Old Romney

Old Romney is a village and civil parish in the Folkestone and Hythe district of Kent, England. The village, as its name suggests, is the original site of the settlement, and is situated two miles inland from New Romney.

Places of Interest

Highlights include St Clement’s Church, Old Romney and Lydd Library.

St Clement’s Church, Old Romney

Church

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St Clement's Church is an Anglican church, in the village of Old Romney, Kent, England. It is a Grade I listed building. The church is dedicated to Saint Clement, a successor to Saint Peter at Rome.

Lydd Library

Library

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Lydd Library is situated 2½ miles southeast of Old Romney.

St Augustine’s Church, Brookland

Church

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St Augustine's Church is a Grade I listed Anglican church in the village of Brookland, Kent, in Walland Marsh, about 5 miles north-east of Rye, East Sussex. St Augustine’s Church, Brookland is situated 2½ miles northwest of Old Romney.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Romney Marsh and New Romney.

Romney Marsh

Photo: Ian Dunster, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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.

New Romney

Town

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New Romney is a market town in Kent, England, on the edge of Romney Marsh, an area of flat, rich agricultural land reclaimed from the sea after the harbour began to silt up. New Romney is situated 3 miles east of Old Romney.

Lydd

Town

Photo: Simon Carey, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Lydd is a town and electoral ward in Kent, England, lying on Romney Marsh. It is one of the larger settlements on the marsh, and the most southerly town in Kent. Lydd is situated 2 miles southeast of Old Romney.

Old Romney

Type: Locality
Location: Shepway District, Kent, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

50.9763° or 50° 58′ 35″ north

Longitude

0.877° or 0° 52′ 37″ east

Elevation

13 feet (4 metres)

Open location code

9F22XVGG+GR

GeoNames ID

7294898

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