Dungeness
Sign in to saveDungeness (, ) is a headland on the coast of Kent, England, formed largely of a shingle beach in the form of a cuspate foreland. It shelters a large area of low-lying land, Romney Marsh. Dungeness spans Dungeness Nuclear Power Station, the hamlet of Dungeness, and an ecological site at the same location. It lies within the civil parish of Lydd.
Key facts
- UK place.official_name
- Dungeness
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.civil_parish
- Lydd
- UK place.region
- South East England
- UK place.static_image_name
- Aerial view of Lydd, Kent.JPG
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Aerial view of Dungeness
- UK place.area_total_sq_mi
- 12
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- TR0917
- UK place.post_town
- Romney Marsh
- UK place.postcode_area
- TN
- UK place.postcode_district
- TN29
- UK place.dial_code
- 01797
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Folkestone and Hythe
- UK place.shire_district
- Folkestone and Hythe
- UK place.shire_county
- Kent
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15 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Nature
- Ecology
- Climate
- Buildings
- Lighthouses
- Power stations
- The hamlet
- Transport
- Defence uses
- Dungeness Tudor ship
- Media appearances
- See also
- References
- External links
Dungeness (, ) is a headland on the coast of Kent, England, formed largely of a shingle beach in the form of a cuspate foreland. It shelters a large area of low-lying land, Romney Marsh. Dungeness spans Dungeness Nuclear Power Station, the hamlet of Dungeness, and an ecological site at the same location. It lies within the civil parish of Lydd.
==Etymology== Dungeness's name means "the headland at Denge", referring to nearby Denge Marsh. The marsh is first mentioned in 774 as Dengemersc. Its name may mean "marsh of the pasture district", from Old English denn *gē mersc, or else "marsh with manured land", from Old English dyncge mersc.