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• Romney Marsh — The Romney Marsh is a sparsely populated wetland area in the counties of Kent and East Sussex in the south east of England. It covers about 100 square miles (260 km²).Quotations*“As Egypt was the gift of the Nile, this level tract ... has by the… …   Wikipedia

• Romney Marsh — ▪ marshland, England, United Kingdom       extensive tract of flat land with an area of about 25,000 acres (about 10,000 hectares) bordering the English Channel in Shepway district in the administrative and historic county of Kent, England. It… …   Universalium

• Romney (sheep) — The Romney, formerly called the Romney Marsh or the Kent sheep is a long wool sheep recognized as a breed in England by 1800. Exported to other continents, the Romney is the world’s second (to the Merino) most economically important sheep breed.… …   Wikipedia

• Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway — Romney, Hythe Dymchurch Railway Northern Chief at New Romney Overview Type Light railway Locale Ken …   Wikipedia

• Romney — The name Romney might refer to:PeopleBritish Commonwealth*Cyril Romney (1931 ndash;2007), Chief Minister of the British Virgin Islands from 1983 to 1986 *George Romney (painter) (1734 ndash;1802), English portrait painter *John Romney (1785–1863) …   Wikipedia

• Romney — /ˈrɒmni / (say romnee) noun one of a breed of sheep suitable for high rainfall areas, having long wool, and developed as a dual purpose sheep. Also, Romney Marsh. {from Romney Marsh, a coastal pasture tract in SE England} …  

• romney — ˈrämnē noun or romney marsh Etymology: from Romney Marsh, coastal pasture tract in southwestern England 1. usually capitalized R & sometimes capitalized M : a British breed of hardy long wooled mutton type sheep especially adapted to damp or… …   Useful english dictionary

• Romney — I. noun Etymology: Romney Marsh, pasture tract in England Date: 1837 any of a British breed of hardy long wooled sheep especially adapted to damp or marshy regions and raised for both mutton and wool called also Romney Marsh II. biographical name …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Romney — /rom nee, rum /, n. 1. George, 1734 1802, English painter. 2. George, born 1907, U.S. businessman and politician: governor of Michigan 1963 69. 3. former name of New Romney. 4. a male given name. /rom nee, rum /, n. one of an English breed of… …   Universalium

• Romney — I Rom•ney [[t]ˈrɒm ni, ˈrʌm [/t]] n. big George, 1734–1802, English painter II Rom•ney [[t]ˈrɒm ni, ˈrʌm [/t]] n. pl. neys ahb. one of an English breed of hardy sheep, having coarse, long wool • Etymology: 1925–30; earlier Romney Marsh, a… …   From formal English to slang

• Old Romney — Coordinates: 50°59′24″N 0°53′42″E / 50.99°N 0.895°E / 50.99; 0.895 …   Wikipedia