Meanings
- A coastal village and civil parish in Folkestone and Hythe district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR1029).
Origin
- Old Englishdema + cirice“church of the judge”
- EnglishDymchurch
From Old English dema + cirice (“church of the judge”).
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Dymchurch. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dymchurch
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