Clifton may refer to:

People

Clifton (surname) Clifton is a surname. People * Clifton (1817 cricketer), English cricketer * Allie Clifton (born 1988), American journalist *Bernie Clifton (born 1936), British comedian * Bill Clifton (born 1931), American musician *Brian Clifton (1934–2020), E ...

Clifton (given name) Clifton is a given name. Notable people with the name include: *Clifton R. Breckinridge (1846-1932), American politician * Clifton Chenier (1925–1987), American zydeco musician * Clifton Collins Jr. (born 1970), American actor *Clifton Davis ( ...

Places

Australia

Clifton, Queensland Clifton is a rural town and locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Clifton had a population of 1,456 people. Geography Clifton is a town in the Darling Downs. The town is situated just west of the New England High ...

, a town **

Shire of Clifton The Shire of Clifton was a local government area in the Darling Downs region of Queensland, Australia, southwest of the regional city of Toowoomba. The shire, administered from the town of Clifton, covered an area of , and existed as a local go ...

* Clifton, New South Wales, a suburb of Wollongong *

Clifton, Western Australia Clifton is a small uninhabited locality located in the Peel region of Western Australia, between Mandurah and Bunbury. Adjoining the nearby suburb of Herron. It lies on a narrow strip between Lake Clifton and Yalgorup National Park to t ...

Canada

* Clifton, Nova Scotia, a rural community *Clifton, a former name of

New London, Prince Edward Island New London is a Canadian rural community located in Queens County, Prince Edward Island. Situated in the township of Lot 21, halfway between Kensington and Cavendish, New London was formerly known as Clifton and previous to that, Graham's Corne ...

*Clifton, a former name of

Niagara Falls Niagara Falls () is a group of three waterfalls at the southern end of Niagara Gorge, spanning the Canada–United States border, border between the Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Ontario in Canada and the U.S. state, state ...

England

* Clifton, Bedfordshire *

Clifton, Bristol Clifton is both a suburb of Bristol, England, and the name of one of the city's thirty-five council wards. The Clifton ward also includes the areas of Cliftonwood and Hotwells. The eastern part of the suburb lies within the ward of Clifton D ...

, a suburb **

Clifton Suspension Bridge The Clifton Suspension Bridge is a suspension bridge spanning the Avon Gorge and the River Avon, linking Clifton in Bristol to Leigh Woods in North Somerset. Since opening in 1864, it has been a toll bridge, the income from which provid ...

* Clifton, Cheshire, a location *

Clifton, Cumbria Clifton is a small linear village and civil parish in Cumbria, England. Historically part of Westmorland, it lies south east of Penrith. Geography The civil parish of Clifton has its western boundary defined by the River Lowther, to the nor ...

, village near Penrith * Great Clifton, Cumbria *

Little Clifton 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 and contained 170 households; increasing to a population ...

, Cumbria *

Clifton, Derbyshire Clifton is a village in the Derbyshire Dales district of Derbyshire, England. The village is situated about 1.2 miles (2 km) south west of Ashbourne, and is close to the border with Staffordshire. The appropriate civil parish is called ...

* Clifton, Devon, a location * Clifton, Doncaster, village in the borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire * Clifton, Greater Manchester, in the City of Salford *

Clifton, Lancashire Clifton is a village in the English county of Lancashire and in the district of Fylde. The village is part of the civil parish of Newton-with-Clifton. It is situated on the A583 road, approximately west of its post town, Preston, and eas ...

, village west of Preston *

Clifton, Northumberland Clifton is a hamlet in Northumberland, in England. The population is between 20 and 30. It is situated a short distance to the south of Morpeth, on the A1. It forms a trio with Hepscott and Glororum, a series of farms founded by the Brown ...

, a hamlet * Clifton, Nottinghamshire, near Nottingham * North Clifton, Nottinghamshire * South Clifton, Nottinghamshire * Clifton, Harrogate, North Yorkshire *

Clifton, York Clifton is a suburb of York in the unitary authority of the City of York, in the north of England about 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. ...

, a suburb **

Clifton Without Clifton Without is a suburb and civil parish in the unitary authority area of the City of York, North Yorkshire, England. It consists of those parts of Clifton that lie outside, i.e. Without, the (pre-1996) city boundaries and Clifton Moor. I ...

Clifton-on-Yore Clifton-on-Yore is a civil parish in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England. The population of the parish was estimated at 40 in 2010. The population remained less than 100 as taken at the 2011 Census. Details were included in ...

, a civil parish in North Yorkshire *

Clifton, Oxfordshire Clifton is a hamlet by the River Cherwell in Deddington civil parish about south of Banbury, Oxfordshire, England. Clifton is on the B4031 road between Deddington and Croughton, Northamptonshire. Chapels A dependent chapel of Deddington pari ...

, a hamlet * Clifton, Rotherham, a suburb *

Clifton, West Yorkshire Clifton is a small village, near Brighouse, in the metropolitan borough of Calderdale in West Yorkshire, England. History Clifton is mentioned as ''Cliftone'' in the Domesday book The entry reads ‘In Cliftone Escelf has seven carucates of la ...

