Westcliff-on-Sea

Also known as Westcliff

Westcliff-on-Sea (previously known as Milton, often abbreviated to Westcliff, and in the past spelt as Westcliffe-on-Sea) is a suburb of the city of Southend-on-Sea, located within the ceremonial county of Essex, England. 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. Traditionally Westcliff

Key facts

UK place.country: England
UK place.official_name: Westcliff-on-Sea
UK place.label_position: top
UK place.population: 21,108
UK place.population_ref: (2011 Census. Chalkwell and Milton Wards)
UK place.unitary_england: Southend-on-Sea
UK place.lieutenancy_england: Essex
UK place.region: East of England
UK place.constituency_westminster: Southend West
UK place.post_town: WESTCLIFF-ON-SEA
UK place.postcode_district: SS0
UK place.postcode_area: SS

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Topology
History
Geography
Governance
Transport
Education
Architecture
Economy
Leisure
In Literature
Notable people
References

== Topology == The southern area of what is now known as Westcliff, south of the London Road, was known as Milton or Milton Hamlet until the period 1860–1880 when the Milton Estate and surrounding land was sold to speculators who preferred the name Westcliff-on-Sea. The name Milton was derived from being in the middle between Leigh and Southchurch, with the settlement said to be from where Leigh Road meets Chalkwell Park to the mayor's residence at Porters.