Clifton is a village in the
Derbyshire Dales
Derbyshire Dales ( ) is a Non-metropolitan district, local government district in Derbyshire, England. The district was created in 1974 as West Derbyshire; the name was changed to Derbyshire Dales in 1987. The council is based in the town of Matl ...
district of
Derbyshire
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, England. The village is situated about 1.2 miles (2 km) south west of
Ashbourne, and is close to the border with
Staffordshire
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. The appropriate civil parish is called
Clifton and Compton. The population of this civil parish at the 2011 Census was 500.
History and notable buildings
Margery Bower is a
round barrow assumed to date from the
Bronze Age
The Bronze Age () was a historical period characterised principally by the use of bronze tools and the development of complex urban societies, as well as the adoption of writing in some areas. The Bronze Age is the middle principal period of ...
. It lies on the southern side of the village on the road to
Snelston.
Clifton Hall was built in the late 18th century, altered in the 19th and 20th centuries. It stands close to the centre of the village on Chapel Lane at .
Holy Trinity church was designed by
Henry Isaac Stevens of Derby, and built in 1845. Opposite the church stands the Cock Inn public house.
The village formerly had a railway station, opened in 1852 as Clifton and renamed in 1893 as
Clifton (Mayfield), on a branch of the
North Staffordshire Railway between
Rocester
Rocester is a village and civil parish in the East Staffordshire district of Staffordshire, England. Its name is spelt ''Rowcestre'' in the Domesday Book. It is located on the Derbyshire border.
Geography
The village is about north of Utto ...
and Ashbourne.
Passenger services ended in 1954 with the line closing for freight services in 1964.
Local facilities
Education and recreational facilities in and around the village include:
* Clifton Primary School
* Clifton recreation ground
* Clifton Cricket club
* Ashbourne Golf Course
In March 2014, the village was noted in media as the first site for the 'Speedy Shop', an automated retailing solution for small communities designed and manufactured locally. The shop provides a wide range of supplies to the village using a unique automated machine styled like a traditional village store. It was the invention of local entrepreneur Peter Fox and colleague Dave Russell.
Role in Ashbourne shrovetide football
At the site of the old corn mill lies a stone which acts as the Down'ards goal in the annual traditional
Royal Shrovetide Football match. There are two adjacent stone markers, the old and the new.
See also
*
Listed buildings in Clifton and Compton
Gallery
Image:Clifton Village - geograph.org.uk - 375099.jpg, The village
Image:Clifton Church - geograph.org.uk - 372707.jpg, Clifton Church
Image:Clifton recreational ground - geograph.org.uk - 360297.jpg, Clifton recreation ground
Image:Ashbourne Golf Course, near Clifton - geograph.org.uk - 358581.jpg, Ashbourne Golf Course, near Clifton
Image:Plaque on the Clifton Goal - geograph.org.uk - 1223916.jpg, Plaque on the Clifton Goal
Image:The "New" Clifton Goal - geograph.org.uk - 1223912.jpg, The "New" Clifton Goal
References
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Villages in Derbyshire
Towns and villages of the Peak District
Derbyshire Dales