Clifton, Derbyshire

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Clifton
Clifton is located in Derbyshire
Clifton
Clifton
 Clifton shown within Derbyshire
Population 500 (2011)
OS grid reference SK165448
Civil parish Clifton and Compton
District Derbyshire Dales
Shire county Derbyshire
Region East Midlands
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town ASHBOURNE
Postcode district DE6
Police Derbyshire
Fire Derbyshire
Ambulance East Midlands
EU Parliament East Midlands
List of places
UK
England
Derbyshire

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Clifton is a village in the Derbyshire Dales district of Derbyshire, England. The village is situated about 1.2 miles (2 km) south west of Ashbourne, and is close to the border with Staffordshire. The appropriate civil parish is called Clifton and Compton. The population of this civil parish at the 2011 Census was 500.[1]

History and notable buildings

Margery Bower is a round barrow assumed to date from the Bronze age.[2] It lies on the southern side of the village on the road to Snelston.

Clifton Hall was built in the late 18th century, altered in the 19th and 20th centuries.[3] It stands close to the centre of the village on Chapel Lane at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found..

Holy Trinity church was designed by Henry Isaac Stevens of Derby, and built in 1845.[4] Opposite the church stands the Cock Inn public house.

The village formerly had a railway station, opened in 1852 as Clifton and renamed in 1893 as Clifton (Mayfield), on a branch of the North Staffordshire Railway between Rocester and Ashbourne.[5] Passenger services ended in 1954 with the line closing for freight services in 1964.

Local facilities

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Education and recreational facilities in and around the village include:

  • Clifton Primary School
  • Clifton recreation ground
  • Clifton Cricket club
  • Ashbourne Golf Course

In March 2014, the village made worldwide headlines as the first site for the 'Speedy Shop', an automated retailing solution for small communities designed and manufactured by local business Villagevending.com. The shop provides a wide range of supplies to the village using a unique automated machine styled like a traditional village stores, and is the brainchild of local entrepreneur Peter Fox and his colleague Dave Russell[citation needed].

Role in Ashbourne shrovetide football

At the site of the old corn mill lies a stone which acts as the Down'ards goal in the annual traditional Royal Shrovetide Football match. There are two adjacent stone markers, the old and the new.

Gallery

  • Clifton Village - geograph.org.uk - 375099.jpg

    The village

  • Clifton Church - geograph.org.uk - 372707.jpg

    Clifton Church

  • Clifton recreational ground - geograph.org.uk - 360297.jpg

    Clifton recreation ground

  • Ashbourne Golf Course, near Clifton - geograph.org.uk - 358581.jpg

    Ashbourne Golf Course, near Clifton

  • Plaque on the Clifton Goal - geograph.org.uk - 1223916.jpg

    Plaque on the Clifton Goal

  • The "New" Clifton Goal - geograph.org.uk - 1223912.jpg

    The "New" Clifton Goal

References

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