Clifton

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Clifton is an English surname, place name or given name. It means "settlement by a cliff" in Old English.^[1] It may refer to:

Places

Australia

• Clifton, Queensland, town south of Toowoomba
  • Shire of Clifton
• Clifton Beach, Queensland
• Clifton Beach, Tasmania
• Clifton Hill, Victoria, suburb of Melbourne
• Clifton, New South Wales, suburb of Wollongong
• Clifton, Western Australia

Canada

• Clifton, Nova Scotia
• Clifton Hill (Niagara Falls), Ontario
• Clifton, Prince Edward Island
• Clifton, Newfoundland

England

• Clifton, Bedfordshire, a village and parish
• Clifton, Bristol, a district of the City of Bristol
  • Clifton College, a coeducational public school
  • Clifton Down, a public open space in Bristol
  • Clifton Down railway station, located on Whiteladies Road in Clifton, Bristol, England
  • Clifton Rugby Football Club, a rugby union club
  • Clifton Suspension Bridge, an 1864 suspension bridge spanning the Avon Gorge and linking Clifton in Bristol to Leigh Woods in North Somerset
  • Roman Catholic Diocese of Clifton, a Latin Rite Roman Catholic diocese centred on the Cathedral Church of Saints Peter and Paul in Clifton
• Clifton, Cumbria, a small village and civil parish near Penrith in Cumbria
• Great Clifton, near Workington, Cumbria
• Little Clifton, near Workington, Cumbria
• Clifton, Derbyshire, a village near Ashbourne in Derbyshire
• Clifton, Doncaster, a small village in Doncaster, South Yorkshire
• Clifton, Greater Manchester, a district in the City of Salford
  • Clifton C.C., a cricket club
  • Clifton railway station, Greater Manchester, a railway station in Clifton, Greater Manchester
• Clifton, Lancashire, a small village in between Preston and Blackpool in Lancashire
• Clifton, Northumberland, a hamlet in Northumberland
• Clifton, North Yorkshire, a small village in Harrogate district, North Yorkshire
• Clifton-on-Yore, a civil parish in North Yorkshire
• Clifton, Nottingham, an area in the City of Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
  • Clifton Hall, Nottingham, a country house in Clifton, Nottingham
• Clifton, Oxfordshire, a hamlet in Cherwell District, Oxfordshire
• Clifton Hampden, near Abingdon, Oxfordshire (sometimes referred to as simply Clifton)
• Clifton Campville, Staffordshire
• Clifton, Rotherham, a suburb of Rotherham, South Yorkshire
• Clifton, West Yorkshire, a small village near Brighouse
• Clifton, Worcestershire
• Clifton, York, a suburb of the City of York
• Clifton Reynes, Buckinghamshire
• Clifton-upon-Dunsmore, Warwickshire

Ireland

• Clifton, County Cavan, a townland

New Zealand

• Clifton, Hawke's Bay, a town
• Clifton, Christchurch, a suburb

Pakistan

• Clifton, Karachi, neighborhood
• Clifton Beach, Karachi
• Clifton Cantonment, Karachi

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

• Clifton, Union Island

Scotland

• Clifton, Stirling, an area of Tyndrum, Stirling

South Africa

• Clifton, Cape Town, suburb

United States

• Clifton, Arizona, town in Greenlee County
• Clifton, California, former name of Del Rey, California
• Clifton, California, former name of Last Chance, California
• Clifton, Colorado, census-designated place in Mesa County
• Clifton, Connecticut, borough tern of Winsted, Connecticut
• Clifton, Idaho, small city in Franklin County
• Clifton, Illinois, village in Iroquois County
• Clifton, Kansas
• Clifton, Louisiana, unincorporated community
• Clifton, Louisville, Kentucky, neighborhood east of downtown Louisville
• Clifton Heights, Louisville, Kentucky, neighborhood two miles east of downtown Louisville
• Clifton, Maine, town in Penobscot County
• Clifton, Massachusetts, overlapping the border between Swampscott and Marblehead
• Clifton, Michigan, a ghost town
• Clifton Township, Lyon County, Minnesota
• Clifton Township, Traverse County, Minnesota
• Clifton, New Jersey, city in Passaic County
• Clifton (NJT station), a New Jersey Transit train station
• Clifton, New York, town in St. Lawrence County
• Clifton, Staten Island, neighborhood in the borough of Staten Island, New York
• Clifton (Staten Island Railway station), a Staten Island Railway station
• Clifton Park, New York, town in Saratoga County
• Clifton Springs, New York, village located within Ontario County
• Clifton, North Carolina
• Clifton, Ohio, village in Clark and Greene counties
• Clifton, Cincinnati, Ohio, neighborhood in Cincinnati
• Clifton Heights, Ohio, neighborhood of Cincinnati
• Clifton, Oregon (disambiguation), several places
• Clifton Heights, Pennsylvania, borough in Delaware County
• Clifton Township, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania
• Clifton, Tennessee, city in Wayne County
• Clifton, Texas, city in Bosque County
• Clifton, Virginia, town in Fairfax County
• Clifton Forge, Virginia, town in Alleghany County
• Clifton Mills, West Virginia, unincorporated community in Preston County
• 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 (Davenport, Iowa), listed on the NRHP in Iowa
• Clifton-Metropolitan Hotel, formerly listed on the NRHP in Iowa
• Clifton (Goshen, Kentucky), listed on the NRHP in Kentucky
• Clifton (Ednor, Maryland), listed on the NRHP in Maryland
• Clifton (Roslyn Harbor, New York), listed on the NRHP in New York
• Clifton Hall (Havertown, Pennsylvania), another name for the Grange Estate, a historic mansion in Pennsylvania
• Clifton (Hamilton, Virginia), listed on the NRHP in Virginia
• Clifton (Kilmarnock, Virginia), listed on the NRHP in Virginia
• Clifton (Lexington, Virginia), listed on the NRHP in Virginia
• Clifton (Shadwell, Virginia), listed on the NRHP in Virginia
• Clifton Terrace, listed on the NRHP in Washington, D.C.

