Clifton

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:

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Places

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

Ireland

New Zealand

Pakistan

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

South Africa

United States

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
Fictional characters

References

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

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