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Coordinates: 51°32′09″N 0°41′49″E / 51.5359°N 0.6970°E / 51.5359; 0.6970

Westcliff-on-Sea
Westcliff-on-Sea  Westcliff-on-Sea shown within Essex
OS grid reference	TQ865855
Unitary authority	Southend-on-Sea
Ceremonial county	Essex
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	WESTCLIFF-ON-SEA
Postcode district	SS0
Dialling code	01702
Police	Essex
Fire	Essex
Ambulance	East of England
EU Parliament	East of England
UK Parliament	Southend West
List of places: UK • England • Essex

Westcliff-on-Sea is a suburb of Southend-on-Sea, a seaside resort in the East of England and unitary authority in Essex. It is situated on the northern bank of the Thames Estuary and about 34 miles (55 km) east of London.

The London, Tilbury and Southend Railway line arrived in the 1880s, connecting the town with London and shortening travel time to and from that city. Westcliff railway station in Station Road is now managed by c2c.

The cliffs formed by erosion of the local Quaternary geology afford views over the Thames Estuary towards the Kent coastline to the south. The coastline has been transformed into sandy beaches through the use of groynes and imported sand.

An area of Westcliff bordering Southend town centre has been classified as a conservation area, including Prittlewell Square gardens.

The main shopping area in Westcliff-on-Sea is Hamlet Court Road. The economic recessions of the 1980s and 1990s saw the area decline. However the road underwent a £1 million regeneration in the early 2000s.

Westcliff-on-Sea is also home to the Thames Estuary Yacht Club and the Westcliff Casino, which is the largest provincial casino and the second largest casino in Great Britain.

[edit] Notable people

• Trevor Bailey (England cricket team test cricketer)
• Dorothea Bate (archaeozoologist)
• Edward Power Biggs, classical organist
• Emma Chambers (actress; attended St Bernard's school in the town)
• Dick Clement (writer)
• Barry Cooper (musicologist)
• W.I.B. Crealock (yacht designer)
• John Hutton (Labour MP) Once was Defence Secretary
• Rupert Keegan (racing driver)
• Helen Mirren (actress; attended St Bernard's school in the town)
• Michael Wilding (actor)
• Bernard Williams (philosopher)
• Benjamin Grosvenor (pianist)
• Scroobius Pip (spoken word artist)
• Maisie Smith (actress, Tiffany Dean in EastEnders)
• Russell Kane (comedian, actor, presenter, writer)

v • d • e Ceremonial county of Essex County town: Chelmsford Unitary authorities Southend-on-Sea • Thurrock Boroughs and districts Basildon • Braintree • Brentwood • Castle Point • Chelmsford • Colchester • Epping Forest • Harlow • Maldon • Rochford • Tendring • Uttlesford Towns Abridge, Basildon, Billericay, Braintree, Brentwood, Brightlingsea, Buckhurst Hill, Burnham-on-Crouch, Canvey Island, Chalkwell, Chelmsford, Chigwell, Chipping Ongar, Clacton-on-Sea, Coggeshall, Colchester, Corringham, Dovercourt, Eastwood, Epping, Frinton-on-Sea, Grays, Great Dunmow, Hadleigh, Halstead, Harlow, Harwich, Ingatestone, Laindon, Langdon Hills, Leigh-on-Sea, Loughton, Maldon, Manningtree, Pitsea, Prittlewell, Rayleigh, Rochford, Saffron Walden, Shoeburyness, South Benfleet, Southchurch, Southend-on-Sea, South Woodham Ferrers, Southminster, Stanford-le-Hope, Thaxted, Thorpe Bay, Tilbury, Waltham Abbey, Walton-on-the-Naze, Westcliff-on-Sea, West Mersea, Wickford, Witham, Wivenhoe See also: List of civil parishes in Essex Rivers Blackwater • Brain • Can • Chelmer • Ching • Cobbins Brook • Colne • Crouch • River Lee Flood Relief Channel • Prittle Brook • Roach • Roding • Stort • Stour • Stour Brook • Ter • Thames History • Parliamentary constituencies • Places