Fairfield Church1
This is an isolated church set in Romney Marsh. The church is dedicated to St Thomas à Becket, the Archbishop of Canterbury from 1162 until his murder in 1170. The village this church once served has long since disappeared but services are still held here once a month.
Quoting from 'History of Romney Marsh ' website -- "Legend has it that the Archbishop was journeying across the dangerous Romney Marsh when he fell into one of the many ditches. He prayed to St.Thomas, as he came up for the second time, for a miracle to save him from a watery death. Just in time, a farmer arrived to save him, and in gratitude the Archbishop had the little church built and dedicated to St Thomas a Becket."
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Fairfield Church1
This is an isolated church set in Romney Marsh. The church is dedicated to St Thomas à Becket, the Archbishop of Canterbury from 1162 until his murder in 1170. The village this church once served has long since disappeared but services are still held here once a month.
Quoting from 'History of Romney Marsh ' website -- "Legend has it that the Archbishop was journeying across the dangerous Romney Marsh when he fell into one of the many ditches. He prayed to St.Thomas, as he came up for the second time, for a miracle to save him from a watery death. Just in time, a farmer arrived to save him, and in gratitude the Archbishop had the little church built and dedicated to St Thomas a Becket."
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