Lympne

Lympne (/lɪm/), formerly also Lymne, is a village on the former shallow-gradient sea cliffs above the expansive agricultural plain of Romney Marsh in Kent. The settlement forms an L shape stretching from Port Lympne Zoo via Lympne Castle facing Lympne Industrial Park then via the main settlement to Newingreen in the north, centred 11 km (7 mi) west of Folkestone, 2.3 mi (3.7 km) west of Hythe and 13 km (8.1 mi) ESE of Ashford.

Lympne
Lympne Castle
Lympne
Location within Kent
Population1,575 (2011)
OS grid referenceTR121352
Civil parish
  • Lympne
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townHYTHE
Postcode districtCT21
Dialling code01303
PoliceKent
FireKent
AmbulanceSouth East Coast
UK Parliament
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