Population 500 (2011) Region East Midlands Sovereign state United Kingdom Shire county Derbyshire Civil parish Clifton and Compton | OS grid reference SK165448 Country England Post town ASHBOURNE District Derbyshire Dales | |
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Clifton is a village in the Derbyshire Dales district of Derbyshire, England. The village is situated about 1.2 miles (2 km) south west of Ashbourne, and is close to the border with Staffordshire. The appropriate civil parish is called Clifton and Compton. The population of this civil parish at the 2011 Census was 500.
Contents
- Map of Clifton Ashbourne UK
- History and notable buildings
- Local facilities
- Role in Ashbourne shrovetide football
- References
Map of Clifton, Ashbourne, UK
History and notable buildings
Margery Bower is a round barrow assumed to date from the Bronze age. It lies on the southern side of the village on the road to Snelston.
Clifton Hall was built in the late 18th century, altered in the 19th and 20th centuries. It stands close to the centre of the village on Chapel Lane at 52.9995°N 1.7533°W / 52.9995; -1.7533.
Holy Trinity church was designed by Henry Isaac Stevens of Derby, and built in 1845. Opposite the church stands the Cock Inn public house.
The village formerly had a railway station, opened in 1852 as Clifton and renamed in 1893 as Clifton (Mayfield), on a branch of the North Staffordshire Railway between Rocester and Ashbourne. Passenger services ended in 1954 with the line closing for freight services in 1964.
Local facilities
Education and recreational facilities in and around the village include:
In March 2014, the village made worldwide headlines as the first site for the 'Speedy Shop', an automated retailing solution for small communities designed and manufactured by local business Villagevending.com. The shop provides a wide range of supplies to the village using a unique automated machine styled like a traditional village stores, and is the brainchild of local entrepreneur Peter Fox and his colleague Dave Russell.
Role in Ashbourne shrovetide football
At the site of the old corn mill lies a stone which acts as the Down'ards goal in the annual traditional Royal Shrovetide Football match. There are two adjacent stone markers, the old and the new.