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ROMNEY (Old), a parish in Romney-Marsh district, Kent; 2 miles W by N of New Romney, and 5 S E of Appledore r. station. Post-town, New Romney, under Folkestone. Acres, 2, 535. Rated property, £4, 720. Pop, 151. Houses, 26. The property is much subdivided. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Canterbury. Value, £246. Patron, the Archbishop of Canterbury. The church is ancient; was recently restored; has a tower and spire; and contains a curious Norman font, and somebrasses and tablets.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Old Romney Parish Romney Marsh Poor Law Union/Registration District Kent Ancient County |
| Place names: | OLD ROMNEY | ROMNEY | ROMNEY OLD |
| Place: | Old Romney |
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