Clifton

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 and Shire south of Toowoomba
• Clifton Beach, Queensland
• Clifton Beach, Tasmania, a town located approximately 25 km southeast of Hobart on the South Arm Peninsula on the outskirts of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. It is part of the City of Clarence, and is a popular surfing location
• Clifton Hill, Victoria, suburb of Melbourne, Victoria
• Clifton, New South Wales, suburb of Wollongong, New South Wales
• Clifton, Western Australia

Canada

• Clifton, Nova Scotia, a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Colchester County
• Clifton Hill (Niagara Falls), Ontario, part of Niagara Falls, Ontario
• Clifton, Prince Edward Island, community in Prince Edward Island

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 park 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, a 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 around the Cathedral Church of Saints Peter and Paul in Clifton
• Clifton, Cumbria, a small village and civil parish near Penrith in Cumbria
• 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, 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, South Yorkshire, a small village in Doncaster, South Yorkshire
• Clifton, West Yorkshire, a small village in the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, near the town of Brighouse
• Clifton, Worcestershire
• Clifton, York, an area in the City of York
• Clifton Reynes, a village in the Borough of Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
• Clifton-upon-Dunsmore, a village and civil parish in Rugby, Warwickshire

Ireland

• Clifton, County Cavan, a townland in Cavan, Ireland

New Zealand

• Clifton, Hawke's Bay, a town in Hawke's Bay
• Clifton, Canterbury, a suburb of Christchurch

Pakistan

• Clifton, Karachi, neighborhood in Karachi, Sindh
• Clifton Beach, Karachi, beach in Karachi, Sindh
• Clifton Cantonment, a cantonment town of the city of Karachi, in Sindh, Pakistan

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

• Clifton, Union Island

South Africa

• Clifton, Cape Town, suburb of Cape Town

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, 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, a township in Lyon County, Minnesota
• Clifton Township, Traverse County, Minnesota, a township in 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 in 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 Heights, Pennsylvania, borough in Delaware County
• 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

Historic sites

• Clifton (Davenport, Iowa), 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 (disambiguation), 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

• Bernie Clifton, British comedian
• Chad Clifton (born 1976), offensive lineman for the Green Bay Packers football team
• Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (1899–1983), British Conservative Party politician
• Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (born 1953), British politician and farmer
• Helen Clifton (born 1948), wife of the 18th General of The Salvation Army
• Lucille Clifton (1936–2010), American poet
• Mark Clifton (1906–1963), American author and businessman
• Pete Clifton (born 1962), head of BBC News Interactive
• Richard Clifton-Dey (died 1997), British illustrator
• Richard R. Clifton, American judge
• Shaw Clifton (born 1945), 18th General of The Salvation Army

First name

• Clifton Chenier (1925–1987), American zydeco musician
• Clifton Collins, Jr. (born 1970), American actor
• 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

References

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

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