Dungeness

Dungeness is the headland of a shingle beach on the Romney Marsh in Kent, England. It is also given to a "village" situated along the beach: and to an important ecological site on the same location.

Communications

Roads

There are two roads giving access: one from Lydd in the north-west; and from the north at New Romney along the coast.

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Railways

A branch from Appledore to New Romney was opened by the South Eastern Railway: it had a short branch line to a station at Dungeness, which was closed to passengers on 4 July 1937; it was closed completely when the Lydd to New Romney section closed on 6 March 1967. The remains of the line to Lydd are used to carry gravel from the various extraction plants on the beach. The track of the railway is shown on Ordnance Survey map sheet 89, and a number of local cottages have been constructed from old carriages.

Related Topics:
Appledore - South Eastern Railway - 4 July - 1937 - 6 March - 1967 - Ordnance Survey

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There is a railway line to the nuclear power station at Dungeness, to allow waste to be carried away for treatment.

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The Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway, first opened to New Romney in 1927, was extended to a station at Dungeness a year later.

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