New Romney

New Romney is a small town in the Shepway District of the English county of Kent in South East England on the edge of Romney Marsh. New Romney once had a seaport and was one of the founding cities of the Cinque Ports. The importance of the city waned during the 14th and 15th centuries, as the port silted up. Today, the city is located about two kilometers from the seashore.

The city presented the 19th century a member of parliament, she was considered a " Rotten Borough ", the parliamentary seat was abolished in the Reform Act of 1832.

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Vincent Kinchin (1967-2010), train athletes
Post town Administrative counties of England Rotten and pocket boroughs Reform Act 1832 Dover Hastings Hythe, Kent Sandwich (Kent) Rye (East Sussex) Winchelsea Deal (Kent) Ramsgate Faversham Folkestone Margate Lydd Tenterden
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