People

Surname

• Clifton (1817 cricketer), English cricketer
• Bernie Clifton, (born 1936), British comedian
• Bill Clifton (born 1931), American musician
• Brian Clifton (footballer) (born 1934), English footballer who played for Southampton and Grimsby Town
• Chad Clifton (born 1976), offensive lineman for the Green Bay Packers football team
• Chas S. Clifton (born 1951), American academic
• Chester Victor Clifton, Jr. (1913–1991), Major General in the United States Army
• Clifford Clifton (1626-1670), English landowner and politician
• Elmer Clifton (1890-1949), American writer and actor
• Flea Clifton (1909-1997), American baseball player
• Gervase Clifton, 1st Baron Clifton (1579-1618), of Barrington Court, Somerset
• Sir Gervase Clifton, 1st Baronet, (1587-1666), of Nottinghamshire
• Sir Gervase Clifton, 2nd Baronet, (1612-1675), of Nottinghamshire
• Harry Clifton (born 1952), Irish poet
• Helen Clifton (1948-2011), wife of the 18th General of The Salvation Army
• Jane Clifton (born 1949), Australian actor
• Jim Clifton, American businessman
• Joanne Clifton (born 1983), English dancer
• John Clifton (disambiguation)
• Joseph C. Clifton (1905-1967), American naval officer
• Kevin Clifton (born 1982), English dancer
• Kyle Clifton (born 1962), Amewrican footballer
• Mark Clifton (1906–1963), American author and businessman
• Nathaniel Clifton (1922-1990), American athlete
• Pete Clifton (born 1962), head of BBC News Interactive
• Peter Clifton (born 1945), Australian director and producer
• Phil Clifton, British television and radio presenter
• Richard R. Clifton, American judge
• Scott Clifton (born 1987), American musician and actor
• Shaw Clifton (born 1945), 18th General of The Salvation Army
• Steve Clifton (born 1987), Australian rules football player
• John Talbot Clifton (1868-1928), English traveller and landowner
• Violet Clifton (1883-1961), English traveller
• Sir William Clifton, 3rd Baronet, (1663-1686), of Nottinghamshire

• Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (1899–1983), British Conservative Party politician
• Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (born 1953), British politician and farmer
• Richard Clifton-Dey (died 1997), British illustrator

First name

• Clifton R. Breckinridge (1846-1932), American politician
• Clifton Chenier (1925–1987), American zydeco musician
• Clifton Collins, Jr. (born 1970), American actor
• Clifton Hall (actor) (born 1975), Hawaii-born Broadway actor
• Clifton A. Hall (1826-1913), a Rhode Island architect
• Clifton James (born 1921), American actor
• Clifton Parker (1905–1989), English composer
• Clifton Sprague (1896–1955), World War II–era officer in the U.S. Navy
• Clifton Sunada (born 1971), American judoka
• Clifton Webb (1889–1966), American actor
• Clifton Williams (1932–1967), NASA astronaut and USMC Major

Fictional characters

• Clifton (comics), fictional character in Franco-Belgian comics
• Tony Clifton, fictional character created by Andy Kaufman
• Postman Pat Clifton, fictional children's television series.

Ships

• USS Clifton (disambiguation)

See also

• Clifton Hall (disambiguation)
• Clifton Hotel (disambiguation)
• Clifton railway station (disambiguation)
• Clifton School (disambiguation)

References

1. ↑ MFnames.com - Origin and Meaning of Clifton