Briarcliff Manor, New York

**Briarcliff Manor**  is a village in Westchester County, New York. The village is less than  north of New York City. It is shared between the towns of Mount Pleasant and Ossining, and its ZIP code is 10510. The village is on the east bank of the Hudson River, and includes the communities of Scarborough and Chilmark.

The village motto is "A village between two rivers", because of Briarcliff Manor's location between the Hudson and Pocantico Rivers. Briarcliff Manor was founded by Walter William Law in 1902, and has grown from 331 people then to 7,867 in 2010.

The area was known as Whitson's Corners until Walter Law developed the village during the 1890s. A part of the village, including buildings and homes covering , is part of the Scarborough Historic District and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. Briarcliff Manor celebrated its centennial on November 21, 2002.

## Further reading

- For further information on the history of Briarcliff Manor.
- For further information on village history and life.
- For more information on the Briarcliff Congregational Church and Walter Law.
- For details about the Briarcliff Lodge and its history.

## Other websites

- Official website for the Village of Briarcliff Manor
- Geographic date related to Briarcliff Manor, New York at OpenStreetMap

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Briarcliff Manor, New York
- **other name**: Administrative divisions of New York (state)#Village, Village of Briarcliff Manor
- **image skyline**: BriarcliffManorCompilation2.png
- **image size**: 260px
- **image caption**: Clockwise from top: the Village Center; village pool at Law Memorial Park; Briarcliff High School; Briarcliff Manor Public Library; village clock and Municipal Building.
- **image alt**: A medley of different scenes to represent the diversity of the village. At top is a photo of a street on the village's business district. Above center, right shows the Village Pool as part of Law Memorial Park. Below center, right shows Briarcliff Manor's high school. At the bottom is the village library, part of which was once Briarcliff's train station. Center, left shows the central business district with Briarcliff Manor's pocket park and clock in the foreground, and the old Municipal Building in the background.
- **blank emblem type**: Village symbol
- **blank emblem alt**: A _Briarcliff_ Rose
- **blank emblem size**: 80px
- **image seal**: Seal of the Village of Briarcliff Manor.png
- **seal type**: Village seal
- **seal alt**: Circular seal with a central image of the coat of arms of New York, with a Native American to the left and a Colonial-era soldier to the right.
- **motto**: A village between two rivers
- **nickname**: Briarcliff
- **named for**: The Irish family home "Brier Cliff"
- **subdivision type**: Country
- **subdivision name**: United States
- **subdivision type1**: State
- **subdivision name1**: New York (state), New York
- **subdivision type2**: Region
- **subdivision name2**: Hudson Valley
- **subdivision type3**: County
- **subdivision name3**: Westchester County, New York, Westchester
- **subdivision type4**: Municipality
- **subdivision name4**: Mount Pleasant, New York, Mount Pleasant and Ossining (town), New York, Ossining
- **parts type**: Parts
- **parts**: Chilmark and Scarborough
- **map caption**: Interactive map of Briarcliff Manor's location
- **leader title**: Mayor
- **leader name**: Steven A. Vescio
- **leader party**: People's Caucus
- **leader title1**: Town Council, Board
- **seat**: Briarcliff Manor Village Hall, <small>1111 Pleasantville Road, </small>
- **established title**: Settled
- **established title1**: Incorporation
- **established date1**: 1902
- **founder**: Walter William Law
- **area total km2**: 17.70
- **area total sq mi**: 6.83
- **area land sq mi**: 6.00
- **area water sq mi**: 0.84
- **elevation ft**: 351
- **elevation max ft**: 533
- **elevation min ft**: 0
- **elevation min point**: Hudson River
- **population as of**: 2020 United States Census, 2020
- **population total**: 7569
- **population density km2**: 487.44
- **population density sq mi**: 1262.55
- **timezone1**: Eastern Time Zone, EST
- **utc offset1**: −5
- **timezone1 dst**: Eastern Time Zone, EDT
- **utc offset1 dst**: −4
- **postal code type**: ZIP Code
- **postal code**: 10510
- **area code**: Area code 914, 914
- **code1 name**: Federal Information Processing Standards, FIPS code
- **code2 name**: Geographic Names Information System, GNIS feature ID
- **code2 info**: ,
- **blank name**: Virtual International Authority File, VIAF code
- **unit pref**: Imperial
- **area land km2**: 15.53
- **area water km2**: 2.17