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Cliffsend is a village (sometimes written, correctly, as Cliffs End) and civil parish situated almost west of Ramsgate, Kent, United Kingdom, in the Thanet local government district. Hengist and Horsa landed near here in 410AD, and St Augustine in 597. Pegwell Bay Country Park is located here. Also on permanent display on the cliff top at Pegwell Bay is a replica of the Viking longship ''Hugin '', which sailed from Denmark to Thanet in 1949 to celebrate the 1500th anniversary of the invasion of Britain, the traditional landing of the two men, 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'' for preservation. ==Amenities== The village has a petrol station and convenience store on the former A256. There is another convenience store in the centre of the south-side of the village - which contains a post-office. This post-office is strongly supported by local residents, and was the only post office to be saved from closure nationally during the closure scheme in 2008. The village has a golf club, St Augustine's GC and one pub, the Sportsman Inn. The village is the site of several local tourist attractions, including 'The Viking Ship', which is a recently restored replica Viking Ship similar to that which landed on the site during the invasion. The ship sits on the cliff top, on open grass. This overlooks Pegwell Bay nature reserve. On a clear day, visitors can see a large expanse of east Kent to the West, Sandwich, Deal, and the northern tip of the French Coast. To the east, the cliffs curve round into the nearby town of Ramsgate. Though the village has no hotels itself, both Ramsgate (2 km) and Minster (4 km) have numerous facilities. The Anglican parish church of St Mary is in Foads Lane. Originally a Methodist church it was rented by the Church of England from the early 1930s, eventually being bought in 1956. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Cliffsend」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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