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Where is Clifton?

Clifton is located in the county of Greater Manchester, North West England, one mile north-east of the town of Swinton, three miles north of the major city of Salford, 146 miles north of Cardiff, and 167 miles north-west of London. Clifton lies eight miles north of the Cheshire border, and was historically in the county of Lancashire. Clifton falls within the metropolitan district council of Salford. It is in the M27 postcode district. The post town for Clifton is Manchester.

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 Greater Manchester, and the historic county of Lancashire.

Ceremonial CountyGreater Manchester
Historic CountyLancashire

Where is Clifton in Greater Manchester?

Clifton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Greater Manchester, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Greater Manchester.

Map showing location of Clifton within Greater Manchester
Location of Clifton within Greater Manchester

What is the postcode for Clifton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Clifton is M27 8JU.

Where is Clifton in M27?

Clifton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the M27 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the M27 postcode district.

Map showing location of Clifton within M27
Location of Clifton within M27

What is the post town for Clifton?

The post town for Clifton is Manchester. Clifton is in the M27 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Manchester.

What is the latitude and longitude of Clifton?

The centre of Clifton is located at position 53.5212° latitude and -2.32293° longitude.

Latitude53.5212°
Longitude-2.32293°

What is the easting and northing of Clifton?

The centre of Clifton is located at the grid reference easting 378687 and northing 402774 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting378687
Northing402774

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
1m
Clifton is 1 mile north-east of Swinton
south-west
2m
Clifton is 2 miles south-west of Whitefield
south-east
2m
Clifton is 2 miles south-east of Kearsley
north
3m
Clifton is 3 miles north of Eccles
south
3m
Clifton is 3 miles south of Radcliffe
north-east
3m
Clifton is 3 miles north-east of Worsley
east
3m
Clifton is 3 miles east of Walkden
south-east
3m
Clifton is 3 miles south-east of Little Lever
south-east
4m
Clifton is 4 miles south-east of Farnworth
north
5m
Clifton is 5 miles north of Urmston

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
3m
Clifton is 3 miles north of Salford
north-west
4m
Clifton is 4 miles north-west of Manchester
south-east
23m
Clifton is 23 miles south-east of Preston
east
28m
Clifton is 28 miles east of Liverpool
south-west
30m
Clifton is 30 miles south-west of Bradford
north-east
33m
Clifton is 33 miles north-east of Chester
north
35m
Clifton is 35 miles north of Stoke-on-Trent
west
36m
Clifton is 36 miles west of Wakefield
west
37m
Clifton is 37 miles west of Sheffield
south-west
37m
Clifton is 37 miles south-west of Leeds