Clifton, York

Clifton
View over the Terraces of Clifton
Clifton is located in North Yorkshire
Clifton
Clifton
Location within North Yorkshire
Population13,548 (Ward. 2011 census)[1]
OS grid referenceSE592532
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townYORK
Postcode districtYO30
Dialling code01904
PoliceNorth Yorkshire
FireNorth Yorkshire
AmbulanceYorkshire
UK Parliament
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UK
England
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53°58′19″N 1°05′52″W / 53.97206°N 1.09791°W / 53.97206; -1.09791

Clifton is a suburb of York in the unitary authority area of the City of York, in North Yorkshire, England about 1+12 miles from the city centre. The A19, passes north out of York through Clifton.

The old village area was made a conservation area in 1968. Nestle Foods Factory and the Public School of St Peter's and the former Queen Anne's Grammar School are located in Clifton.

The name Clifton is derived from the Old English pre-7th century clif, meaning a gentle slope, or more usually a riverbank, and tun, an enclosure or settlement.[2]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2011 census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Ekwall, Eilert (1960). The concise Oxford dictionary of English place-names (4 ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 112. ISBN 0-19-869103-3.