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2. Clifford, vil., 3¼ miles NAY. of Tadcaster, E. div. West-Riding Yorkshire; P.O.; has flax mills. See Clifford cum Boston.
Clifford Chambers, par., E. Gloucestershire, 2 miles S. of Stratford-on-Avon, 2500 ac., pop. 378; P.O.
Clifford cum Boston, township, Bramham par., E. div. West-Riding Yorkshire, on river Wharfe, 3¼ miles NW. of Tadcaster, 1619 ac. (26 water), pop. 2604.
Cliffs End, N. extremity of Colwell Bay, AY. coast Isle of Wight, 2 miles SW. of Yarmouth.
Cliffs End, Great and Little, 2 hamlets, St Lawrence par., E. Kent, on Pegwell Bay, 3 m. SW. of Ramsgate.
Clifton.—hundred, SE. Bedfordshire, 19,949ac., pop. 12,202; contains 8 pars.—2. Clifton, par., SE. Bed- fordshire, near r. Ivel, 4¼ miles SW. of Biggleswade, 1420 ac., pop. 1458; P.O.—3. Clifton, or Rocksavagc, town- ship, Runcorn par., W. Cheshire, 2 miles NE. of Frods- ham, 645ac., pop. 203.—4. Clifton, ry. sta., 2m. SW.of Ashborne, N. Derby; p. o. See Clifton with Compton. —5. Clifton, ancient vil., S. Devon, now forming part of Dartmouth bor.: which see.—6. Clifton, watering- place and par. with ry. sta., forming AY. suburb and part of the pari, and mun. bor. of Bristol, AY. Glou- cestershire, pop. 22,915, 4 Banks; is situated on the sides and summit of lofty cliffs overhanging the Avon, and rising in St Vincent Rocks to the height of 308 ft. The river, which is here navigable, is crossed by a mag- nificent suspension bridge, designed by Brunei; it has a span of 702 ft., and the roadway is 245 ft. above high- water. The once celebrated hot springs, to which, in the beginning of the 18th century, the place owed its rise, are no longer frequented. C. College, a proprietary grammar-school, giving education to 550 boys, has a high reputation. On C. Down are remains of ancient earth- works.—7. Clifton, township and ry. junc., Ecclespar., SE. Lancashire, on Bury and Bolton Canal, 4 m. NAY. of Manchester, 1194 ac. (35 water), pop. 2578; has coal mines; in vicinity of sta. are C. House and C. Hall. —8. Clifton, hamlet, Stannington par., S. Northum- berland, 3 miles S. of Morpeth.—9. Clifton, vil., inco. and 4 miles SW. of Nottingham; P.O. See Clifton with Glapton.—10. Clifton, hamlet, in par. and 1 mileE. of Deddington, N. Oxford.—II. Clifton, 2 miles NE. of Rugby, N. Warwick; P.O. See Clifton upon Dunsmore.—12. Clifton, par. and vil. (ry. sta. Clifton and Lowther), Westmorland, near river Lowther, 2¼ miles SE. of Penrith, 1782 ac., pop. 393; P.O. C. Hall, the ancient turreted mansion, is now a farmhouse. Clifton Moor was the scene of a skirmish in 1745between Prince Charles Stuart and the Duke of Cumberland. —13. Clifton, township, St Olave Mary Gate and St Michael-le-Belfry pars., North-Riding Yorkshire, NW. of and partly in York pari, bor., 1582 ac., pop. 6037; P.O.—14. Clifton, hamlet, Conisbrough par., S. div. West-Riding Yorkshire, 5 miles NW. of Tickhill.—15. Clifton, vil., Dewsbury par., N. div. AYest-Riding Yorkshire, 4¼ miles N. of Huddersfield, 2207 ac., pop. 2181; P.O.—16. Clifton, hamlet, Otley par., West-Riding Yorkshire, 4 miles NW. of Otley. See Newall with Clifton.—17. Clifton, township, AYest-Riding Yorkshire. See Clifton with Norwood.
Clifton, vil., Killin par., W. Perthshire, ¼ mile N. of Tyndrum sta.
Clifton.—seat, N. co. Down, 3 miles NE. of Belfast. —2. Clifton, seat, 1 mile SE. of Athboy, W. co. Meath. —3. Clifton, hamlet, NE. co. Galway, 3 miles W. of Dunamon ry. sta.
Clifton, Great, township, in par. and 2¼ miles E. of AVorkington, W. Cumberland, on river Derwent, 989 ac. (20 water), pop. 974; p.o.
Clifton, Little, township, in par. and 3¼ miles SE. of AAtorkington, Cumberland, pop. 489.
Clifton, North, par., S. Notts, on river Trent, 12 m. N. of Newark, 5050 ac., pop. 892; contains the vils. of C. North, pop. 181; P.O.; andC. South, pop. 270 ; P.O.
Clifton and Lowther, ry. sta., 2¼ miles SE. of Pen- rith, AVestmorland. See Clifton.
Clifton Bridge, ry. sta., W. Gloucestershire, 3 miles SAY. of Bristol.
Clifton Campvillc, par. and township, partly in Derbyshire but chiefly in E. Staffordshire, on r. Mease, 5¼ miles NE. of Tamworth—par., 6004 ac., pop. 867; township (in Staffordshire), pop. 494 ; P.O.
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