Clifton, Nottinghamshire

Clifton
Village and Suburb
Clifton Centre
Clifton is located in Nottinghamshire
Clifton
Clifton
Location within Nottinghamshire
Area4.150 km2 (1.602 sq mi)
Population22,936 (2021 Census)
• Density5,527/km2 (14,310/sq mi)
OS grid referenceSK5534834415
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNOTTINGHAM
Postcode districtNG11
Dialling code0115
PoliceNottinghamshire
FireNottinghamshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament
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52°54′14″N 1°10′37″W / 52.904°N 1.177°W / 52.904; -1.177

Clifton is a suburb and historic manor in the city of Nottingham, in Nottinghamshire, England. As of the 2021 census, it had a population of 22,936.[1]

Clifton has two council wards in the City of Nottingham (Clifton West and Clifton East as of 2018)[2] with a total population taken at the 2011 census (prior wards of Clifton North and Clifton South) of 26,835.[3][4] The location also encompasses Clifton Grove and Clifton Village, a residential area set alongside the River Trent.

The Manor of Clifton was for many centuries the seat of the de Clifton (later Clifton) family, branches of which were in the 17th century created Baron Clifton of Leighton Bromswold (1608) and Clifton baronets (1611). It is now the site of a council estate. The village is also notable for many old buildings including Clifton Hall, which is the former seat of the Clifton family, and St. Mary's Church.

Clifton is also home to the Nottingham Trent University Clifton Campus.

  1. ^ "Clifton (City of Nottingham)". City Population De. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  2. ^ "New Clifton East and West wards announced – Nottingham Local News". nottinghamlocalnews.com. 11 April 2018.
  3. ^ "City of Nottingham. Clifton South ward population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  4. ^ "City of Nottingham, Clifton North ward population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 18 April 2016.