HYTHE (WEST), a parish within the liberties of the town and port of HYTHE, of which it is a member, hundred of HYTHE, lathe of SHEPWAY, county of KENT, 2 miles (W. by S.) from Hy-the, containing 119 inhabitants. The living is a vicarage, in the archdeaconry and diocese of Canterbury, rated in the king's books at £8. 14. 4., and in the patronage of the Archbishop of Canterbury. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, has been demolished. The Grand Military, or Shorncliffe and Rye, canal passes through this parish.