| Main | Births etc |
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| Old Romney | |
 St Clement's Church, Old Romney |
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 Old Romney Old Romney shown within Kent | |
| Population | 206 (parish, 2001 Census) |
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| District | Shepway |
| Shire county | Kent |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Police | Kent |
| Fire | Kent |
| Ambulance | South East Coast |
| EU Parliament | South East England |
| UK Parliament | Folkestone and Hythe |
| List of places: UK • England • Kent | |
Old Romney is a village[1] and civil parish in the Shepway District of Kent, England.
The village, as its name suggests, is the original site of the settlement, and is situated two miles (3.2 km) inland from New Romney. It lies on what was once an island in the erstwhile River Rother estuary.
It was noted in Roman times as Vetus Rumellenum; by the time of the Domesday Book New Romney was already in existence.[2]
The Norman parish church is dedicated to St. Clement.
Among the notable people associated with Old Romney are:
- Derek Jarman, film-maker and AIDS acitivist, who is buried in the churchyard of St Clement's church
- Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough who owned Agney Court in this parish.
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