Lifton, Devon

Lifton
Arundell Arms, Lifton
Lifton is located in Devon
Lifton
Lifton
Location within Devon
Population1,180 [1]
OS grid referenceSX386851
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLIFTON
Postcode districtPL16
Dialling code01566
PoliceDevon and Cornwall
FireDevon and Somerset
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament
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50°38′35″N 4°16′56″W / 50.6431°N 4.2821°W / 50.6431; -4.2821

Lifton is a village and civil parish in Devon, South West England near the confluence of the rivers Wolf and Lyd, 1¼ miles south of the A30 trunk road and very near the border between Devon and Cornwall. The village is part of the electoral ward of Thrushel. The population of the surrounding Thrushel ward (which includes the village of Thrushelton to the east of Lifton) at the 2011 census was 1680.[2]

  1. ^ Lifton is made up of three output areas in the Thrushel ward http://www.ukcensusdata.com/thrushel-e05003658#sthash.QZN5NqJa.dpbs
  2. ^ "Thrushel ward 2011". Retrieved 17 February 2015.