A unique corner of Kent has inspired one of the songs on Ed Sheeran's latest album.

The Grammy Award-winning singer describes Dungeness in his 'England' track, which was released on Friday as part of his new album called 'Autumn Variations'.

The 32-year-old has been recording work in a converted railway carriage at the Romney Marsh headland since spending £650,000 on the site last year.

In the song, Sheeran refers to “a lighthouse retired, but a new one was hired about 20 foot taller painted in black and white”.

The new “black-and-white” Dungeness lighthouse became operational in 1961, replacing The Old Lighthouse which was first lit in 1904.

Sitting between the landmarks is the “pub with the flag that’s working flexible hours”, otherwise known as the Britannia Inn.

In Sheeran’s social media post about his album, he included a black-and-white picture of the “train lines” which he sings about in ‘England’.

The historic Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway runs to Dungeness, with its terminal sitting close to the nuclear power station, which Sheeran refers to as “a building that’s supplying us power from the sea” and from which “electricity lines flow like veins”.

He says in between these power lines, “there is nothing but grass and pebbles on the ground” which he refers to as “the empty of the desert”.

Sheeran adds he has found “serenity I’ve never felt” but warns of the “riptide and broken glass”.

Our reporter Rhys Griffiths recently took a tour of Dungeness where he saw many of the landmarks that Sheeran refers to in his song.

The feature included confirmation from the Met Office that the area sees too much rain a year to be classified as a desert.

In June, Sheeran shared pictures on Facebook showing him recording songs in the historic railway carriage.

He has previously been spotted treating himself to some fish and chips at nearby Greatstone Fish Bar.