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Westgate on Sea, Kent

Historical Description

Westgate-on-Sea, a watering-place on the N coast of Kent, with a station on the L.C. & D.R., 72 miles from London, and 2 from Margate, and a post, money order, and telegraph office. The town is built upon a range of chalk cliffs, and is noted for the salubrity of its air. Sea-walls have been built along the curves of St Mildred's Bay and Westgate Bay, forming two promenades over a mile in length. The sands are firm, and afford excellent sea-bathing. The ecclesiastical parish of St James, Westgate, was formed out of Margate in 1873. Population, 2670. There is a parish council consisting of nine members. The church is an elegant structure of stone in the Gothic style, containing some handsome stained glass windows. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Canterbury; gross value, £280 with residence. Patron, the Vicar of Margate. The church of St Saviour was erected in 1884, and is a building of stone with a tower. The living is a vicarage; gross value, £500. Patron, the Archbishop of Canterbury. There are Congregational and Wesleyan chapels. Westgate has of late years become very popular as a seaside resort, and has three first-class hotels, numerous boarding and lodging houses, and a good club.

Transcribed from The Comprehensive Gazetteer of England & Wales, 1894-5

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Visitations Heraldic

The Visitation of Kent, 1619 is available on the Heraldry page, as is also The Visitation of Kent, 1663-68.

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