Traditional county: Devon · District / Borough: North Devon · Region: South West
Explore Clifton, Devon with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Clifton map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.
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| Place | Clifton |
| Traditional County | Devon |
| District / Borough | North Devon |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.153122 |
| Longitude | -4.001840 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Clifton holds a quiet authority over the rolling topography of North Devon, where the landscape rises in soft, verdant swells toward the horizon. It lies 5.5 miles north-north-east of Barnstaple (from Barnstaple: bearing 26°T, OS grid SS 600 412), and is situated north of Shirwell village. The morning light here often catches the high, open slopes of Ford Hill, casting a long, deliberate shadow that pulls the gaze toward the wilder stretches of the coast. To the east, the historic grounds of Arlington Court offer a stark contrast of manicured formality against the rugged, unyielding character of the surrounding farmland. The air around Clifton carries a persistent, crisp salinity, a reminder that the Bristol Channel is never far from the thoughts of those who work the soil. Beneath the surface of the quiet lanes, one senses the weight of a long agricultural tradition that has shaped these fields into a patchwork of stubborn, productive earth. A brief walk toward the south reveals the rounded silhouette of Churchill Down, a landmark that commands the view and anchors the hamlet firmly within its ancient, wind-swept geography. Clifton remains a place where the seasons dictate the pace of life, and the sky seems to press down with a heavy, honest intensity upon the stone walls and narrow tracks.
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Explore Clifton, Devon, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 51.153122, -4.001840. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.
| Page built | August 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |