| Official Name: | The Hythe |
| Country: | England |
| Region: | East of England |
| Coordinates: | 51.8827°N 0.9262°W |
| Shire District: | Colchester |
| Shire County: | Essex |
| Static Image: | St. Leonard's church, Hythe, Essex - geograph.org.uk - 190578.jpg |
| Static Image Caption: | St Leonard's Church at the Hythe |
The Hythe is an area in the southeastern part of Colchester in Essex, England, on the River Colne.[1] Historically it was a hamlet. The Hythe is home to the Paxmans Factory which manufactures automobile parts.
Hythe railway station is on the Sunshine Coast Line. Services run towards Clacton-on-sea, Walton-on-the-Naze, Colchester and London.
The Church of St Leonard is located in the Hythe.