New Romney
New Romney is a town in Kent, England, on the edge of Romney Marsh, an area of level, abundant farming land recovered from the sea after the harbour started to silt up. New Romney, one of the original Cinque Ports, was as soon as a sea port, with the harbour beside the church, yet is currently more than a mile from the sea. A mooring ring can still be seen in front of the church. It is the headquarters of the Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway. Like numerous towns on the marsh it has an outstanding Norman church in the centre of town. This church originally stood at the harbourside, and also its entrances are a number of feet below ground level. The church is additionally notable for the boat hooks still obvious on the side wall surfaces. New Romney's historic high street has numerous small and fascinating stores. A few companies shut after the opening of a branch of grocery store chain Sainsbury's, but the community preserves a lot of its character. The former almshouses in West Street are kept in mind historic structures of Kent; they were founded in 1610 by John Southland, an important neighborhood mogul, as well as rebuilt in 1734. Beside these is Plantagenet House as well as No 3 Old Stone Cottage, which originated as a solitary home built c. 1300-- 1350. Scientists assume it was originally the home of the Master of The Hospital of St John the Baptist, a big secular establishment. The medical facility was running by c. 1260 and grew until the close of the fifteenth century.
