Trottiscliffe ( ) is a village in

Kent Kent is a county in South East England and one of the home counties. It borders Greater London to the north-west, Surrey to the west and East Sussex to the south-west, and Essex to the north across the estuary of the River Thames; it faces ...

, England about north west of

West Malling West Malling ( , historically Town Malling) is a market town in the Tonbridge and Malling district of Kent, England. It has a population of 2,590. Landmarks West Malling contains several historic buildings, including St Leonard's Tower, a Norma ...

It is often incorrectly spelled ''Trosley'' after

Trosley Country Park Trosley Country Park is in Trottiscliffe, near Vigo, in Kent, England. Once part of a large woodland estate then after many changes, it was passed to Kent County Council, who turned it into a large country park. History The country park was onc ...

at the top of the

North Downs The North Downs are a ridge of chalk hills in south east England that stretch from Farnham in Surrey to the White Cliffs of Dover in Kent. Much of the North Downs comprises two Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONBs): the Surrey Hills and ...

, which was once part of the Trosley Towers Estate. The spelling ''Trottesclyve'' appears with nearby '' Hallyng'' in 1396. Labelled as Trotterscliffe on the Ordnance Survey map published in 1870.

Historic buildings

Its most notable features are the neolithic

Coldrum Long Barrow The Coldrum Long Barrow, also known as the Coldrum Stones and the Adscombe Stones, is a chambered long barrow located near the village of Trottiscliffe in the south-eastern English county of Kent. Probably constructed in the fourth millenni ...

and the medieval Church of St. Peter and St. Paul.

Notable residents

Trottiscliffe was the English home of artist

Graham Sutherland Graham Vivian Sutherland (24 August 1903 – 17 February 1980) was a prolific English artist. Notable for his paintings of abstract landscapes and for his portraits of public figures, Sutherland also worked in other media, including printmaking ...

from 1937 until his death in 1980. He was buried by Trottiscliffe parish church.

References

External links

Trottiscliffe History Project
Villages in Kent Civil parishes in Kent {{Kent-geo-stub