Swalecliffe
Encyclopedia
Swalecliffe is a village between Whitstable
and Herne Bay
and is opposite its neighbouring village Chestfield
. The village has fewer than 400 residents, and is located in the South East of England.
In Swalecliffe, you can find:
In 2005 Calmont
purchased the land that used to be the village petrol station and garage "Quinneys Auto services" and converted it into a prosperous development named after the petrol station. The development features 16 houses and 4 apartments, 12 are semi-detached houses under the name of "Albany" and 4 terraced homes under the name of "Carlton", both of which are 3 bedroom houses. The apartments each have their own names; Bloomsbury, Belgravia, Chelsea and Mayfair. The private road on which the houses lie is called "Quinneys Place", some mapping tools and postcode finders still do not have this road indexed in their databases.
Swalecliffe School was recently in the media for pioneering a new lunch-time meal scheme, whereby pupils can help themselves to as much fruit and vegetables as they want. The new scheme has proven to be a great success with school dinner uptake growing to 40% of pupils.
Whitstable
Whitstable is a seaside town in Northeast Kent, Southeast England. It is approximately north of the city of Canterbury and approximately west of the seaside town of Herne Bay. It is part of the City of Canterbury district and has a population of about 30,000.Whitstable is famous for its oysters,...
and Herne Bay
Herne Bay, Kent
Herne Bay is a seaside town in Kent, South East England, with a population of 35,188. On the south coast of the Thames Estuary, it is north of Canterbury and east of Whitstable. It neighbours the ancient villages of Herne and Reculver and is part of the City of Canterbury local government district...
and is opposite its neighbouring village Chestfield
Chestfield
Chestfield is a village in the Canterbury District of Kent, England. The parish is located a mile or so from the sea on the north coast of Kent, between the towns of Whitstable and Herne Bay...
. The village has fewer than 400 residents, and is located in the South East of England.
In Swalecliffe, you can find:
- Chestfield & Swalecliffe railway stationChestfield & Swalecliffe railway stationChestfield & Swalecliffe railway station, is a UK railway station on the Chatham Main Line in north Kent, and serves Chestfield and Swalecliffe, villages which are now part of the built-up area between Whitstable and Herne Bay. Train services are provided by Southeastern.The station was originally...
lies on the Chatham Main LineChatham Main LineThe Chatham Main Line is a British railway line that runs from either London Victoria to Dover Priory / Ramsgate or London St Pancras to Faversham, with both services travelling via Medway...
, which runs between Chestfield and Swalecliffe. - ABC Pre Schools
- Village Hall
- Church Centre
- Village Post Office
- Local Estate Agents
- Local Architectural Specialist, Heritage Homes
- St. Augustines Business Development, Shaw TrustShaw TrustThe Shaw Trust is a charity in the UK which supports disabled and disadvantaged people into employment and independent living. It was formed in the village of Shaw in Wiltshire in 1981. It now employs around 1600 people across the UK, and works with around 78,000 clients a year to overcome barriers...
- Village Church
- The Plough Inn and The Wheatsheaf
- Children's play area
- Large open field
- Direct pathway to the beach
- Large Nudist Beach at Long Rock
- Swalecliffe and Chestfield Table Tennis Club
Calmont
Calmont may refer to:*Several communes in France:** Calmont, Aveyron, in the Aveyron department** Calmont, Haute-Garonne, in the Haute-Garonne department* Calmont , a 380m high hill on the Moselle in Germany...
purchased the land that used to be the village petrol station and garage "Quinneys Auto services" and converted it into a prosperous development named after the petrol station. The development features 16 houses and 4 apartments, 12 are semi-detached houses under the name of "Albany" and 4 terraced homes under the name of "Carlton", both of which are 3 bedroom houses. The apartments each have their own names; Bloomsbury, Belgravia, Chelsea and Mayfair. The private road on which the houses lie is called "Quinneys Place", some mapping tools and postcode finders still do not have this road indexed in their databases.