Great Clifton
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 Great Clifton
Great Clifton shown within Cumbria |
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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 |
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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]
The Village contains three pubs (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 is also home too a Post Office and a General Store.
The village school, Derwent Vale Primary School, was built in 1995. The previous school was opposite the old pit and still stands now, only as a house.
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 of it.
The local Rugby League team, the Great Clifton Lions, currently compete in the CARLA League.
Clifton was the village footballer John Burridge lived in as a child: the village is 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]
References
- ↑ Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Allerdale Retrieved 2009-11-23
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External links
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