It was there that the so-called Scot tax[3] was introduced, levied on residents to fund maintenance of the sea wall.

Several Martello towers were built in the nineteenth century as part of an Empire-wide coastal defence programme: most have since fallen into the sea or become dilapidated.

Many of homes from this era were converted railway carriages: very few of these remain, although a few similar ones still exist in nearby Dungeness.

[6] In January 1867, the Courier de Dieppe was spotted foundering in a gale off Dymchurch, with the crew clinging to the rigging and one by one dropping off into the sea.

Encouraged by his wife and the gathered crowd, he dived into the troubled waters and swam the 50 feet or more to the vessel.

Together they reached the trapped man, and managed to carry and drag him back to shore, where they received much applause for their heroism.

The street nearest to where this heroic action occurred was later named "Charles Cobb Close" in his memory.

The Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway was originally opened in the 1920s, but closed temporarily during the Second World War.

Three main bus routes serve the area: the 100, 101 and 102 Dover to Lydd-on-Sea or Hastings via Lydd, operated by Stagecoach.

Dymchurch has a blue flag awarded sandy beach and is surrounded by flat countryside that is well suited to walking and cycling.

In 1914, Thorndike joined the army as a trooper in the 1st Westminster Dragoons, but due to being severely wounded at Gallipoli in 1916, he was discharged and returned to acting.

Several films featuring Dr Syn were made in and around Dymchurch, including Doctor Syn (1937) with George Arliss, Captain Clegg – the lead character was renamed for legal reasons (1962) featuring Peter Cushing, and the Disney TV film The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh (1963) with Patrick McGoohan.

Dymchurch has had a sea wall since Roman times, with the original development being constructed to protect the harbour at Port Lympne.

In July 2011, a new sea wall, built at a cost of £60 million, was officially opened by Chris Smith, Chairman of the Environment Agency.

The wall between the High Knocke Estate and Dymchurch won a British Construction Industry Award in 2011.

[10] The new wall allows pedestrians to walk the sea shore for the entire length of the village, approximately four miles, from Hythe Military Rifle Ranges in the East to St Mary's Bay Boundary in the West.

The proportion of pupils from minority ethnic heritages is much lower than average, as is the percentage who speak English as an additional language.

The proportion of pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities is broadly average, although in some year groups it is much higher.

In 1821 the population of Dymchurch increased to the point where extensions and modifications were required, and the north aisle was extended and the nave re-roofed giving the church its present lop-sided appearance.

He was serving as an anti-aircraft artillery Gunner overnight at Dover, and on the regrouping of his Battery in the morning, he was found to be 'Missing In Action', 'MIA'.