Editing Lydd (section)

{{Short description|Town in Kent, England}}
{{About|the town in England|the city of Lydd in Israel|Lod}}
{{Use British English|date=May 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2018}}
{{Infobox UK place
|country= England
|static_image_name= The Rype, Lydd - geograph.org.uk - 215217.jpg
|static_image_caption= The Rype, Lydd
|official_name= Lydd
|coordinates = {{coord|50.9509|0.9064|display=inline,title}}
|population= 6,567
|population_ref= (2011)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11126181&c=Lydd&d=16&e=62&g=6438436&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1444041887521&enc=1|title=Ward and Town population 2011|access-date=5 October 2015|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304092903/http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11126181&c=Lydd&d=16&e=62&g=6438436&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1444041887521&enc=1|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|shire_district= [[Folkestone and Hythe (District)|Folkestone and Hythe]]
|shire_county= [[Kent]]
|region= South East England
|constituency_westminster= [[Folkestone and Hythe (UK Parliament constituency)|Folkestone and Hythe]]
|post_town= Romney Marsh
|postcode_district= TN29
|postcode_area= TN
|dial_code= 01797
|os_grid_reference= 
}}
'''Lydd''' is a town and [[Wards and electoral divisions of the United Kingdom|electoral ward]] in [[Kent]], England, lying on [[Romney Marsh]]. It is one of the larger settlements on the marsh, and the most southerly town in Kent. Lydd reached the height of its prosperity during the 13th century, when it was a corporate member of the [[Cinque Ports]], a "limb" of [[New Romney|Romney]]. Located on [[Denge Marsh]], Lydd was one of the first sandy islands to form as the bay filled in and evolved into what is now called Romney Marsh.

The parish of Lydd comprises the town of Lydd, [[Dungeness (headland)|Dungeness]], [[Lydd-on-Sea]] and parts of [[Greatstone-on-Sea]].

Notable buildings in Lydd include the Gordon house longhall, a guildhall, and a [[Middle Ages|medieval]] [[courthouse]]. Chamberlains and [[churchwardens' accounts]] of the 15th century survive alongside the town charters.

Lydd lies to the southwest of [[New Romney]] and east of [[Rye, East Sussex|Rye]].