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 == Parish History  ==
-{{expand section|a summary overview of the history of this parish}}
+Lydden is a village and civil parish in the Dover district of Kent, see [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lydden+ Lydden Wikipedia]. Nearby at Wooton is [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lydden_Race_Circuit+ Lydden Race Circuit] which was birthplace of the sport of Rallycross.<br>
+Lydden St Mary the Virgin is an Ancient Parish in the Diocese of Canterbury and forms part of the Temple Ewell with Lydden benefice.<br>
+The church of St Mary, Church Lane, Lydden has been designated as a grade II* listed building [http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-178614-church-of-st-mary-lydden+ British listed building]<br>
+See Edward Hasted The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent: Volume 8 (1799), pp. 127-132 [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=63468+ at British History Online] and [http://www.kentchurches.info/church.asp?p=Lydden+ Kent Churches website]<br>
 == Resources  ==