Trottiscliffe
| Trottiscliffe | |
|---|---|
  Trottiscliffe Location within Kent | |
| Population | 485 (2011 Census)[1] |
| OS grid reference | TQ64606052 |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | West Malling |
| Postcode district | ME19 |
| Dialling code | [01732] |
| Police | Kent |
| Fire | Kent |
| Ambulance | South East Coast |
| UK Parliament | |
Trottiscliffe (/ˈtrɒzli/ ⓘ TROZ-lee)[2][3] is a village in Kent, England about 2.5 miles (4 km) north west of West Malling.
It is colloquially known as Trosley[citation needed] after Trosley Country Park at the top of the North Downs, which was once part of the Trosley Towers Estate. The spelling Trottesclyve [4] appears with nearby Hallyng in 1396.
Labelled as Trotterscliffe on the Ordnance Survey map published in 1870.
Historic buildings[edit]
Its most notable features are the neolithic Coldrum Long Barrow and the medieval Church of St. Peter and St. Paul.[5]
Notable residents[edit]
Trottiscliffe was the English home of artist Graham Sutherland from 1937 until his death in 1980.[6] He was buried by Trottiscliffe parish church.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
- ^ Glover, Judith (1976). The Place Names of Kent. Batsford. ISBN 0-905270-61-4.
- ^ "Trottiscliffe Primary School". Retrieved 11 February 2008.
- ^ Plea Rolls of the Court of Common Pleas; National Archives. http://aalt.law.uh.edu/AALT6/R2/CP40no541a/bCP40no541adorses/IMG_0721.htm; third entry, end of line 2 - a free warren trespass on lands of the bishop of Rochester
- ^ a b "Trottiscliffe: the building". BART Group of Churches. Archived from the original on 18 January 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
- ^ Berthoud, Roger (3 January 2008). "Sutherland, Graham Vivian". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/31737. Retrieved 18 January 2020. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
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