Coordinates: 53°53′34″N 1°21′05″W / 53.8928°N 1.3515°W
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| Metropolitan borough | City of Leeds |
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| Metropolitan county | West Yorkshire |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | WETHERBY |
| Postcode district | LS23 |
| Dialling code | 01937 |
| Police | West Yorkshire |
| Fire | West Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| European Parliament | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| UK Parliament | Elmet |
| List of places: UK • England • Yorkshire | |
Clifford is a small village near Boston Spa (to the North) and Bramham cum Oglethorpe to the south in the county of West Yorkshire, England.
The village is 3 miles (5 km) south of Wetherby and is in the City of Leeds metropolitan borough. Wetherby (and to a lesser degree Tadcaster) offer many nearby amenities. Wetherby has a large Morrisons supermarket as well as a smaller Sainsbury's and other high street chains such as Marks and Spencer. There is also a cinema in Wetherby. Both Wetherby and Leeds can be accessed by the 770 route. The Clifford Village Hall is a small scale venue for concerts and plays in the Wetherby district.
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Religion
Clifford has three churches, an Anglican church, Clifford Methodist Church, and St. Edward's Catholic Church, which has an extremely interesting history. All three hold regular Sunday services and have a range of social activities. St Edwards is the the largest, and most imposing building in the village. The tower stands many feet taller then any other building in the village. It is quite unusual in an English village to have a Catholic Church, larger than all the others. In most cases the Anglican Parish church is the largest as is the case in surrounding villages such as Bramham, Boston Spa and Thorner.
Public Houses
Clifford has three public houses (The Bay Horse, The Albion and The Old Star) and a fish and chip shop (Clifford Fisheries). There are no other shops/businesses currently (2009) as the post office has now been converted into houses. The Bay Horse and The Old Star are situated in the heart of the village, while The Albion is situated on the North face of the village towards Boston Spa. The Old Star is a Samuel Smiths tied house and has both darts and pool teams who play in the Wetherby league.
Education
There are 3 schools in the Clifford though none bear the village's name. Bramham Primary School, St. John's School for the Deaf and Boston Spa School are in the Parish of Clifford. Boston Spa also has several Junior Schools. Wetherby High School is also very close, Residents of Clifford are known to attend both.
Magazine
Clifford is a close community with its own magazine The Outlook which is delivered free to every resident each month by the dedicated committee.
 The Old Star |
 The Albion |
 The village hall |
 Clifford Fisheries |
External links
- "The Ancient Parish of Bramham". GENUKI. http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/WRY/Bramham/index.html. Retrieved 2007-10-29. Clifford was in this parish
- Clifford Parish Council
- Clifford Methodist Church
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