West Cliffe Explained

Official Name:West Cliffe
Static Image:Wallet's Court Hotel, Westcliffe.jpg
Static Image Width:200px
Static Image Caption:Wallet's Court Hotel, West Cliffe
Coordinates:51.154°N 1.357°W
Label Position:left
Civil Parish:St. Margaret's At Cliffe
Shire District:Dover
Shire County:Kent
Region:South East England
Country:England
Post Town:Dover
Postcode District:CT15 6
Postcode Area:CT
Os Grid Reference:TR3444

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]

Notes and References

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