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Romney Marsh Historic Churches Trust

(Discover the historic churches on the Romney Marsh)

The purpose of the Trust is the preservation and maintenance of the fabric of fourteen medieval churches, with an additional interest expressed in the remains of four ruined churches. The churches all lie south and east of the Royal Military Canal, one being in Sussex (Chichester Diocese) the remainder in Kent (Canterbury Diocese).

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The Churches maintained are the following

St.Eanswith, Brenzett
St.Augustine, Brookland
All Saints, Burmarsh
St.Peter & St.Paul, Dymchurch
St.Mary, East Guldeford
St.Thomas Becket, Fairfield
St.George, Ivychurch
All Saints, Lydd
St.Peter & St.Paul, Newchurch
St.Nicholas, New Romney
St.Clement, Old Romney
St.Dunstan, Snargate
St.Augustine, Snave
St Mary in the Marsh

The Trust is also interested in the ruins (all on private land) at
Eastbridge
Midley
Hope All Saints
Broomhill

Brenzett Brookland Broomhill Burmarsh Dymchurch East Guldeford Fairfield Ivychurch Lydd Newchurch New Romney Old Romney Snargate Snave St Mary in the Marsh

Villages Referenced

Brenzett (St Eanswyth a saxon princess)

Brookland (13th century wooden spire)

Burmarsh (The fortress in the Marsh?)

Dymchurch (The Romans and the sea wall)

East Guldeford (Barn-like Church)

Fairfield (The Isolated Church)

Ivychurch (The burial ground on the Island)

Lydd (The Cathedral of the Marsh)

Newchurch (The Church Tower with a kink)

New Romney (Cinque Port and Storm)

Old Romney (Sheep and Wool Smuggling)

Snargate (Sluice Gates made by Royal Order)

Snave (the Remote church)

St Mary in the Marsh (Ancient Celts)