Lydden is a civil parish and small village in the Dover district of Kent, England. The Lydden Race Circuit is located between here and Wootton to the west of the village. Lydden village consists of a triangle of 3 roads: Canterbury Road (part of the old A2 running between Dover, Canterbury and London), Stonehall and Church Lane.
| Lydden | |
|---|---|
 The Lydden Bell pub, Lydden | |
  Lydden Location within Kent | |
| Population | 673 (2011) [1] |
| OS grid reference | TR262455 |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Dover |
| Postcode district | CT15 |
| Dialling code | 01304 |
| Police | Kent |
| Fire | Kent |
| Ambulance | South East Coast |
| UK Parliament | |
Lydden is set in a steep sided valley landscape, with grazing pasture and pockets of woodland along the valley side facing north west, and the extensive Lydden and Temple Ewell Downs National Nature Reserve facing south west. The NNR is famous for its chalk grassland habitat and species including the adonis blue butterfly.
Governance
editLydden is part of the electoral ward called Lydden and Temple Ewell. The population of this ward at the 2011 census was 2,342.[2]
Listed buildings
editReferences
edit- ↑ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 4 October 2015.
- ↑ "Lydden and Temple Ewell ward population 2011". Retrieved 4 October 2015.
External links
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- Kent County Council – Local Government website
- Lydden Temple Ewell Reserve (Kent Wildlife Trust)
- Natural England - The national government agency who regulate National Nature Reserves
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