Great Clifton

Great Clifton is a village and civil parish in the Cumberland district in the English county of Cumbria. In the 2001 census, it has a population of 1,101,^[1] increasing slightly to 1,114 at the 2011 Census.^[2]

Great Clifton
Great Clifton church rooms
Great Clifton Location in Allerdale Show map of the former Allerdale Borough Great Clifton Location within Cumbria Show map of Cumbria
Population	1,114 (2011)
OS grid reference	NY0429
Civil parish	Great Clifton
Unitary authority	Cumberland
Ceremonial county	Cumbria
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	WORKINGTON
Postcode district	CA14
Dialling code	01900
Police	Cumbria
Fire	Cumbria
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Whitehaven and Workington
List of places UK England Cumbria 54.649°N 3.483°W / 54.649; -3.483

Location

Workington is 3 miles (5 km) west of the village and Cockermouth is 7 miles (11 km) east. The River Derwent is roughly 1 mile (2 km) north of Great Clifton.

Features

The village has a post office, general store and three pubs.

The village school, Derwent Vale Primary School, was built in 1995. Its predecessor was in a building opposite the old pit, now a private residence.

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 CARLA League.

Governance

Great Clifton is part of the parliamentary constituency of Whitehaven and Workington.

Great Clifton has its own Parish Council; Great Clifton Parish Council.^[3]

Notable people

Ex Footballer John Burridge lived in the village as a child, he mentioned this in his autobiography Budgie.^[4]

Listed building

There is one listed building in the parish, the house at No. 5 Middlegate. It is roughcast with a green slate roof, and has two storeys and three bays. The doorway has an architrave with a pediment, and the windows are sashes.^[5]