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West Hill Cliff Railway

funicular railway in Hastings, England
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West Hill Cliff Railway

Summary

West Hill Cliff Railway is a funicular[1]. It draws 120 Wikipedia views per month (funicular category, ranking #30 of 135).[2]

Key Facts

  • West Hill Cliff Railway is located in Hastings[3].
  • West Hill Cliff Railway is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • West Hill Cliff Railway's instance of is recorded as funicular[5].
  • West Hill Cliff Railway took place at Hastings[6].
  • West Hill Cliff Railway's Commons category is recorded as West Hill Cliff Railway[7].
  • 1891 marks the founding of West Hill Cliff Railway[8].
  • West Hill Cliff Railway's OS grid reference is recorded as TQ8217809570[9].
  • West Hill Cliff Railway's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 50.85695008, 'lon': 0.587034696}[10].
  • West Hill Cliff Railway's described at URL is recorded as https://www.visit1066country.com/things-to-do/cliff-railways-west-hill-p411571[11].
  • West Hill Cliff Railway's track gauge is recorded as six-foot gauge[12].
  • West Hill Cliff Railway's described by source is recorded as Subterranea Britannica[13].
  • West Hill Cliff Railway's described by source is recorded as Subterranea[14].
  • West Hill Cliff Railway's heritage designation is recorded as Grade II listed building[15].
  • West Hill Cliff Railway's date of official opening is recorded as 1891[16].
  • West Hill Cliff Railway's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+150'}[17].
  • West Hill Cliff Railway's historic county is recorded as Sussex[18].

Body

Geography

West Hill Cliff Railway is in the country of United Kingdom[4]. It is located in Hastings[3].

Physical Characteristics

West Hill Cliff Railway's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+150'}[17].

Designation and Status

West Hill Cliff Railway's instance of is recorded as funicular[5]. Its heritage designation is recorded as Grade II listed building[15].

History and Context

1891 marks the founding of West Hill Cliff Railway[8].

Why It Matters

West Hill Cliff Railway draws 120 Wikipedia views per month (funicular category, ranking #30 of 135).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

Related Entities

United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . National Heritage List for England. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . National Heritage List for England. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . National Heritage List for England. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . National Heritage List for England. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 11d ago · Entbert · 2026-08-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Hastings
    Inception → —
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 50.85695008, 'lon': 0.587034696}
    Described by source → Subterranea Britannica, Subterranea
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P14784]]: 15871"
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