In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Clifford like this:
CLIFFORD-CUM-BOSTON, a township and two chapelries in Bramham parish, W. R. Yorkshire. The township lies on the river Wharfe, near the York and Harrogate railway, 4 miles NW by W of Tadcaster; and has two post offices of the names of Clifford and Boston-Spa, under Tadcaster. A fair is held on the Wednesday before 18 Oct. ...
Acres, 1, 491. Real property, £9, 145. Pop., 2, 153. Houses, 456. Clifford moor is a resort of sportsmen. One of the chapelries is Clifford; which was constituted in 1842. Rated property, £1, 850. Pop., 1, 030. Houses, 205. The property is much subdivided. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of York. Value, £60.* Patron, G. Lane Fox, Esq. The church is modern and Gothic; and there are charities £19. The other chapelry is Boston-Spa: which see.
Clifford through time
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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Clifford, in Leeds and West Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/12079
Date accessed: 26th April 2024
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