Dymchurch

Dymchurch is a civil parish in the country of England. The village of Dymchurch is located in the Shepway district of Kent. One of its more notable locales is the Romney Marsh. The illicit smuggling of alcohol was a major trade in Dymchurch during the late 18th century, with many operations taking place in or near Romney Marsh. Tales of illegal smuggling from this era inspired author Russell Thorndyke to write the Doctor Syn series of novels. These stories also became the inspiration behind the 1962 film Night Creatures by Hammer Film Productions.

Hammer Horror
In Night Creatures, the setting is Dymchurch and Romney Marsh in the year 1792. The pirate Captain Nathaniel Clegg, having survived execution, assumed a new identity as Parson Blyss and set up a secret liquor smuggling operation in Dymchurch. Along with a crew of cohorts, he facilitated his affairs through a secret cellar in an inn owned by Mister Rash, which included a hidden entrance to the adjacent coffin maker shop of Jeremiah Mipps. To keep prying eyes away, Captain Clegg and his crew masqueraded as Marsh phantoms, who would haunt the coast line at night, which created an air of superstition and fear throughout the village. The squire of Dymchurch was Anthony Cobtree, whose son Harry was engaged to marry Imogene Clegg. At the time, no one knew that Imogene was the daughter of Captain Clegg, not even Imogene herself.

A royal naval vessel, captained by a man named Collier, landed in Dymchurch with instructions to root out and capture any smuggler operating in the area. In his position as the village's spiritual leader, Parson Blyss (Clegg), confounded Collier's efforts at every turn.

Films that take place in

 * Night Creatures (1962)

Residents

 * Nathaniel Clegg