Great Clifton
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Great Clifton is a village and civil parish
in the Borough of Allerdale
in the English
county of Cumbria
. In the 2001 census, it has a population of 1,101.
The Village contains three pubs (Market Cross, The Queens Head (formely the Lions Club) and The Old Ginn House, the latter also being a hotel and a restaurant. The village also has a butchers which is owned by Cumberland sausage
maker Rodney Flett, and a Post Office
.
The village school, Derwent Vale Primary School, was built in 1995. The previous school was opposite the old pit and still stands now, only as a house.
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 Cumberland Group C.
Clifton was the village footballer John Burridge
lived in as a child: the village is mentioned in his autobiography Budgie.
Civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
in the Borough of Allerdale
Allerdale
Allerdale is a non-metropolitan district of Cumbria, England, with borough status. Its council is based in Workington and the borough has a population of 93,492 according to the 2001 census....
in the English
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
county of Cumbria
Cumbria
Cumbria , is a non-metropolitan county in North West England. The county and Cumbria County Council, its local authority, came into existence in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972. Cumbria's largest settlement and county town is Carlisle. It consists of six districts, and in...
. In the 2001 census, it has a population of 1,101.
The Village contains three pubs (Market Cross, The Queens Head (formely the Lions Club) and The Old Ginn House, the latter also being a hotel and a restaurant. The village also has a butchers which is owned by Cumberland sausage
Cumberland sausage
Cumberland sausage is a form of sausage that originated in the ancient county of Cumberland, England, now part of Cumbria. They are traditionally very long , and sold rolled in a flat, circular coil but within western Cumbria they are more often served in long curved lengths...
maker Rodney Flett, and a Post Office
Post office
A post office is a facility forming part of a postal system for the posting, receipt, sorting, handling, transmission or delivery of mail.Post offices offer mail-related services such as post office boxes, postage and packaging supplies...
.
The village school, Derwent Vale Primary School, was built in 1995. The previous school was opposite the old pit and still stands now, only as a house.
There are several wind farms nearby, one being the Winscales Moor Wind Farm
Winscales Moor Wind Farm
Winscales Moor Wind Farm is a group of 7 turbines located between the A595 and A66, near Winscales, in Cumbria, England. The turbines have a tip height of 81 metres, the total installed capacity is 9.1 MW. The wind farm was developed by Your Energy Ltd and is owned by Mistral Windfarms...
whose Community Fund has contributed money to the local village hall.
The local Rugby League team, the Great Clifton Lions, currently compete in the Cumberland Group C.
Clifton was the village footballer John Burridge
John Burridge
John Burridge is an English former football goalkeeper who played for 29 different clubs in a career that lasted nearly 30 years. Overall, Burridge played 771 league games in the English and Scottish leagues, and several more at non-league level...
lived in as a child: the village is mentioned in his autobiography Budgie.