Romney Marsh - St Thomas à Becket Church
Local rumour has it that this church was founded by the Archbishop of Canterbury who fell into a deep dike nearby when travelling through the area. Sinking in the water, he prayed to Thomas à Becket to save him as he came up for the first time, promised the saint he would build him a church as he surfaced for the second and was rescued by a farmer on the third and so had the church built in his name.
Romney Marsh - St Thomas à Becket Church
Local rumour has it that this church was founded by the Archbishop of Canterbury who fell into a deep dike nearby when travelling through the area. Sinking in the water, he prayed to Thomas à Becket to save him as he came up for the first time, promised the saint he would build him a church as he surfaced for the second and was rescued by a farmer on the third and so had the church built in his name.