Great Clifton
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| Population | 1,114 (2011) |
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| OS grid reference | NY0429 |
| Civil parish | Great Clifton |
| District | Allerdale |
| Shire county | Cumbria |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | WORKINGTON |
| Postcode district | CA14 |
| Dialling code | 01900 |
| Police | Cumbria |
| Fire | Cumbria |
| Ambulance | North West |
| EU Parliament | North West England |
| UK Parliament | Workington |
Coordinates: 54°38′56″N 3°28′59″W / 54.649°N 3.483°W
Great Clifton is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Allerdale in the English county of Cumbria. In the 2001 census, it has a population of 1,101,[1] increasing slightly to 1,114 at the 2011 Census.[2]
Features
The village has a post office, general store and three pubs - the Market Cross, The Queens Head (formerly the Lions Club) and The Old Ginn House, the latter also being a hotel and a restaurant.
The village school, Derwent Vale Primary School, was built in 1995. Its predecessor was in a building opposite the old pit, now a private residence.
There are several wind farms nearby, one being the Winscales Moor Wind Farm whose Community Fund has contributed money to the local village hall. Workington Town Centre is 3 miles west of the village and Cockermouth is 7 miles east.
The local Rugby League team, the Great Clifton Lions, currently compete in the CARLA League.
Footballer John Burridge lived in the village as a child and he mentioned in his autobiography Budgie.[3]
Governance
Both Great and Little Clifton are in the electoral ward of Clifton. The total population for this ward at the 2011 Census was 1,594.[4]
Listed building
There is one listed building in the parish, the house at No. 5 Middlegate. It is roughcast with a green slate roof, and has two storeys and three bays. The doorway has an architrave with a pediment, and the windows are sashes.[5]
References
- ↑ Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Allerdale Retrieved 2009-11-23
- ↑ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 17 June 2015.
- ↑ Smith, Aidan (19 February 2011). "Interview: John Burridge, football veteran". The Scotsman. Retrieved 19 February 2011.
- ↑ "Clifton ward population 2011". Retrieved 17 June 2015.
- ↑ Historic England, "No. 5 Middlegate, Great Cifton (1137782)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 21 January 2016
External links
Media related to Great Clifton at Wikimedia Commons