Cliffe

Cliffe is a village in the civil parish of , in the borough of in the ceremonial county of , England. It is on the Hoo Peninsula, reached from the Medway Towns by a three-mile journey along the B2000 road.
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  • Type: Village with 2,400 residents
  • Description: village in Kent, England, United Kingdom
  • Also known as: Cliffe-at-Hoo”, “Cliffe, Kent”, and “Clive

Places of Interest

Highlights include Church of St Helen and Cooling Castle.

Church

Ruins
is a 14th-century quadrangular castle in the village of on the Hoo Peninsula about 6 miles north of . It was built in the 1380s by the Cobham family, the local lords of the manor, to guard the area against French raids into the .

Church
St James' Church is a redundant Anglican church in the village of , , England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wainscott and Hoo St Werburgh.

Village
is a small village in Rochester, in , England. It is in the civil parish of , in the Unitary Authority, that is Medway Council. is situated 3½ miles south of Cliffe.

Village
, commonly known as Hoo, is a large village and civil parish in the of Kent, England. It is one of several on the Hoo Peninsula to bear the name Hoo, a Saxon word believed to mean "spur of land" or to refer to the "distinct heel-shape of the ridge of hills" through the settlement. is situated 3½ miles southeast of Cliffe.

Village
, historically known as Great Tilbury, is a community, ward and former civil parish in the borough of in , England. The community includes two neighbouring settlements, the historic Village near the riverfront and the industrial garden village of Bataville, which was built between the 1930s to 1960s to serve the Bata shoe factory. is situated 4 miles west of Cliffe.

Cliffe

Latitude
51.46238° or 51° 27′ 45″ north
Longitude
0.50067° or 0° 30′ 2″ east
Population
2,400
Elevation
46 feet (14 metres)
United Nations Location Code
GB CLF
Open location code
9F32FG62+X7
Open­Street­Map ID
node 27301099
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2652849
Wiki­data ID
Q5132825
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Welsh—“Cliffe” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Cliffe
  • Chinese: 克利夫,肯特
  • Dutch: Cliffe, Kent
  • French: Cliffe
  • Irish: Cliffe
  • Polish: Cliffe (Kent)
  • Polish: Cliffe
  • Spanish: Cliffe
  • Swedish: Cliffe, Kent
  • Swedish: Cliffe
  • Turkish: Cliffe, Kent
  • Welsh: Cliffe, Caint
  • Welsh: Cliffe

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