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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Clifton like this:
CLIFTON, or Rocksavage, a township in Runcorn parish, Cheshire; 2 miles NE of Frodsham. Pop., 30. It gives the title of Earl of Rocksavage to the Marquis of Cholmondeley.
Clifton is now part of HALTON Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how HALTON has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Clifton itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Clifton, in Halton and Cheshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/2103
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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