* Clifton, Worcestershire

New Zealand

Clifton, Christchurch Clifton is a hillside suburb above Sumner, New Zealand, Sumner in Christchurch, New Zealand. Clifton is a volcanic spur extending from Tauhinukorokio / Mount Pleasant. Most of Clifton was originally purchased by Dr Alfred Barker (doctor), Alfred ...

, a suburb of Christchurch *

Clifton, Hawke's Bay Clifton is a coastal beach reserve motor camp in Hawke's Bay, New Zealand. It is located eighteen kilometres southeast of the city centre of Napier and eight kilometres west of the tip of Cape Kidnappers. Clifton marks the start of the walk or rid ...

, a town *

Clifton, Invercargill Clifton is the southernmost suburb of New Zealand's southernmost city, Invercargill. It is located close to the shore of the New River, New Zealand, New River estuary on New Zealand State Highway 1, State Highway 1, southeast of the city cent ...

, a suburb of Invercargill * Clifton, Tasman, a locality in

Golden Bay Golden Bay may refer to: * Golden Bay / Mohua Golden Bay / Mohua is a shallow, paraboloid-shaped bay in New Zealand, near the northern tip of the South Island. An arm of the Tasman Sea, the bay lies northwest of Tasman Bay / Te Tai-o-Aorere a ...

* Clifton, Auckland, the home of

Josiah Firth Josiah Clifton Firth (27 October 1826 – 11 December 1897) was a New Zealand farmer, businessman and politician who had a brief brush with fame as the messenger between Te Kooti and the New Zealand Government during Te Kooti's War. Early life ...

and a Category 1 Heritage New Zealand listed building

Pakistan

Clifton, Karachi Clifton is an upscale and historic seaside locality in Karachi, Pakistan. It is one of the most affluent parts of the city, home to some of Karachi's most expensive real estates. It is home to several foreign consulates, while its commercial cent ...

, a neighborhood *

Clifton Beach, Karachi Clifton Beach, also known as Sea View, is a beach in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan and is located on the Arabian Sea. It stretches from Karachi to Ormara (Balochistan). The beach is very popular in Pakistan. It is open 24/7 for the general public. K ...

Clifton Cantonment The Clifton Cantonment ( ur, ) is a cantonment town within the city of Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. It serves as a military base and residential establishment. It was established by the British Indian Army during 19th century British India, a ...

, Karachi

United States

Clifton, Arizona Clifton is a town in and is the county seat of Greenlee County, Arizona, United States, along the San Francisco River. The population of the town was 3,311 at the 2010 census, with a 2018 population estimate of 3,700. It was a place of the Ari ...

, a town *Clifton, former name of

Del Rey, California Del Rey (Spanish for "of the King") is a census-designated place (CDP) in Fresno County, California, United States. The population was 1,639 at the 2010 census, up from 950 at the 2000 census. Del Rey is located south-southwest of Sanger, at an ...

*Clifton, former name of Last Chance, California * Clifton, Colorado, a census-designated place *

Clifton, Idaho Clifton is a city in Franklin County, Idaho, United States. The population was 259 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Logan, Utah-Idaho Metropolitan Statistical Area. Geography Clifton is located at (42.187585, -112.005856), at in elevati ...

, a small city *

Clifton, Illinois Clifton is a village in Chebanse Township, Iroquois County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,468 at the 2010 census, up from 1,317 at the 2000 census. History Clifton was founded in 1857. The village takes its name from the Clifto ...

, a village *

Clifton, Indiana Clifton is an unincorporated community in Brownsville Township, Union County, in the U.S. state of Indiana Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 ...

, an unincorporated community *

Clifton, Kansas Clifton is a city in Clay and Washington counties in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 454. History Clifton was founded in 1870, and bears the name of a surveyor who had platted the original town ...

, a city *

Clifton, Louisiana Clifton is an unincorporated community in Rapides Parish Rapides Parish () (french: Paroisse des Rapides) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. As of the 2010 census, the population was 131,613. The parish seat is Alexandria, ...

, an unincorporated community *

Clifton, Louisville Clifton is a neighborhood east of downtown Louisville, Kentucky USA. Clifton was named because of its hilly location on the Ohio River valley escarpment. Clifton is bounded by I-64, N Ewing Ave, Brownsboro Road, and Mellwood Ave. History Unlik ...

, Kentucky, a neighborhood east of downtown Louisville * Clifton, Maine, a town *

Clifton, Massachusetts Clifton is an unincorporated village within the towns of Swampscott and Marblehead in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. It includes Clifton Avenue. The area was named by Benjamin Ware, a hotelier who developed Clifton with the inte ...

Clifton, Michigan Clifton was a community in Allouez Township, Keweenaw County, Michigan, that was founded in support of the Cliff mine—a mine opened in 1845 by the Pittsburgh and Boston Mining Company after copper was discovered there. The remnants of the co ...

