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  Clifton, Bristol - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Clifton is an inner suburb of the English port city of Bristol.
Although the suburb has no formal boundaries, the name Clifton is generally applied to the high ground stretching from Whiteladies Road in the east to the rim of the Avon Gorge in the west, and from Clifton Down and Durdham Down in the north to Wells Road in the south.
Clifton is one of the oldest and most affluent areas of the city, much of it having been built with profits from tobacco and the slave trade.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Clifton,_Bristol   (489 words)

  
 Leaves of the Past   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Clifton was known for its many fresh water springs and clay soils which made it very swampy and difficult for stage coaches during heavy rainy periods.
Robert Patterson—who was among the founders of Lexington, Kentucky and Cincinnati—arrived in Clifton in 1805.
Clifton Mill, which today is the largest and oldest water-powered grist mill in the nation, produced grain to feed the troops and has thrived for almost 200 years.
www.cliftonmill.com /pastpage.htm   (2486 words)

  
 Clifton, Texas Chamber of Commerce
Clifton offers a highly rated, growing school system, churches of numerous denominations, service clubs and organizations that area residents are eager to join, an award-winning museum, and a business community that is flourishing.
Clifton’s city government takes a positive attitude toward service of its residents and is working hard to assure that the city’s infrastructure remains solid so that “the great life,” which is the Chamber of Commerce motto, is perpetuated.
Clifton is being accurately described as a fantastic place for families subject to the rat race and insecurities of big cities to relocate.
www.cliftontexas.org   (480 words)

  
 Navigation 02
Superintendent McAndrews personally supervised the trolleys at Clifton and it is largely due to his efforts that the crowd was as well taken care of as it was.
Clifton is preparing for one of the grandest affairs of the season.
Clifton's "old maids" as well as her matrons can here enjoy a comfortable chat and a cup of some excellent brand of tea.
www.cliftonhistory.org /june_1902.html   (4484 words)

  
 Clifton Arizona Arizona   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Clifton is approximately 30 miles from the New Mexico border and 169 miles northeast of Tucson.
The town is sometimes referred to as the “Gateway to the Coronado Trail.” The famous trail leads from Clifton north to the town of Springerville and is noted as one of the most scenic drives in Arizona.
Clifton was incorporated in 1909 and the town was recognized as the county seat.
www.arizonan.com /Clifton   (1084 words)

  
 Replacement of Clifton expected early January
Clifton said that before he steps down there are a few borough issues he would like to care of, one of them being the transit village project.
Clifton has been the mayor of Matawan since 1996, when he was appointed by the borough’s Republican Party to replace former Mayor Robert W. Shuey, who resigned.
Clifton vowed during his campaign to step down as mayor if elected to the county position.
independent.gmnews.com /news/2004/1207/Front_page/048.html   (314 words)

  
 Clifton Park Republican Committee - Home
The Clifton Park Republican Committee has issued a $500 reward for information leading to the arrest of anyone responsible for the theft or destruction of Republican campaign signs in town.
Clifton Park recognized, when it started its open space program in 2001, that public involvement, understanding, support and documentation had to come first.
Clifton Park Chairman Mike Lisuzzo kicked things off with a great welcoming introduction, and a 20 minute DVD video recounted the Congressman's rise from humble roots in Troy to the halls of Congress.
www.cliftonparkgop.org   (1879 words)

  
 Clifton Down - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Clifton Down is an area of public open space in Bristol, north of the village of Clifton.
Clifton Down was given to the public by an Act of Parliament in 1861, from the Society of Merchant Venturers.
From the southwest corner of Clifton Down there are panoramic views of the Avon Gorge and the Clifton Suspension Bridge.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Clifton_Down   (197 words)

  
 Down Home
Clifton seems to have been forgotten by the relentless march of time and the encroachment of development.
Clifton was declared a National Historic District by the U.S. Department of Interior in 1984.
They range from the Primitive Baptist Church, which was built in 1869 by former slaves and their children, to the Clifton Community Hall, which was constructed in 1995 and is the newest public building in town.
www.co-opliving.com /coopliving/issues/2000/June/downhome.htm   (1832 words)

  
 Pipe Track - Nature.co.za
Clifton is one of the best beaches in the world, if not the best.
Clifton is quite a small beach, but it is big enough for beach bats, frisbee and volleyball except in the high season.
Having a picnic watching the sun go down from Clifton beach is one of the sights in South Africa worth taking in..
www.nature.co.za /clifton.htm   (456 words)

