In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Clifton like this:
CLIFTON-WITH-SALWICK, a township in Kirkham parish, Lancashire; at the mouth of the river Ribble, 3 miles ESE of Kirkham. Acres, 3, 776; of which 365 are water. Real property, £5, 658. Pop., 447. Houses, 76. A school has £8 from endowment; and other charities £25.
Clifton through time
Clifton is now part of Fylde district. Click here for graphs and data of how Fylde has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Clifton itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Clifton, in Fylde and Lancashire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/10051
Date accessed: 24th April 2024
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