Great Clifton

Great Clifton
Cumberland
Great Clifton church rooms
Location
Grid reference:	NY040295
Location:	54°39’7"N, 3°29’17"W
Data
Population:	1,114  (2011)
Post town:	Workington
Postcode:	CA14
Dialling code:	01900
Local Government
Council:	Cumberland
Parliamentary constituency:	Workington

Great Clifton is a village in western Cumberland. Workington town centre is three miles to the west of the village and Cockermouth is seven miles east.

The village has a post office, general store and three pubs - the Market Cross, the Queen's Head (formerly the Lions Club) and the Old Ginn House, the last also being a hotel and a restaurant.

There is a primary school, Derwent Vale Primary School, built in 1995 9the old school having been converted into a private 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 2011 census recorded a population of 1,114.

Sport

The local rugby league team is the Great Clifton Lions

Outside links

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