Great Clifton
| Great Clifton | |
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Great Clifton church rooms | |
Great Clifton Location in Allerdale Great Clifton Location within Cumbria | |
| Population | 1,114 (2011) |
| OS grid reference | NY0429 |
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| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | WORKINGTON |
| Postcode district | CA14 |
| Dialling code | 01900 |
| Police | Cumbria |
| Fire | Cumbria |
| Ambulance | North West |
| UK Parliament | |
Great Clifton is a village and civil parish in the Cumberland district 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]
Location
Workington is 3 miles (5 km) west of the village and Cockermouth is 7 miles (11 km) east. The River Derwent is roughly 1 mile (2 km) north of Great Clifton.
Features
The village has a post office, general store and three pubs.
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.
The local rugby league team, the Great Clifton Lions, currently compete in the CARLA League.
Governance
Great Clifton is part of the parliamentary constituency of Whitehaven and Workington.
Great Clifton has its own Parish Council; Great Clifton Parish Council.[3]
Notable people
Ex Footballer John Burridge lived in the village as a child, he mentioned this in his autobiography Budgie.[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 Archived 13 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2009-11-23
- ^ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 17 June 2015.
- ^ "Great Clifton Parish Council".
- ^ Smith, Aidan (19 February 2011). "Interview: John Burridge, football veteran". The Scotsman. Retrieved 19 February 2011.
- ^ Historic England, "No. 5 Middlegate, Great Clifton (1137782)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 21 January 2016
External links
- Cumbria County History Trust: Great Clifton (nb: provisional research only – see Talk page)
Media related to Great Clifton at Wikimedia Commons