Cliffe, Selby

Cliffe, Selby

Coordinates: 53°46′57″N 0°59′42″W / 53.782500°N 0.995000°W / 53.782500; -0.995000

Cliffe
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Cliffe
Cliffe is located in North Yorkshire
Cliffe

 Cliffe shown within North Yorkshire
Population 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 Primary School

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

External links

Media related to Cliffe, Selby at Wikimedia Commons

Cliffe Football Club Website: http://www.cliffefc.com