Definition of "Clifton"

(countable) An English habitational surname from Old English for someone who lived in one of the places in England.  examples

(countable) A male given name transferred from the surname.  examples

A placename

1. A locale in England, United Kingdom.

   1. A suburb of Bristol (OS grid ref ST5773).  examples

   2. A village and civil parish in Central Bedfordshire district, Bedfordshire (OS grid ref TL1638).  examples

   3. A village and civil parish in Eden district, Cumbria (OS grid ref NY5326).  examples

   4. A village in Derbyshire.  examples

   5. A small town in Salford, Greater Manchester (OS grid ref SD7802).  examples

   6. A village in Fylde district, Lancashire.  examples

   7. A village in Harrogate district, North Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE1948)  examples

   8. A suburb partly within Clifton Without parish, City of York, North Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE5953).  examples

   9. A village in Northumberland.  examples

   10. An outer suburb of Nottingham, Nottinghamshire (OS grid ref SK5534).  examples

   11. A village in Oxfordshire.  examples

   12. A village in Conisbrough Parks parish, Doncaster borough, South Yorkshire (OS grid ref SK5196).  examples

   13. A suburb of Rotherham, South Yorkshire (OS grid ref SK4392).  examples

   14. A village in Calderdale borough, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE1522).  examples

   15. A small village in Severn Stoke parish, Malvern Hills district, Worcestershire (OS grid ref SO8446).  examples

2. A locale in New Zealand:

   1. A suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand.  examples

   2. A suburb of Invercargill, New Zealand.  examples

   3. A village in Hawke's Bay, New Zealand.  examples

3. A neighborhood of Karachi, Pakistan.  examples

4. A suburb of Cape Town, South Africa.  examples

5. A town on Union Island, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.  examples

6. A locale in the United States:

   1. A town, the county seat of Greenlee County, Arizona.  examples

   2. A census-designated place in Colorado; named for nearby cliffs.  examples

   3. A city in Idaho.  examples

   4. A village in Illinois; named for Clifton Hotel in Chicago.  examples

   5. An unincorporated community in Indiana.  examples

   6. A city in Kansas; named for a surveyor who platted the city.  examples

   7. A neighborhood of Louisville, Kentucky.  examples

   8. An unincorporated community in Louisiana.  examples

   9. A town in Maine.  examples

   10. A village in Massachusetts.  examples

   11. A ghost town in Michigan.  examples

   12. An unincorporated community in Schuyler County, Missouri.  examples

   13. An unincorporated community in Oregon County, Missouri; named for early settlers George and William J. Cliff.  examples

   14. A ghost town in Nevada; named for nearby cliffs.  examples

   15. A city in New Jersey.  examples

   16. A town in St. Lawrence County, New York; named for nearby Clifton Iron Mine.  examples

   17. A neighborhood of Staten Island, New York City.  examples

   18. An unincorporated community in North Carolina.  examples

   19. A village in Clark County and Greene County, Ohio; named for nearby cliffs.  examples

   20. A neighborhood of Cincinnati, Ohio.  examples

   21. An unincorporated community in Clatsop County, Oregon; named for nearby cliffs.  examples

   22. An unincorporated community in Hood River County, Oregon; named for nearby cliffs.  examples

   23. A city in Tennessee.  examples

   24. A city in Texas; named for nearby cliffs.  examples

   25. A town in Virginia.  examples

   26. (historical) Former name of Belfair.; a locality in Mason, Washington

   27. A town in Grant County, Wisconsin; named for early resident and benefactor Bosman Clifton.  examples

   28. A town in Monroe County, Wisconsin.  examples

   29. A town in Pierce County, Wisconsin.  examples

A townland in County Cavan, Ireland. An anglicization of its Irish name (Clochán).  examples