  
 Occoquan Watershed Coalition Archives
Actually, Clifton's been plagued by cut-through traffic for years, but Chesley and Del. James K. "Jay" O'Brien (R-40th), had Clifton Road designated a Virginia scenic byway and were able to erect signs advising truckers to stay off the back roads.
Clifton is also asking VDOT to consider doing likewise on School and Water streets.
I want Clifton to be a place where people can walk across the street without being in fear for their lives — and a place where, if you speed, you'll get a ticket.
www.owccoalition.org /archives/cliftonstraffic012002.htm   (1008 words)

  
 Clifton Mine
The story of the Clifton mine war made national headlines within 24 hours, but today it is not widely known beyond the borders of Brooke County.
Chiseled in the hillside to the south was the gaping mouth of the Clifton mine.
Their goal was to shut down the Clifton mine by bringing out the nonunion miners, although it is unclear whether they intended at this stage to drive them out or coax them out.
www.brookecountywvgenealogy.org /cliftonmine.html   (3057 words)

  
 History
Add to this rolling Downs, some superb examples of Georgian and Victorian architecture, an observatory and camera obscura, a grotto, a renowned public school and one of the world's oldest and most attractive zoos and you begin to get some idea of the richness of Clifton.
The increasing middle classes continued to settle in Clifton on the hill and the fields which were once market gardens and grazing land soon became covered in Victorian villas and semi-detacheds and Gallows Acre Lane, at the end of which once stood the gibbet, was re-christened Pembroke Road.
To the north and south of Clifton the scene was not one of prosperity.
www.cliftononline.net /history.asp   (2433 words)

  
 Clifton Suspension Bridge   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The Clifton Suspension Bridge is a suspension bridge in (or rather partly in) Bristol, designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel.
The Clifton Suspension Bridge, spanning the Avon in Bristol, seen from a point between the Clifton pier and Sion Hill.
The Clifton Suspension Bridge, spanning the Avon Gorge[?] in Bristol.
www.termsdefined.net /cl/clifton-suspension-bridge.html   (693 words)

  
 Clifton RFC History Print   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Published in 1912 by J.W.Arrowsmith Ltd. All the Clifton College Registers have details about Clifton RFC players but this one is particularly important as it was edited by Clifton RFC player Frank Borwick.
He is in several of the Clifton 1st XV photos of this period.
The autobiography of the Clifton RFC reporter and occasional player who went on to be the most famous Horse Racing Commentator on ITV's World of Sport.
www.cliftonrfchistory.co.uk /print/print.htm   (2769 words)

  
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Brunel’s Clifton is one of a series of three guides to Bristol produced as part of the Brunel 200 programme.
Clifton still had a country feel, with clean air, and sheep and cows in the meadows.
They are one of the finest of 35 communal gardens in Clifton, which were an ingenious solution to the problem of supplying every house in a terrace with the use of elegant ‘pleasure grounds’.
www.brunel200.com /downloads/walking_guides/brunels_clifton.doc   (5747 words)

  
 Clifton-upon-Teme, Worcestershire, United Kingdom
This walk goes to the east of the village, down Clifton Hill, along the River Teme to Ham Farm, and from there climbs gently back up to the village past Woodmanton Farm..
Continue down the next field for about 300 yards to a bridlegate into the wood on the left.
Both are waymarked but go through the left one and straight down the field on a line midway between a line of trees on the right and a telegraph pole to the left, visible at the bottom of the field.
www.clifton-upon-teme.co.uk /walk2.html   (478 words)

  
 Clifton Gorge Hike
A little farther down the trail and you will hike along its banks, but for now the trail skirts the edge of the gorge.
Further down the trail you will see signs along the path marked 3B, 3A, etc. These markers designate areas where rock climbers can rappel over the side of the cliff.
Further down the trail you pass a few overlooks that have great views of the scenic river.
www.naturalbornhikers.com /CliftonGorge/Cliftongorge.htm   (1427 words)

  
 Clifton stepping down as fairgrounds director - Wednesday, 12/03/03   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
State Fairgrounds Executive Director Rob Clifton announced his resignation yesterday, just two months after a Metro audit found that his office broke expense rules and purchased almost $100,000 in construction and repair work without bids.
Clifton told the State Fair Board, which oversees the Metro-owned property, that he would be leaving at the end of January to pursue private-sector opportunities.
Although Clifton's office felt the sting of scrutiny in the finance department audit, it was able to reverse declining attendance trends at the fair and clean up many of the buildings.
tennessean.com /government/archives/03/12/43542903.shtml?...   (336 words)

