West Cliffe or Westcliffe is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of St. Margaret's At Cliffe, in the Dover district, in east Kent, England, near Dover. In 1931 the parish had a population of 88.[1]

West Cliffe
Wallet's Court Hotel, West Cliffe
West Cliffe is located in Kent
West Cliffe
West Cliffe
Location within Kent
OS grid referenceTR3444
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townDover
Postcode districtCT15 6
PoliceKent
FireKent
AmbulanceSouth East Coast
List of places
UK
England
Kent
51°09′14″N 1°21′25″E / 51.154°N 1.357°E / 51.154; 1.357

History edit

The name "West Cliffe" means 'Cliff', the 'west' part later added in relation to adjacent St Margaret's at Cliffe.[2] West Cliffe was recorded in the Domesday Book as Westclive.[3] On 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with St Margaret's at Cliffe and East Langdon.[4]

References edit

  1. ^ "Population statistics West Cliffe CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Westcliffe Key to English Place-names". The University of Nottingham. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  3. ^ "Kent O-Z". The Domesday Book Online. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  4. ^ "Dover Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 14 June 2023.

External links edit

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