The ancient parish of Cliffe is one of the largest parishes in Kent and now contains two villages: the ancient village of Cliffe and the more recent village of Cliffe Woods. Its northern boundary is that of the River Thames and to most casual visitors it appears to be a sleepy, ‘out-of-the-way’, small rural settlement of little importance.
However, the historical importance of Cliffe and Cliffe Woods is evident by it having the greatest number of inclusions in Kent’s ‘Historic Environment Records’ (HER): second only to Cranbrook.
As well as having a designated Conservation Area the Parish also contains: two Scheduled Monuments (Cliffe Fort & Curtis & Harvey Explosives Works), a Grade I listed building (St. Helen’s Church), a Grade II* listed building (the Old Rectory) and twenty-three Grade II listed buildings/monuments.
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