Lifton

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Lifton
Coordinates: 50.6431° N 4.2821° W
Population	617[1]
OS grid reference	SX386851
District	West Devon
Shire county	Devon
Region	South West
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	LIFTON
Postcode district	PL16
Dial code	01566
Police	Devon and Cornwall
Fire	Devon and Somerset
Ambulance	South Western
UK Parliament	Torridge and West Devon
European Parliament	South West England
List of places: UK • England • Devon

Lifton is a village in Devon, South West England situated near the confluence of the rivers Wolf and Lyd, 2 km south of the A30 trunk road.

Unusually for such a small place, Lifton is a post town.

[edit] References

1. ^ Office for National Statistics (2001), United Kingdom Census 2001

Note: The quoted population of 617 consists of 323 for census area 18ULGU0001 and 294 for area 18ULGU0003.