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Where is Clifton?

Clifton is located in the county of Devon, South West England, six miles north-east of the town of Barnstaple, 32 miles south of the major city of Swansea, 42 miles south-west of Cardiff, and 170 miles west of London. Clifton falls within the district council of North Devon, under the county council of Devon. It is in the EX31 postcode district. The post town for Clifton is Barnstaple.

Clifton on a map

Map showing extent of Clifton as bounding box
Bounding box showing extent of Clifton
Map showing location of Clifton within the UK
Location of Clifton within the UK

Which county is Clifton in?

Clifton is in the ceremonial county of Devon, the historic county of Devon, and the administrative county of Devon.

Ceremonial CountyDevon
Historic CountyDevon
Administrative CountyDevon

Where is Clifton in Devon?

Clifton is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Devon, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Devon.

Map showing location of Clifton within Devon
Location of Clifton within Devon

What is the postcode for Clifton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Clifton is EX31 4LX.

Where is Clifton in EX31?

Clifton is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the EX31 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the EX31 postcode district.

Map showing location of Clifton within EX31
Location of Clifton within EX31

What is the post town for Clifton?

The post town for Clifton is Barnstaple. Clifton is in the EX31 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Barnstaple.

What is the latitude and longitude of Clifton?

The centre of Clifton is located at position 51.15312° latitude and -4.00184° longitude.

Latitude51.15312°
Longitude-4.00184°

What is the easting and northing of Clifton?

The centre of Clifton is located at the grid reference easting 260093 and northing 141224 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting260093
Northing141224

What are the nearest towns to Clifton?

Position of Clifton relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Clifton to the centre of the town.

north-east
6m
Clifton is 6 miles north-east of Barnstaple
south-east
7m
Clifton is 7 miles south-east of Ilfracombe
south-west
9m
Clifton is 9 miles south-west of Lynton
north-west
12m
Clifton is 12 miles north-west of South Molton
north-east
12m
Clifton is 12 miles north-east of Northam
north-east
13m
Clifton is 13 miles north-east of Bideford
north-east
15m
Clifton is 15 miles north-east of Great Torrington
north-west
21m
Clifton is 21 miles north-west of Dulverton
west
23m
Clifton is 23 miles west of Minehead
north
25m
Clifton is 25 miles north of North Tawton

What are the nearest cities to Clifton?

Position of Clifton relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Clifton to the centre of the city.

south
32m
Clifton is 32 miles south of Swansea
north-west
36m
Clifton is 36 miles north-west of Exeter
south-west
42m
Clifton is 42 miles south-west of Cardiff
south-west
53m
Clifton is 53 miles south-west of Newport
north
54m
Clifton is 54 miles north of Plymouth
west
59m
Clifton is 59 miles west of Wells
west
64m
Clifton is 64 miles west of Bristol
west
73m
Clifton is 73 miles west of Bath
south-east
74m
Clifton is 74 miles south-east of St Davids
north-east
77m
Clifton is 77 miles north-east of Truro