In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Clifton like this:
CLIFTON-WITH-GLAPTON, a parish in Basford district, Notts; on the river Trent, 1½ mile ESE of Beeston r. station, and 4 SW of Nottingham. It in-Cludes the hamlet of Garbythorpe; and its post town is Beeston, under Nottingham. Acres, 1, 980. Real property, £3, 565. Pop., 382. Houses, 88. ...
The property is divided between two. Clifton Hall is the seat of Sir J. Clifton, Bart. Gypsum and spar are found. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Lincoln. Value, £405.* Patron, Sir J. Clifton, Bart. The church is ancient, cruciform, and good; and has monuments and four brasses of the Cliftons. A small college for priests was founded here, in the time of Edward IV., by Sir Robert Clifton. There are alms-houses with £38 a year.
Clifton through time
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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Clifton, in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/7329
Date accessed: 26th April 2024
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