West Cliffe

For similarly named places, see Westcliffe.

West Cliffe
Wallet's Court Hotel, West Cliffe
West Cliffe Location within Kent
OS grid reference	TR3444
Civil parish	St. Margaret's At Cliffe
District	Dover
Shire county	Kent
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Dover
Postcode district	CT15 6
Police	Kent
Fire	Kent
Ambulance	South East Coast
List of places UK England Kent 51°09′14″N1°21′25″E / 51.154°N 1.357°E / 51.154; 1.357

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]

History

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

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

Media related to West Cliffe, Kent at Wikimedia Commons