Leysdown-on-Sea
Sign in to saveLeysdown-on-Sea is a village on the east coast of the Isle of Sheppey, in the borough of Swale in Kent, England. In 2020 it had an estimated population of 936. The civil parish is Leysdown and includes the settlements of Bay View, Shellness and Harty. In 2011 it had a population of 1,256.
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Place details
- Locality
- Swale
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 3,019
- Timezone
- Europe/London
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Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.official_name
- Leysdown-on-Sea
- UK place.static_image_name
- Leysdown Sea Wall 9162.JPG
- UK place.static_image_caption
- The sea wall to the east of Leysdown
- UK place.civil_parish
- Leysdown
- UK place.population
- 936
- UK place.population_ref
- (2020 estimate)
- UK place.area_total_km2
- 1.055
- UK place.shire_district
- Swale
- UK place.shire_county
- Kent
- UK place.region
- South East England
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Sittingbourne and Sheppey
- UK place.post_town
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- village
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Leysdown
- Population
- +936
- Image
- Leysdown Sea Wall 9162.JPG
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Leysdown-on-Sea is a village on the east coast of the Isle of Sheppey, in the borough of Swale in Kent, England. In 2020 it had an estimated population of 936. The civil parish is Leysdown and includes the settlements of Bay View, Shellness and Harty. In 2011 it had a population of 1,256.
==History== It is recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as being called "Legesdun"; the name is thought to be derived from the Anglo-Saxon words Leswe (pasture) and Dun (hill).