Small Hythe

Small Hythe
Small Hythe  Small Hythe shown within Kent
District	Ashford
Shire county	Kent
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Police	Kent
Fire	Kent
Ambulance	South East Coast
EU Parliament	South East England
UK Parliament	Ashford
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Coordinates: 51°02′29″N 0°41′58″E / 51.0414°N 0.6994°E

Small Hythe is a hamlet near Tenterden in Kent, England.

It stood on a branch of the Rother estuary and was a busy shipbuilding port in the 15th century, before the silting up and draining of the Romney Marshes.

Small Hythe's quays and warehouses were destroyed in a fire in 1514 and were never rebuilt.^[1]

History

Small Hythe was within the medieval hundred of Tenterden, which does not appear to have existed at the time of the Domesday Book. It is first mentioned in about 1300 and received a charter in 1449 from Henry VI.^[2] Small Hythe itself lay on a branch of the River Rother, which certainly in 1509 made the locality accessible to seagoing craft.^[3]

St John's Church

Notable residents

Smallhythe Place

Actress Ellen Terry lived at Smallhythe Place between 1899 and her death in 1928. It is now managed by the National Trust and houses her collection of theatrical memorabilia and a small theatre.^[4]

References

1. Donald Maxwell, Unknown Kent (1921).
2. "Tenterden - LoveToKnow 1911". www.1911encyclopedia.org. Retrieved 2010-02-11.
3. "The hundred, town and parish of Tenterden". British History Online. Retrieved 2010-02-11.
4. "National Trust – Smallhythe Place". www.nationaltrust.org.uk. Retrieved 2010-02-09.

External links

• "Rye Castle Museum » Surrounding Towns and Villages". www.ryemuseum.co.uk. Retrieved 2010-02-09.
• "Channel 4 – Time Team". www.channel4.com. Retrieved 2010-02-09.
• "St John the Baptist in Tenterden - UK Attraction". www.ukattraction.com. Retrieved 2010-02-09.