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 is in the ceremonial county of Devon, the historic county of Devon, and the administrative county of Devon.
Ceremonial County | Devon |
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Historic County | Devon |
Administrative County | Devon |
Clifton is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Devon, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Devon.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Clifton is EX31 4LX.
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.
The post town for Clifton is Barnstaple. Clifton is in the EX31 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Barnstaple.
The centre of Clifton is located at position 51.15312° latitude and -4.00184° longitude.
Latitude | 51.15312° |
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Longitude | -4.00184° |
The centre of Clifton is located at the grid reference easting 260093 and northing 141224 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 260093 |
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Northing | 141224 |
Position of Clifton relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Clifton to the centre of the town.
Position of Clifton relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Clifton to the centre of the city.