DYMCHURCH, a parish in the liberty of ROMNEYMARSH,
locally in the hundred of Worth, lathe of
SHEPWAY, county of KENT, 4 miles (N. E. by N.) from
New Rqmney, containing 543 inhabitants. The living
is a rectory, in the archdeaconry and diocese of Canterbury,
rated in the king's books at £7. 2. 8., and
in the patronage of the Crown. The church is dedicated
to St. Peter and St. Paul. There is a place of worship
for Wesleyan Methodists. This parish lies wholly
on the level of Romney-Marsh, adjoining the sea, and
is distinguished for its strong artificial wall, made to
resist the encroaches of that element: this wall is
about three miles long, more than twenty feet high, and
the width at the top permits the high road to run along
it: it has three grand sluices, for the general draining of
the marsh; and the expense of repair, which amounts
to £5000 per annum, is defrayed by scot payments levied
on the whole district.