Traditional county: Kent · District / Borough: Folkestone and Hythe · Region: South East
Explore Lydd-on-Sea, Kent with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Lydd-on-Sea map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.
| Place | Lydd-on-Sea |
| Traditional County | Kent |
| District / Borough | Folkestone and Hythe |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.929278 |
| Longitude | 0.974018 |
| Place Type | Village |
Lydd-on-Sea, a coastal village in Kent, breathes a unique air of quiet resilience. It lies 5.3 km east-south-east of Lydd (from Lydd: bearing 117°T, OS grid TR 090 186), and is situated north of Dungeness village. The landscape around Lydd-on-Sea is often swept by a keen wind, carrying the scent of salt and the distant cry of gulls, a constant reminder of its proximity to the restless sea. The light here possesses a peculiar clarity, a washed-out brilliance that seems to polish the shingle beaches and the hardy coastal grasses. Though its name suggests a grander promenade, Lydd-on-Sea is more a collection of dwellings gathered against the elements, a place where the sky feels vast and the horizon stretches with an almost infinite promise. Here, the simple act of walking the shoreline can feel like an exploration of the very edge of the known world.
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Explore Lydd-on-Sea, Kent, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 50.929278, 0.974018. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.
| Page built | June 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |