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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Old Romney like this:
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.
Old Romney is now part of FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE District. Click here for graphs and data of how FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Old Romney itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Old Romney, in Folkestone and Hythe and Kent | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/6334
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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