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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) * Hythe railway station (other) Hythe rail ... [...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 (Tasmania), 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 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 Tasmania Whaling stations in Australia ... [...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] |
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] |
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] |
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-pou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Hythe (J194)
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-pou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Short Sunderland
The Short S.25 Sunderland is a British flying boat patrol bomber, developed and constructed by Short Brothers for the Royal Air Force (RAF). The aircraft took its service name from the town (latterly, city) and port of Sunderland in North East England. Developed in parallel with the civilian Short Empire, S.23 ''Empire'' flying boat, the flagship of Imperial Airways, the Sunderland was developed specifically to conform to the requirements of British Air Ministry List of Air Ministry specifications#1930.E2.80.931939, Specification R.2/33 for a long-range patrol/reconnaissance flying boat to serve with the Royal Air Force (RAF). As designed, it served as a successor to the earlier Short Sarafand flying boat. Sharing several similarities with the S.23, it featured a more advanced aerodynamic hull and was outfitted with various offensive and defensive armaments, including machine gun Gun turret#Aircraft, turrets, bombs, Parachute mine, aerial mines, and depth charges. The Sunderland ... [...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 British ... [...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 developm ... [...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 2016 ... [...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 and from Staines upon Thames by the River Thames. Egham Hythe has been bypassed by the 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 and Middle English. One end of Staines Bridge, a 'local road' crossing of the river, connects Egham Hythe to 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 Thames. The consistent use of the Hythe in ecclesiastical records, Assiz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hythe End
Wraysbury is a village and civil parish in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead in England. It is under the western approach path of London Heathrow airport. It is located on the east bank of the River Thames, roughly midway between Windsor and Staines-upon-Thames, and west by south-west of London. Historically part of Buckinghamshire, Wraysbury was made part of the new non-metropolitan county of Berkshire in 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972. The Wraysbury Reservoir is located to the east, administratively wholly in the Spelthorne district of Surrey, although it was historically divided between Buckinghamshire and Middlesex. History Investigation by Windsor and Wraysbury Archaeological Society of a field in the centre of Wraysbury to the east of St Andrew's Church revealed evidence of human activity in Neolithic times. Many hundreds of flint artefacts were found and are now in the care of the Windsor Museum collection. The village name was traditionally spelt ''W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
