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Clifton

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  1. An English habitational surname from Old English for someone who lived in one of the places in England.
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
  3. A locale in England: A suburb of Bristol (OS grid ref ST5773).
  4. A locale in England: A village and civil parish in Central Bedfordshire district, Bedfordshire (OS grid ref TL1638).
  5. A locale in England: A village and civil parish in Eden district, Cumbria (OS grid ref NY5326).
  6. A locale in England: A village in Clifton and Compton parish, Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK1644).
  7. A locale in England: A small town in Salford, Greater Manchester (OS grid ref SD7802).
  8. A locale in England: A village in Newton-with-Clifton parish, Fylde district, Lancashire (OS grid ref SD4630).
  9. A locale in England: A small village in Newall with Clifton parish, Harrogate district, North Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE1948).
  10. A locale in England: A suburb partly within Clifton Without parish, City of York, North Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE5953).
  11. A locale in England: A hamlet in Stannington parish, Northumberland (OS grid ref NZ2082).
  12. A locale in England: An outer suburb of Nottingham, Nottinghamshire (OS grid ref SK5534).
  13. A locale in England: A hamlet in Deddington parish, Cherwell district, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SP4831).
  14. A locale in England: A village in Conisbrough Parks parish, Doncaster borough, South Yorkshire (OS grid ref SK5196).
  15. A locale in England: A suburb of Rotherham, South Yorkshire (OS grid ref SK4392).
  16. A locale in England: A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE1522).
  17. A locale in England: A small village in Severn Stoke parish, Malvern Hills district, Worcestershire (OS grid ref SO8446).
  18. A locale in New Zealand: A suburb of Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand.
  19. A locale in New Zealand: A suburb of Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand.
  20. A locale in New Zealand: A village in Hawke's Bay, New Zealand.
  21. A placename: A neighborhood of Karachi, Pakistan.
  22. A placename: A suburb of Cape Town, South Africa.
  23. A placename: A town on Union Island, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
  24. A locale in the United States: A town, the county seat of Greenlee County, Arizona.
  25. A locale in the United States: A census-designated place in Colorado; named for nearby cliffs.
  26. A locale in the United States: A city in Idaho.
  27. A locale in the United States: A village in Illinois; named for Clifton Hotel in Chicago.
  28. A locale in the United States: An unincorporated community in Indiana.
  29. A locale in the United States: A city in Kansas; named for a surveyor who platted the city.
  30. A locale in the United States: A neighborhood of Louisville, Kentucky.
  31. A locale in the United States: An unincorporated community in Louisiana.
  32. A locale in the United States: A town in Maine.
  33. A locale in the United States: A village in Massachusetts.
  34. A locale in the United States: A ghost town in Michigan.
  35. A locale in the United States: An unincorporated community in Schuyler County, Missouri.
  36. A locale in the United States: An unincorporated community in Oregon County, Missouri; named for early settlers George and William J. Cliff.
  37. A locale in the United States: A ghost town in Nevada; named for nearby cliffs.
  38. A locale in the United States: A city in New Jersey.
  39. A locale in the United States: A town in St. Lawrence County, New York; named for nearby Clifton Iron Mine.
  40. A locale in the United States: A neighborhood of Staten Island, New York City.
  41. A locale in the United States: An unincorporated community in North Carolina.
  42. A locale in the United States: A village in Clark County and Greene County, Ohio; named for nearby cliffs.
  43. A locale in the United States: A neighborhood of Cincinnati, Ohio.
  44. A locale in the United States: An unincorporated community in Clatsop County, Oregon; named for nearby cliffs.
  45. A locale in the United States: An unincorporated community in Hood River County, Oregon; named for nearby cliffs.
  46. A locale in the United States: A city in Tennessee.
  47. A locale in the United States: A city in Bosque County, Texas; named for nearby cliffs and originally named Cliff Town.
  48. A locale in the United States: A town in Virginia.
  49. A locale in the United States: Former name of Belfair: a locality in Mason, Washington.
  50. A locale in the United States: A town in Grant County, Wisconsin; named for early resident and benefactor Bosman Clifton.
  51. A locale in the United States: A town in Monroe County, Wisconsin.
  52. A locale in the United States: A town in Pierce County, Wisconsin.
  53. A townland in County Cavan, Ireland. An anglicization of its Irish name (Clochán).

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