Hythe

Hythe is the name of several towns near the sea, because in old English (Anglo-Saxon) its name means landing-place, port or haven. Many of these places in England are near the sea, but not all. Of course, the shoreline does gradually change.

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

Wetland is called in English "fens". Land draining for agriculture has made England much drier than it was a thousand years ago. The story of Hereward the Wake reminds us of how the land used to be.

Category:Geography of Kent
Category:Geography of Essex
Category:Wetlands of England