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Where is Clifton?

Clifton is located in the county of North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, two miles north of the town of Otley, eight miles south-west of the major town of Harrogate, 152 miles south of Edinburgh, and 179 miles north-west of London. Clifton lies just north of the West Yorkshire border, and was historically in the county of Yorkshire. Clifton falls within the unitary authority of North Yorkshire. It is in the LS21 postcode district. The post town for Clifton is Otley.

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 North Yorkshire, the historic county of Yorkshire, and the administrative county of North Yorkshire.

Ceremonial CountyNorth Yorkshire
Historic CountyYorkshire
Administrative CountyNorth Yorkshire

Where is Clifton in North Yorkshire?

Clifton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of North Yorkshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of North Yorkshire.

Map showing location of Clifton within North Yorkshire
Location of Clifton within North Yorkshire

What is the postcode for Clifton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Clifton is LS21 2HE.

Where is Clifton in LS21?

Clifton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the LS21 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the LS21 postcode district.

Map showing location of Clifton within LS21
Location of Clifton within LS21

What is the post town for Clifton?

The post town for Clifton is Otley. Clifton is in the LS21 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Otley.

What is the latitude and longitude of Clifton?

The centre of Clifton is located at position 53.92908° latitude and -1.70806° longitude.

Latitude53.92908°
Longitude-1.70806°

What is the easting and northing of Clifton?

The centre of Clifton is located at the grid reference easting 419267 and northing 448145 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting419267
Northing448145

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
2m
Clifton is 2 miles north of Otley
north
4m
Clifton is 4 miles north of Guiseley
north
4m
Clifton is 4 miles north of Yeadon
east
5m
Clifton is 5 miles east of Ilkley
north-east
6m
Clifton is 6 miles north-east of Baildon
north-east
7m
Clifton is 7 miles north-east of Shipley
north-east
8m
Clifton is 8 miles north-east of Bingley
south-west
8m
Clifton is 8 miles south-west of Harrogate
north-east
9m
Clifton is 9 miles north-east of Keighley
north
9m
Clifton is 9 miles north of Pudsey

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.

north
10m
Clifton is 10 miles north of Bradford
north-west
11m
Clifton is 11 miles north-west of Leeds
south-west
16m
Clifton is 16 miles south-west of Ripon
north-west
19m
Clifton is 19 miles north-west of Wakefield
west
26m
Clifton is 26 miles west of York
north-west
37m
Clifton is 37 miles north-west of Doncaster
north-east
38m
Clifton is 38 miles north-east of Manchester
north
39m
Clifton is 39 miles north of Sheffield
north-east
39m
Clifton is 39 miles north-east of Salford
east
42m
Clifton is 42 miles east of Preston