Burmarsh | |
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All Saints church | |
Location within Kent | |
Population | 330 [1] |
District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Romney Marsh |
Postcode district | TN29 |
Police | Kent |
Fire | Kent |
Ambulance | South East Coast |
UK Parliament | |
Burmarsh is a village[2] and civil parish in the Folkestone and Hythe District of Kent, England. The village is located three miles (4.8 km) west of Hythe on the Romney Marsh. The Burmarsh Road connects the village to the once fully operating Burmarsh Road train station. The closest major settlement is Folkestone which is a minimum of 9.5 mile car journey.
In the 1870s Burmarsh was described by John Marius Wilson as:
"...a parish in Romney-Marsh district, Kent; on the coast, adjacent to the Military canal... Acres, 1,796. Real property, £4,612. Pop., 170. Houses, 32."[3]