculture dwellings due to flooding quite often by the river Tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hythe, Kent
Hythe () is a coastal market town on the edge of Romney Marsh, in the district of Folkestone and Hythe on the south coast of Kent. The word ''Hythe'' or ''Hithe'' is an Old English word meaning haven or landing place. History The town has mediaeval and Georgian buildings, as well as a Saxon/ Norman church on the hill and a Victorian seafront promenade. Hythe was once defended by two castles, Saltwood and Lympne. Hythe Town Hall, a neoclassical style building, was completed in 1794. Hythe's market once took place in Market Square (now Red Lion Square) close to where there is now a farmers' market every second and fourth Saturday of the month. Hythe has gardening, horse riding, bowling, tennis, cricket, football, squash and sailing clubs. Lord Deedes was once patron of Hythe Civic Society. As an important Cinque Port Hythe once possessed a bustling harbour which, over the course of 300 years, has now disappeared due to silting. Hythe was the central Cinque Port, sitti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hythe, Alberta
Hythe is a hamlet in northwest Alberta, Canada within the County of Grande Prairie No. 1. It is located on Highway 43 approximately northwest of the City of Grande Prairie and southeast of the City of Dawson Creek, British Columbia. It held village status prior to July 2021. History Hythe's post office was established in 1914 and named after Hythe, Kent in England. The community was incorporated as a village on August 31, 1929. The village dissolved becoming a hamlet under the jurisdiction of the County of Grande Prairie No. 1 on July 1, 2021. Geography Hythe is located in an area known as the Peace River Country that straddles northwest Alberta and northeast British Columbia. Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Hamlet of Hythe had a population of 854 living in 276 of its 312 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 827. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. In the 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hythe (UK Parliament Constituency)
Hythe was a constituency centred on the town of Hythe in Kent. It returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons until 1832, when its representation was reduced to one member. The constituency was abolished for the 1950 general election, and replaced with the new Folkestone and Hythe constituency. Boundaries 1918–1950: The Municipal Boroughs of Folkestone and Hythe, the Urban District of Cheriton, and part of the Urban District of Sandgate. Members of Parliament 1366-1640 1640-1832 1832-1950 Election results Elections in the 1830s Townsend-Farquhar's death caused a by-election. * 204 Scot and Lot votes were placed for Fraser and Kelly, but these were rejected Marjoribanks resigned, causing a by-election. Elections in the 1840s Elections in the 1850s Ramsden resigned, causing a by-election. Elections in the 1860s Elections in the 1870s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hythe Venetian Fete
The Hythe Venetian Fete is a traditional "floating tableaux" (water carnival) that dates and derives back to the 1860s Hythe Cricket Week. It takes place on the third Wednesday in August, every two years, on the Royal Military Canal at Hythe in Kent, England. The competitive fete is largely sponsored by local businesses and media (some of which have their own themed floats) and also features related entertainments, refreshments, band concerts, and fireworks throughout the evening illuminated variation. 2009's Venetian Fete took place on Wednesday 19 August 2009 with the Town Mayor and Chairman opening proceedings. Special guests in attendance include the local MP for Folkestone and Hythe and the Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports The Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports is a ceremonial official in the United Kingdom. The post dates from at least the 12th century, when the title was Keeper of the Coast, but may be older. The Lord Warden was originally in charge of the Cinqu .... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Hythe
West Hythe is a hamlet near Palmarsh in Kent, England, and a few miles west of the cinque port town of Hythe . Location Modern settlement is mostly on the plain south of the Royal Military Canal, and immediately north and north-west of Palmarsh, but the ancient parish church (in ruins) stands at the foot of the escarpment north of the canal, where much of the ancient village was located. Modern development to the west of Hythe (mostly housing, together with some local shops) in a corridor along the A259 coastal road, has led to the joining together of the ancient town of Hythe and the rural hamlet of Palmarsh in a single urban conurbation, which itself reaches almost to the West Hythe community. Parish church The ancient parish church, dedicated to St Mary, is disused and in ruins. Nonetheless, it is listed as a Grade II monument, and is a structure monitored by English Heritage. It was constructed in the twelfth century and heavily rebuilt in the fourteenth century. The Briti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hythe, Tasmania
Southport is a small township in far south Tasmania, the most southern township in Australia ( Cockle Creek is located further south, but it is not a gazetted town). The town had a population of 135 in 2016. It was settled in 1837 and grew to be the largest town south of Hobart; but a declining shipping industry slowly led to the town's shrinking population, and much of it has been destroyed by fire. Shore-based whaling Whaling is the process of hunting of whales for their usable products such as meat and blubber, which can be turned into a type of oil that became increasingly important in the Industrial Revolution. It was practiced as an organized industry ... took place at Southport in the 19th century.Katherine Evans, ''Shore-based whaling in Tasmania; Historical Research Project, Vol 1, A social and economic history'', Parks and Wildlife Service, Hobart, 1993, p.6. References {{authority control Localities of Huon Valley Council Towns in Tasmania Southern Tas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Hythe (1905)
HMS ''Hythe'' was a built for the Royal Navy during the Second World War. Design and description The ''Bangor'' class was designed as a small minesweeper that could be easily built in large numbers by civilian shipyards; as steam turbines were difficult to manufacture, the ships were designed to accept a wide variety of engines. ''Hythe'' displaced at standard load and at deep load. The ship had an overall length of , a beam of and a draught of .Lenton, pp. 253–54 The ship's complement consisted of 60 officers and ratings.Chesneau, p. 64 She was powered by two Parsons geared steam turbines, each driving one shaft, using steam provided by two Admiralty three-drum boilers. The engines produced a total of and gave a maximum speed of . ''Hythe'' carried a maximum of of fuel oil that gave her a range of at .Lenton, p. 254 The turbine-powered ''Bangor''s were armed with a 12-pounder anti-aircraft gun and a single QF 2-pounder (4 cm) AA gun. In some ships the 2-p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hithe, Kenya
Hithe is a settlement in Kenya ) , national_anthem = " Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu"() , image_map = , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Nairobi , coordinates = , largest_city = Nairobi , ...'s Central Province. References Populated places in Central Province (Kenya) {{CentralKE-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Hythe
New Hythe is a village in mid-Kent, England on the banks of the River Medway approximately northwest of the county town of Maidstone. It derives its name from the Old English word Hythe, meaning haven or landing place. It is in the parish of East Malling and Larkfield. Recent history During the 20th century it held a relatively prominent position in the local economy due to the Aylesford Paper Mill situated there. The mill was one of Europe's largest, but closed in 2015. It was also the home to Meridian's newsroom and studio for the south eastern television region from 1993 until 2004, when the station relocated its Kent operations to the Maidstone Studios in Vinters Park, Maidstone, the former home of the previous southern ITV franchise holder TVS. Once distinct and visibly separate from its surrounding villages, the large scale development of neighbouring Larkfield from the 1960s onwards, the building of Lunsford Park in the 1970s and 1980s, and most recently the deve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
