Cliffsend

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Cliffsend
Cliffsend shown within Kent
District	Thanet
Shire county	Kent
Region	South East
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Police	Kent
Fire	Kent
Ambulance	South East Coast
European Parliament	South East England
List of places: UK • England • Kent

Coordinates: 51°19′44″N 1°21′57″E / 51.32897, 1.36591

Cliffsend is a village in the suburbs of Ramsgate, Kent, United Kingdom, situated 3 km west of the town's centre. It is in the Thanet local government district. The village consists mainly of twentieth century housing, with many bungalows inhabited by retired Londoners, but the area is rich in history. Hengist and Horsa landed near here in 410AD, and St Augustine in 597.

Cliffsend is probably must famous for the Viking Ship 'Hugin', (which is on permanent display on the cliff top at Pegwell Bay) is a replica of a Viking Ship which sailed from Denmark to Thanet in 1949 to celebrate the 1500th anniversary of the invasion of Britain, the traditional landing of Hengist and Horsa and the betrothal of Hengist's daughter, Rowena, to King Vortigen of Kent. The 'Hugin' was offered as a gift to Ramsgate and Broadstairs by the Daily Mail in order to be preserved for centuries. Maritime Heritage Trail

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