Bonnington
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The Church of St. Rumwold is the only one so-named in Kent. It is located about a mile from the "Village" of Bonnington and stands completely alone right on the edge of the Marshes. It almost seems like a somewhat sinister location but this is one of the most simple and beautiful of Kent Churches. The interior is plain but has some extraordinary timber-work including a gallery, much of which dates from the 16th Century.It is suggested that there has been a Church on this spot since A.D. 796 and certain of the proportions of the Church suggest a Saxon beginning. Certainly, there has to have been some Norman construction here and it is said that this is the oldest Church on the Romney Marsh.
Thankfully, this is one of the few Churches that is still open to the public. In the Churchyard can been several headstones commemorating some of the local families of Boulding, Boulden, Higgins and Foord.