, a ghost town *

Clifton, Nevada Clifton is a ghost town located in Lander County, Nevada, just west of Austin. Clifton, named for the nearby cliffs, was established in 1862 when silver ore was found at the mouth of the Pony Canyon. The Clifton post office was in operation from ...

, a ghost town * Clifton Township, Lyon County, Minnesota * Clifton Township, Traverse County, Minnesota * Clifton, Oregon County, Missouri, an unincorporated community * Clifton, Schuyler County, Missouri, an unincorporated community *

Clifton City, Missouri Clifton City is an unincorporated community in southwestern Cooper County, Missouri, United States. The community is located on Missouri Route 135 and Missouri Route BB. The nearest town is Otterville approximately five miles to the south. It ...

, an unincorporated community *

Clifton, New Jersey Clifton is a city in Passaic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Criss-crossed by several major highways, the city is a regional commercial hub for North Jersey and is a bedroom suburb of New York City in the New York Metropolitan Area. A ...

, a city * Clifton, New York, a town * Clifton, Staten Island, New York * Clifton, North Carolina, an unincorporated community * Clifton, Ohio, a village *

Clifton, Cincinnati Clifton is a neighborhood in the north central part of Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. The population was 8,408 in the 2020 census. The area includes the Ludlow Avenue Shopping and Dining District. Clifton is situated around Clifton Avenue, nor ...

, Ohio, a neighborhood in Cincinnati *

Clifton, Clatsop County, Oregon Clifton is an unincorporated community in Clatsop County, Oregon, United States. It is located north of U.S. Route 30, about nine miles northwest of Westport on the south bank of the Columbia River. It is on Clifton Channel across from Tenasi ...

Clifton, Hood River County, Oregon Clifton is an unincorporated locale in Hood River County, Oregon, United States. It is located about 3 miles west of the city of Hood River. The name originates from the drop in elevation Interstate 84 takes from the cliffs there, which are 2 ...

Clifton Township, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania Clifton Township is a township in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,494 at the 2020 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and ...

Clifton, Tennessee Clifton is a city in Wayne County, Tennessee, on the state's south central border with Alabama. It developed as a river port along the Tennessee River in the 19th century. Its historic districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places a ...

, a city * Clifton, Texas, a city * Clifton, Virginia, a town * Clifton, Grant County, Wisconsin, a town * Clifton, Monroe County, Wisconsin, a town * Clifton, Pierce County, Wisconsin, a town * Clifton (community), Wisconsin, an unincorporated community

Historic sites

Clifton Park, Baltimore Clifton Park is a public urban park and national historic district located between the Coldstream-Homestead-Montebello and Waverly neighborhoods to the west and the Belair-Edison, Lauraville, Hamilton communities to the north in the northeast s ...

, an urban park and the location of the "Clifton Mansion" * Clifton (Davenport, Iowa) * Clifton (Clarksville, Maryland) *

Clifton (Ednor, Maryland) Clifton is a historic home located at Ednor, Montgomery County, Maryland, United States. It is a -story gambrel-roofed brick structure with a lower north wing, also with a gambrel roof. Outbuildings on the property include a wood-frame shed a ...

* Clifton (Roslyn Harbor, New York) *

Clifton (Hamilton, Virginia) Clifton is a historic plantation house located near Hamilton, Cumberland County, Virginia Cumberland County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 9,675. Its county seat ...

* Clifton (Kilmarnock, Virginia) * Clifton (Lexington, Virginia) *

Clifton (Rixeyville, Virginia) Clifton is a historic home and farm located near Rixeyville, Virginia, Rixeyville, Culpeper County, Virginia. It was built about 1845, and is a two-story frame dwelling, built in the Greek Revival architecture, Greek Revival style, with wings con ...

* Clifton (Shadwell, Virginia)

Other countries

Clifton, County Cavan Clifton is a townland in the Parish of Tomregan, Barony of Loughtee Lower, County Cavan, Ireland. Etymology The townland name is an anglicisation of the Gaelic placename ''Clochán'' which means 'A small beehive-shaped stone house". The 1790 ...

, Ireland *

Clifton, Cape Town Clifton is an affluent suburb of Cape Town, South Africa. It is an exclusive residential area and is home to the most expensive real estate in South Africa, with dwellings nestled on cliffs that have sweeping views of the Atlantic Ocean. Clifton ...

, South Africa, a suburb * Clifton, Stirling, a location in Scotland * Clifton, Union Island, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Transportation

* Clifton (NJT station), a New Jersey Transit train station * Clifton (Staten Island Railway station), a Staten Island Railway station *, a steamship that sank with all hands in 1924 * ''Clifton'', a

New Zealand Company The New Zealand Company, chartered in the United Kingdom, was a company that existed in the first half of the 19th century on a business model focused on the systematic colonisation of New Zealand. The company was formed to carry out the principl ...

chartered sailing ship that bought immigrants to Wellington, New Zealand, in 1842 * , a side-wheel gunboat of the American Civil War * , a station tanker which served from 1945–1946

Other uses

* ''Clifton'' (comics), a Franco-Belgian comics series *, several US Navy ships

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