Clifton
Clifton is a small linear village and civil parish in Cumbria, England. Historically part of Westmorland, it lies 3 miles south east of Penrith.Photo: Malcolm Street, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Village with 740 residents
- Description: village and civil parish in Cumbria, England, UK
- Also known as: “Clifton, Cumbria”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Clifton Hall and Brougham Castle.
Clifton Hall
Photo: Brookie, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Clifton Hall was a fortified manor house in the village of Clifton, Cumbria. Dating from around 1400, it was constructed by either Elianor Engaine or her son-in-law William Wybergh, and was held by the Wybergh family until the 19th century.
Brougham Castle
Photo: Mdbeckwith, CC0.
Brougham Castle is a medieval building about 2 miles south-east of Penrith, Cumbria, England. The castle was founded by Robert I de Vieuxpont in the early 13th century. Brougham Castle is situated 1½ miles north of Clifton.
Brougham Hall
Castle
Photo: ArchHist, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Brougham Hall is a historic house museum located in the village of Brougham just outside Penrith, Cumbria, England.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Eamont Bridge and Melkinthorpe.
Eamont Bridge
Village
Photo: Northernhenge, CC0.
Eamont Bridge is a small village immediately to the south of Penrith, Cumbria, England. The village is named after the bridge over the River Eamont and straddles the boundary between the historic counties of Cumberland and Westmorland.
Melkinthorpe
Village
Photo: Andrew Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Melkinthorpe is a hamlet in the civil parish of Lowther, in the Westmorland and Furness district, in the county of Cumbria, England. It is near the villages of Hackthorpe and Cliburn. Melkinthorpe is situated 1½ miles southeast of Clifton.
Yanwath
Village
Yanwath is a village in the Westmorland and Furness district of Cumbria, England, 1 mile south of Penrith. There is a primary school at Yanwath, with 192 pupils. Yanwath is situated 1½ miles northwest of Clifton.
Clifton
- Categories: civil parish and locality
- Location: Clifton, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
54.63187° or 54° 37′ 55″ northLongitude
-2.72219° or 2° 43′ 20″ westPopulation
740Elevation
548 feet (167 metres)Open location code
9C6VJ7JH+P4OpenStreetMap ID
node 237675229OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
2652838Wikidata ID
Q2418714
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Clifton” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Clifton”
- Chinese: “Clifton”
- Chinese: “克利夫頓 (坎布里亞郡)”
- Chinese: “克利夫顿 (坎布里亚郡)”
- Dutch: “Clifton”
- French: “Clifton”
- Irish: “Clifton”
- Italian: “Clifton (Cumbria)”
- Italian: “Clifton”
- Ladin: “Clifton (Cumbria)”
- Ladin: “Clifton”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Clifton (Cumbria)”
- Polish: “Clifton”
- Spanish: “Clifton”
- Swedish: “Clifton, Cumbria”
- Turkish: “Clifton, Cumbria”
- Urdu: “کلفٹن، کامبریا”
- Welsh: “Clifton, Cumbria”
- Welsh: “Clifton”
- “Clifton”
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