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Clifton is an English surname, place name or given name. It means "settlement by a cliff" in Old English.[1] It may refer to:
[edit] Places
[edit] 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
[edit] Canada
[edit] England
- Clifton, Bedfordshire, a village and parish
- Clifton, Bristol, a district of the City of Bristol
- Clifton, Cumbria, a small village and civil parish near Penrith in Cumbria
- Clifton, Greater Manchester, a district in the City of Salford
- 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, 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
[edit] Ireland
[edit] New Zealand
[edit] Pakistan
[edit] Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
[edit] South Africa
[edit] 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 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
- Clifton (community), Wisconsin, an unincorporated community
[edit] Historic sites
- Clifton (Davenport, Iowa), listed on the NRHP in Iowa
- Clifton-Metropolitan Hotel, formerly 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 (Havertown, Pennsylvania), 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.
[edit] People
[edit] Surname
- Bernie Clifton, British comedian
- Chad Clifton (born 1976), offensive lineman for the Green Bay Packers football team
- Chester Victor Clifton, Jr. (1913–1991), Major General in the United States Army
- 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
[edit] First name
[edit] Fictional characters
[edit] References
- ^ MFnames.com - Origin and Meaning of Clifton
