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 is in the ceremonial county of Greater Manchester, and the historic county of Lancashire.
Ceremonial County | Greater Manchester |
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Historic County | Lancashire |
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.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Clifton is M27 8JU.
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.
The post town for Clifton is Manchester. Clifton is in the M27 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Manchester.
The centre of Clifton is located at position 53.5212° latitude and -2.32293° longitude.
Latitude | 53.5212° |
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Longitude | -2.32293° |
The centre of Clifton is located at the grid reference easting 378687 and northing 402774 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 378687 |
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Northing | 402774 |
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.