Trottiscliffe ( ) is an English village in the county of

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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, West ...

. It is colloquially known as ''Trosley'' after Trosley Country Park 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 Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, Areas of Outstanding Natural Be ...

, which was once part of the Trosley Towers Estate. The spelling ''Trottesclyve'' appears with nearby '' Hallyng'' in 1396. It was labelled as Trotterscliffe on the

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map published in 1870.

Historic buildings

Its most notable features are the Neolithic Coldrum Long Barrow 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 printmakin ...

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

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