A wind farm is located at Little Cheyne Court, west of Lydd.

There is a dramatic section near Brookland, where a lane linking the Woolpack pub to Lydd is perched 2 or 3 m above the surrounding farmland, on the " Hook " wall.

The section of road between Brenzett and Lydd Lane end is built on the Rhee wall, a medieval canal that brought water from higher up the river Rother.

The other, still the A259, is good only as far as the junction with Lydd Lane ( B2075 ) and leads to New Romney, Dymchurch, Hythe and eventually, Folkestone.

National Cycle Route 2 passes through the area ; the section between Rye and Lydd is mostly off road.

It then uses quiet lanes from Lydd to Hythe, where it is possible to cycle along the sea wall to Folkestone and ultimately ( off road ) to reach Dover.

Lydd is a town in Kent, England, lying on the Romney Marsh.

Actually located on Denge Marsh, Lydd was one of the first sandy islands to form as the bay evolved into what is now called the Romney Marsh.

Lydd was at one time a garrison town and the area is still an important training ground for the armed forces, at one time having an extensive narrow gauge railway network.

Lydd is also the site of an airfield, the first constructed in Britain after World War II.

Lydd Airport is now known as London Ashford Airport.

Lydd Club Day is the annual local Carnival held on the Rype – the largest on Romney Marsh, held on the third Saturday of June.

Most Lydd residents have no real understanding of what this event is supposed to entail, other than Lydd ’ s pub frequenters dressing in pirate outfits!

Extrapolating from the work of the late Mr. Leland Duncan, " The Monumental Inscriptions in Lydd Church and Churchyard ", it is evident that a large number of sailors rest in the parish churchyard of the ancient Saxon church of Lydd, all victims of the stormy seas along this dangerous coast.

Within the church, which is the longest parish church in Kent, the ancient family of Godfrey of Lydd are represented by a brass in the C13th nave which has the date 1430 upon it, and a bust set in the north wall of the chancel ; descendants of this family are to be found on World War II memorial.

Lydd Cricket Club is based at the Banks, Dennes Lane, sharing also with Brenzett C. C.

The local radio station for Lydd is KMFM Shepway and White Cliffs Country.

Lydd is also served by the county-wide stations Heart, Gold and BBC Radio Kent ; and has good coverage of stations based in East Sussex.

The largest ( at Lydd ) is estimated to contain several thousand individuals ; 12 of these areas have been designated Sites of Special Scientific Interest.

It is at a junction of a freight branch line running to Dungeness nuclear power station via Lydd.

LyddAir is a British airline based at Lydd Airport, Kent, United Kingdom.

David Denne of the family of that name from Lydd was Deputy Lieutenant and Justice of the Peace for the County of Kent, and formerly Captain of the East Kent and Cinque Ports Yeomanry, and Bailiff of the town Corporation 23 times.

Interim moves to Southend and West Malling were followed by final selection of an area covered by grazing land on the edge of the Dungeness shingle desert on the Kentish coast close to the village of Lydd.

The airport at Lydd, designated London Ashford Airport and approximately 17 miles ( 27 km ) from Ashford, has regular flights to Le Touquet, France by Lydd Air.

The now annual event has proved so popular it has been adopted by every pub in Lydd.

On 21 October, a Dornier was forced to land at the Lydd aerodrome, short of fuel, having been confused in his bearings whilst attempting to return to France, by the use of recently invented equipment devised to interrupt the homing beams sent from Germany to guide such planes.

The train, haulded by Southern Railway D3 number 2365 which was just departing from Lydd Town railway station, had its boiler hit.

Lydd has two paid for newspapers, the Romney Marsh Herald ( published by Kent Regional News and Media ) and the Kentish Express ( published by the KM Group.

* Extensive historical, geological and tourist information by Lydd resident

A branch from the Marshlink Line at Appledore to New Romney was opened by the South Eastern Railway: it had a short branch to a station at Dungeness, which closed to passengers on 4 July 1937 ; it was closed completely when the Lydd to New Romney section closed on 6 March 1967.

Of current interest is Abilene, Kansas, the birthplace of ex-President Eisenhower.

Another contender for the birthplace of Apollo is the Cretan islands of Paximadia.

Anatolia is known as the birthplace of minted coinage ( as opposed to unminted coinage, which first appears in Mesopotamia at a much earlier date ) as a medium of exchange, some time in the 7th century BC in Lydia.

A centre for the arts, learning and philosophy, home of Plato's Academy and Aristotle's Lyceum, it is widely referred to as the cradle of Western civilization and the birthplace of democracy, largely due to the impact of its cultural and political achievements during the 5th and 4th centuries BC in later centuries on the rest of the then known European continent.

Aventinus, whose name was real name is Johann or Johannes Turmair ( Aventinus being the Latin name of his birthplace ) wrote the Annals of Bavaria, a valuable record of the early history of Germany and the first major written work on the subject.

The third is the artist's only reference to music, created for a monument at Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Claude Debussy's birthplace.

Albion is the birthplace of food writer M. F. K. Fisher.

Angus is known as the birthplace of Scotland.

He is also known as Yarhi from his birthplace ( Hebrew Yerah, i. e. moon, lune ), and he further took the name Astruc, Don Astruc or En Astruc of Lunel.

Aberdare was the birthplace of the Second World War poet Alun Lewis, and there is a plaque commemorating him, including a quotation from his poem The Mountain over Aberdare.

From 1597 to 1794, Bonn was the residence of the Archbishops and Prince-electors of Cologne, and is the birthplace of Ludwig van Beethoven ( born 1770 ).

Beethoven's birthplace is located in Bonngasse near the market place.

Franklin's birthplace site directly across from Old South Meeting House on Milk Street is commemorated by a bust ( sculpture ) | bust above the second floor facade of this building

He is referring to the twinned monasteries of Monkwearmouth and Jarrow, near modern-day Newcastle, claimed as his birthplace, there is also a tradition that he was born at Monkton, two miles from the monastery at Jarrow.

Biblical tradition holds that Bethlehem is the birthplace of David, the second king of Israel, and the place where he was anointed king by Samuel.

It is said by some that Bayonne is the birthplace of mayonnaise, supposedly a corruption of Bayonnaise, the French adjective describing the city's people and produce.

Cambridge is also the birthplace of Thai king Bhumibol Adulyadej ( Rama IX ), who is the world's longest reigning monarch at age 82 ( 2010 ), as well as the longest reigning monarch in Thai history.

Babbage's birthplace is disputed, but he was most likely born at 44 Crosby Row, Walworth Road, London, England.

The city is the birthplace of house music and is the site of an influential hip-hop scene.

Neither Clement's birthdate or birthplace is known with any degree of certainty.

Eisenhower State Park on Lake Texoma near his birthplace of Denison is named in his honor.