Little Clifton

Little Clifton
Little Clifton is located in the former Allerdale Borough
Little Clifton
Little Clifton
Location in Allerdale, Cumbria
Little Clifton is located in Cumbria
Little Clifton
Little Clifton
Location within Cumbria
Population480 (2011)
OS grid referenceNY0553 528651
Civil parish
  • Little Clifton
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townWorkington
Postcode districtCA14
Dialling code01900
PoliceCumbria
FireCumbria
AmbulanceNorth West
List of places
UK
England
Cumbria
54°38′38″N 3°27′50″W / 54.644°N 3.464°W / 54.644; -3.464
Population decline in Little Clifton[1]

Little Clifton is a village and civil parish in the district of Allerdale located on the edge of the Lake District in the county of Cumbria, England. In 2001, it had a population of 391[2] and contained 170 households;[3] increasing to a population of 480 in the 2011 Census with 207 households.[4]

The village of Little Clifton is 3.5 miles (6 km) east of Workington. The River Derwent is roughly 1 mile (2 km) north of Little Clifton. In 1887, John Bartholomew, whilst writing for the Gazetteer of the British Isles, described Little Clifton as a township of 489 persons next to Workington. Workington was, at that time, a district within the former county of Cumberland.[5]

  1. ^ "Population Decline". www.visionofbritain.org.uk. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
  2. ^ "Population Statistics". www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk. Retrieved 20 March 2012.
  3. ^ "Household Statistics". www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk. Retrieved 20 March 2012.
  4. ^ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  5. ^ "Historic Description of Little Clifton". www.visionofbritain.org.uk. Retrieved 28 April 2012.