Clifton, Bedfordshire

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Clifton
Clifton shown within Bedfordshire
Shire county	Bedfordshire
Region	East
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Police	Bedfordshire
Fire	Bedfordshire and Luton
Ambulance	East of England
European Parliament	East of England
List of places: UK • England • Bedfordshire

Coordinates: 52°02′23″N 0°18′06″W / 52.0398, -0.3017

Clifton is a village in the English county of Bedfordshire. It is historically one of the nine hundreds of Bedfordshire.

The first recorded reference to Clifton is in 944 when it is referred to as Cliftune.

Clifton is also mentioned in the Domesday Book. The entry reads:

Cliftone: William de Cairon from Bishop of Lincoln, Eudo FitzHubert and Nigel d'Aubigny; Leofwin from St. Benedict's of Ramsey; Alwin from Countess Judith. 2 mills.

All Saints Church, built in the 14th and 15th centuries was heavily restored in the 19th.

Clifton village is now a popular place to live as a consequence of its good transport links and proximity to the railway station at Arlesey. It was voted Bedfordshire Village of the Year in 2003 and 2005.

Clifton was visited by the Queen and Prince Philip on 17 November 2006 as part of a visit to re-open Samuel Whitbread Community College.

Amongst the facilities in Clifton there are; Clifton lower school, a butcher, a post office/village store and two public houses (The Golden Lion and The Admiral). There is also an Indian restaurant, garage and petrol station, a hairdresser and a bicycle shop. At the Northern edge of the village is Clifton Cricket Club.

There is a duck pond in the middle of the village.

There is a large playing field. A community centre is built at the Northern corner of the playing field.

There are two BMX jumps in the playing field built by local youth.

Samuel Whitbread Community College is also located in the village of Clifton although it is nearer to the market town of Shefford.

[edit] External links

• Bedfordshire and Luton Archives and Records Service: Clifton pages

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