Westcliff-on-Sea

Westcliff-on-Sea
Westcliff-on-Sea is located in Essex
Westcliff-on-Sea
Westcliff-on-Sea
Location within Essex
Population21,108 (2011 Census. Chalkwell and Milton Wards)[1]
OS grid referenceTQ865855
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townWESTCLIFF-ON-SEA
Postcode districtSS0
Dialling code01702
PoliceEssex
FireEssex
AmbulanceEast of England
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Essex
51°32′09″N 0°41′49″E / 51.5359°N 0.6970°E / 51.5359; 0.6970

Westcliff-on-Sea (often abbreviated to Westcliff, and in the past spelt as Westcliffe-on-Sea[2][3]) is a suburb of the city of Southend-on-Sea, located within the ceremonial county of Essex, England.[4] It is on the north shore of the lower Thames Estuary, about 37 miles (55 km) east of London. The Westcliff-on-Sea area is described by Southend-on-Sea City Council as having a border in the east with Milton Road, Hamlet Court Road and Gainsborough Drive; Prittlewell Chase to the North and Valkyrie Road/ London Road/ Southbourne Grove in the west.[5] Traditionally Westcliff included Chalkwell.[a]

  1. ^ "Southend Ward population 2011". Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  2. ^ "A visit to Southend". British Film Institute. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  3. ^ "London Tilbury and Southend Railway". The Railway News. 5 June 1897. p. 888.
  4. ^ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 178 Thames Estuary (Rochester & Southend-on-Sea) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2014. ISBN 9780319229675.
  5. ^ "Southend Local Plan". Southend-on-Sea City Council. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  6. ^ Church of England parish finder "Westcliff: St Saviour's Church"
  7. ^ Church of England parish finder "Westcliff: St Michael and All Angels"


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