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 is in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, the historic county of Yorkshire, and the administrative county of North Yorkshire.
Ceremonial County | North Yorkshire |
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Historic County | Yorkshire |
Administrative County | North Yorkshire |
Clifton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of North Yorkshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of North Yorkshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Clifton is LS21 2HE.
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.
The post town for Clifton is Otley. Clifton is in the LS21 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Otley.
The centre of Clifton is located at position 53.92908° latitude and -1.70806° longitude.
Latitude | 53.92908° |
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Longitude | -1.70806° |
The centre of Clifton is located at the grid reference easting 419267 and northing 448145 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 419267 |
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Northing | 448145 |
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.