- Cliffe, Selby
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For the other village of the same name in North Yorkshire, see Cliffe, Richmondshire.
Coordinates: 53°46′57″N 0°59′42″W / 53.782500°N 0.995000°W
Cliffe
Cliffe
Cliffe shown within North YorkshirePopulation 1,143 (2001 census)[1] OS grid reference SE662322 Parish Cliffe District Selby Shire county North Yorkshire Region Yorkshire and the Humber Country England Sovereign state United Kingdom Post town selby Postcode district YO8 Police North Yorkshire Fire North Yorkshire Ambulance Yorkshire EU Parliament Yorkshire and the Humber List of places: UK • England • Yorkshire Cliffe is a small village and civil parish in the Selby district of North Yorkshire, England. It lies on the A63 trunk road from Selby to Hull and the railway line which also goes to and from those destinations. The railway was opened in 1863 (as the Hull and Selby railway company) and there was a station at Cliffe although it was named after the nearby (larger) village of Hemingbrough. The station, like many others in the area closed in 1967.[citation needed]
Cliffe has a public house, the New Inn, a butcher's shop and a mini-mart. The post office closed in 2007, although there is one at Hemingbrough.[citation needed]
Cliffe Voluntary Controlled Primary School received a grade 1 (outstanding) 2009 Ofsted inspection report.[2]
Cliffe has successful football, dominoes, tennis and darts teams.[citation needed] Cliffe is on the trans-Pennine cycle trail.
According to the 2001 UK census, Cliffe parish had a population of 1,143.[1]
References
- ^ a b "2001 Census: Key Statistics: Parish Headcounts: Area: Cliffe CP (Parish)". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=798253&c=cliffe&d=16&e=15&g=477144&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1214518637408&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779. Retrieved 2008-06-26.
- ^ "Cliffe Voluntary Controlled Primary School", Ofsted Report 2009, (pdf download required). Retrieved 21 November 2011
External links
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Cliffe Football Club Website: http://www.cliffefc.com
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