West Cliffe

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West Cliffe
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West Cliffe
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OS grid reference TR3444
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Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Dover
Postcode district CT15 6
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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]

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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]

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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.

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