| Official Name: | South Clifton | ||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||
| Region: | East Midlands | ||||||
| Coordinates: | 53.2231°N -0.7706°W | ||||||
| Post Town: | NEWARK | ||||||
| Postcode Area: | NG | ||||||
| Postcode District: | NG23 | ||||||
| Dial Code: | 01522 | ||||||
| Shire District: | Newark and Sherwood | ||||||
| Shire County: | Nottinghamshire | ||||||
| Hide Services: | no | ||||||
| Population: | 308 | ||||||
| Population Ref: | (2021) | ||||||
| Static Image Caption: | South Clifton village approach | ||||||
| Constituency Westminster: | Newark | ||||||
| Type: | Village and civil parish | ||||||
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 2.06 | ||||||
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| Static Image Name: | South Clifton village approach - geograph.org.uk - 1712265.jpg | ||||||
| Static Image 2 Caption: | Parish map | ||||||
| Os Grid Reference: | SK 821702 | ||||||
| London Distance Mi: | 120 | ||||||
| London Direction: | SSE |
South Clifton is a village and civil parish in the Newark and Sherwood district of Nottinghamshire, England. It is 11 miles north of Newark-on-Trent.[1] With the 2011 census, the parish had a population of 326, this fell to 308 at the 2021 census. The parish touches Thorney, Girton, Fledborough, Wigsley, Marnham, Normanton on Trent, Spalford and North Clifton.[2]
There are 8 listed buildings in South Clifton.[3]
The name "Clifton" means 'Cliff farm/settlement'.[4] North and South Clifton were recorded in the Domesday Book as Cliftone/Cliftune/Cli(s)tone.[5] South Clifton was a township in the parish of North Clifton,[6] it became a separate parish in 1866. On the 25th of March 1885 an area of Marnham parish was transferred to the parish.[7]