Dunwich is a very small village on the East Anglian coast which has had a long and stormy history. Due to the coastal erosion and numerous severe storms, most of the original town of Dunwich now lies beneath the North Sea.
At one time it was actually a great city and, in the time of Henry II, its centre covered over a square mile. Dunwich had many chapels, churches, hospitals and splendid buildings including a King's Palace as well as a harbour full of merchant shipping. It bore no resemblance to the village of a few houses and a pub that remains today.
One legend about Dunwich is well known, especially by local fishermen who go to sea to fish in small boats. It is said that if, during stormy weather, you stand on the bleak stretch of beach where the city center once stood, you can hear the bells of the churches ringing underwater. Sailors and fishermen will not put to sea when the bells are heard as it is a sure sign of a coming storm. The curious thing is that the peal of the phantom bells could be recognised because one of the bells was missing - just as it was noted when the last church was lost!
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