• Hythe is situated on the “Garden Coast” of Kent.
• The town became a Borough in 1026 when King Canute signed the documents conveying the lands of Hith to the Church at Canterbury.
• Hythe means Haven; it gradually lost its harbour during the course of the latter Middle Ages.
• The Charter of 1278 is still kept in the Town’s Archives.

Did you know?

• Hythe is dominated by St Leonards Church, famous for its crypt where human remains from the early settlement are exhibited.
• The Town Council still has its medieval moot horn which is housed in the Town Hall.
• The Town plays host to the Hythe Festival and the Hythe Venetian Fete in alternate years: the latter is centred on the famous Ancient Monument of the Royal Military Canal which runs through the Town. The Canal celebrates its two hundredth anniversary in April 2009.

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Website: www.hythe-kent.com