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Arts & Humanities > European History The history of St Margaret's at Cliffe, Kent, UK

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Located 'twixt Deal and Dover from east to west, the English Channel and the A258 from south to north, St Margaret’s at Cliffe is in all respects a special east Kent coastal village. Perched upon the iconic White Cliffs overlooking the narrowest part of the English Channel, the secluded beach below is only 21 miles from the French coast, which is clearly visible on a fine day. First noted in the Domesday Book as Sancta Margharita, and with little more mentioned until the 16th century, St Margaret’s is nevertheless full of remarkable and interesting historical episodes and claim...

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