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In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Clifton like this:
Clifton, hamlet, Otley par., West-Riding Yorkshire, 4 miles NW. of Otley. See NEWALL WITH CLIFTON.
Clifton is now part of NORTH YORKSHIRE Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how NORTH YORKSHIRE 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 North Yorkshire and West Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/26619
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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