Welcome to Hythe & Dibden U3A

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Hythe is a town in Hampshire, England. It is located by the shore of Southampton Water and has a shopping area, a pier, and a marina for yachts.

The name Hythe means 'landing-place' or 'haven'.  Hythe is recorded in a parliamentary roll from 1293^. The Hythe ferry ("Hitheferye") to Southampton is marked on a map by Christopher Saxton of 1575, and on a map by John Harrison in 1788.^[2] Hythe was part of the parish of Fawley, although it became a separate ecclesiastical parish in 1841.^[4] The current church, of Saint John the Baptist, was erected in 1874.^[4] It is of red brick with Bath Stone dressings.^[4] The design was by John Oldrid Scott and replaced an earlier church dating from 1823.^[5] There were at one time stocks in the village.

Hythe was once home to Sir Christopher Cockerell, inventor of the Hovercraft, and T.E. Lawrence ('Lawrence of Arabia). It was also a base for BOAC's Empire flying boats. Hythe is a convenient place to observe the cruise ships arriving at and departing from the port of Southampton, and is an ideal base for visitors to the nearby New Forest national park.

Hythe and Dibden u3a is a Registered Charity, number 1210056