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Romney Marsh is a sparsely populated wetland area in the counties of Kent and East Sussex in the south-east of England. It covers about 100 square miles (260 km 2).The Marsh has been in use for centuries, though its inhabitants commonly suffered from malaria until the 18th century.
"History of Romney Marsh". Romney Marsh, The Fifth Continent "1287 a Terrible year for storms - VillageNet History". 6 January 2012. Archived from the original on 6 January 2012; Brown, Paul (7 March 2011). "Weatherwatch: the great storms of 1287". Theguardian.com
Romney Warren or Romney Marsh is a 10.9-hectare (27-acre) country park and Local Nature Reserve in New Romney in Kent.It is owned by Folkestone and Hythe District Council and managed by the Romney Warren Project, which is a partnership between Folkestone and Hythe District Council, Romney Warren Charitable Trust, Kent Wildlife Trust and Romney Marsh Countryside Partnership.
Romney Marsh: Evolution, Occupation, Reclamation. Oxford University Committee for Archaeology. ISBN 978-0-947816-24-7. Eddison, Jill (2000). Romney Marsh: Survival on a frontier. History Press. ISBN 978-0-7524-1486-7. Tatton-Brown, Tim (1988). The Topography of the Walland Marsh area between the 11th and 13th Centuries. In Eddison & Green 1988
It was still in use in 1543, but had fallen into decay by 1573; [2] [3] the bells were removed to the Church of St Nicholas at New Romney. [4] Hope Church was recorded as ruinous in 1663. [2] There have been surface finds of medieval objects near the site, including coins from the 11th to the 13th century.
Old Romney is a village and civil parish located in the Folkestone and Hythe district of Kent. Old Romney St. Clement is a parish dating back to ancient times and, as the name hints out, commenced the primitive settlement of Romney Marsh. It was, thus, the initial port of Romney which over time, stretched out along the Rother toward the sea ...
The history of Dymchurch began with the gradual build-up of the Romney Marsh. [2] New Hall was rebuilt in 1575 after an earlier wooden structure was destroyed in a fire. It was used as a court room for the Romney Marsh area. The head magistrate was known as Leveller of the Marsh Scotts.
Dungeness, Romney Marsh and Rye Bay is a 10,172.9-hectare (25,138-acre) biological and geological Site of Special Scientific Interest which stretches from New Romney in Kent to Winchelsea in East Sussex.