Clifton, Lancashire

For the town near Salford, in Lancashire until 1974, see Clifton, Greater Manchester.

Clifton
St John the Evangelist's Church, Clifton
Clifton Clifton shown within Lancashire
OS grid reference	SD467303
Civil parish	Newton with Clifton
District	Fylde
Shire county	Lancashire
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	PRESTON
Postcode district	PR4
Dialling code	01772
Police	Lancashire
Fire	Lancashire
Ambulance	North West
EU Parliament	North West England
List of places UK England Lancashire

Coordinates: 53°46′01″N 2°48′32″W / 53.767°N 2.809°W / 53.767; -2.809

Clifton is a village in the English county of Lancashire and in the district of Fylde. The village is part of the civil parish of Newton with Clifton. It is situated on the A583 road, approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) west of its post town, Preston, and 11 miles (18 km) east of Blackpool.

The village is also home to Lund Parish Church, which is situated on Church Lane, and Clifton Hall.

Clifton also boasts its own radio station, Clifton FM,^[1] which is a streamed service available worldwide.

Transport links

Rail: The nearest station is Salwick railway station, but this has only a limited service. A more comprehensive service is available from Kirkham and Wesham Railway Station provided by Northern Rail and First TransPennine Express.^[2]
Bus: The Fylde Villager Service 75 between Preston and Blackpool passes through the village.^[3]

Nearby towns and villages

Notable people associated with Clifton

Robert Ainsworth

Gallery

Clifton
The wastewater from Preston is treated here in Clifton

References

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Geography of the Borough of Fylde

Towns	Kirkham Lytham St Annes Wesham

Villages	Clifton Corner Row Elswick Esprick Freckleton Great Plumpton Greenhalgh Hall Cross Higher Ballam Little Plumpton Lower Ballam Moss Side Newton-with-Scales Peel Roseacre Salwick Singleton Staining Thistleton Treales Warton Weeton Westby Wharles Wrea Green

Parishes	Bryning-with-Warton Elswick Freckleton Greenhalgh-with-Thistleton Kirkham Little Eccleston-with-Larbreck Medlar-with-Wesham Newton-with-Clifton Ribby-with-Wrea St Annes-on-the-Sea Singleton Staining Treales, Roseacre and Wharles Weeton-with-Preese Westby-with-Plumptons

Topography	The Fylde Ribble Estuary Rivers: Main Dyke

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