Clifton, York
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Clifton is a suburb of York in the unitary authority area of the City of York, in North Yorkshire, England about 1+1⁄2 miles from the city centre. The A19, passes north out of York through Clifton.
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Clifton | |
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View over the Terraces of Clifton | |
Location within North Yorkshire | |
Population | 13,548 (Ward. 2011 census)[1] |
OS grid reference | SE592532 |
Unitary authority | |
Ceremonial county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | YORK |
Postcode district | YO30 |
Dialling code | 01904 |
Police | North Yorkshire |
Fire | North Yorkshire |
Ambulance | Yorkshire |
UK Parliament | |
53.97206°N 1.09791°W / 53.97206; -1.09791 |
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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]