  
 Clifton Shire - Tourism   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Sister Kenny's remains are at rest up the road, in a quiet old cemetery with an outstanding view of the sweeping Downs landscape.
Then mosey on down to Clifton town's museum and the historical tractor collections.
Car racing enthusiasts, be ready to put your foot down and go into high gear to demand more information about the Leyburn Sprints.
www.clifton.qld.gov.au /todo/tour.html   (296 words)

  
 Collina Farm at Clifton
CONTACT US Collina Farm at Clifton is a newly renovated four-bedroom guest house adjacent to the Clifton property.
Stroll down to the lake…play some tennis…or just sit back and take in the spectacular mountain views from the comfort of your own rocking chair on the wraparound porch.
Head down to the kitchen to grab a quick bite to start your day…or make a meal of it by heading over to Clifton for a sumptuous breakfast.
www.cliftoninn.com   (158 words)

  
 Waldrep/Southern Workers and the Search for Community. Epilogue   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Fortunately for hundreds of former Clifton workers, Spartanburg County's industrial renaissance during the 1960s and early 1970s provided employment opportunities at precisely the moment Clifton workers desperately needed them: Arrow Automotive and Koehler in Spartanburg, Hoechst's massive synthetic fiber plant, and Collins and Aikman in nearby Cowpens.
The point was not lost on Clifton residents, who went into a state of mourning that lingered decades later.
The death of the Cliftons did indeed represent a social and industrial coming of age for Spartanburg County.
www.press.uillinois.edu /epub/books/waldrep/epilog.html   (1676 words)

  
 Clifton guest book log
hi i was born in clifton in 1994 at a hostitol june 24 94 i loved it there but i moved out when i was three.
I am very impressed by the city of cliftons heritage and would be honored to be a part of the protection and perservation of its community and most importantly its people.
Clifton has a way of making all that come in contact with her want to come back home.
www.clifton.centraltx.com /guestlog.htm   (2619 words)

  
 North Jersey Media Group providing local news, sports & classifieds for Northern New Jersey!
Clifton rallied in the third period to win, 6-4, but the "cultural exchange," as Centennial coach Danny McArthur described it, was felt on both benches.
Clifton's superintendent, Dr. Michael Rice, and principal, William Cannici, each dropped a ceremonial puck.
Clifton quickly realized the Chargers' fundamental skills were far superior.
www.northjersey.com /page.php?qstr=eXJpcnk3ZjczN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXkxNDcmZmdiZWw3Zjd2cWVlRUV5eTY4NzMyNjQmeXJpcnk3ZjcxN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXk2   (624 words)

  
 Hiking Clifton Gorge Ohio - photos of hiking in Ohio on Worldisround   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Hiking in Ohio - travel photos - Clifton Gorge is located in southwest Ohio between Dayton, Columbus and Cincinnati on the...
Clifton Gorge is located in southwest Ohio between Dayton, Columbus and Cincinnati on the upper parts of the Little Miami River.
This is historic Clifton Mill located at the head of the gorge.
www.worldisround.com /articles/34448/index.html   (153 words)

  
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The Clifton Hotel enjoys a long established reputation for excellent service combined with a relaxed atmosphere and consequently remains a firm favourite with visitors to the area.
Clifton Hotel requires that the booking be cancelled at least days prior to the arrival date.
The CLifton Suspension Bridge is the symbol of the city of Bristol.
www.eurhotels.co.uk /218161-Clifton-Hotel.aspx   (1035 words)

  
 New Page 2
They turn back down the hill, walk to the highway, then along it next to the hospital, past the Swedish church with its high steeple, past the high school behind its iron spiked fence, past the English church with bats in its belfry, to the front of the King’s Bar.
Clayton Clifton’s mother Princess is a maid at The Cottage, like his grandmother was when she came from Sweden.
He hopes she doesn't see it, she wouldn't know what it was, and he passes his hand back and forth once or twice in front of him as he jiggles in his walk, missing a step, as if he is adjusting his pants.
personal.ashland.edu /~jpiirto/grassfires.htm   (2864 words)

  
 Welcome to CHIS
On Clifton Green two large trees, a Chestnut and a Lime were felled for safety reasons as both were close to roads.
The Lime on Clifton Down had an electronic survey done to check for decay as there was some fungus infection at the base but, when felled, proved to be sound, and only about 120 years old, younger than anticipated.
Limes pollard very well, a treatment which has become unfashionable, but the effectiveness of which is to be seen in the splendour of the Limes on Clifton College Close, so treated 10 years ago and thriving.
www.cliftonhotwells.org.uk /trees_05.html   (410 words)

  
 Clifton Park - Prefaces
Though he wrote and spoke on other subjects, he was chiefly known for the great interest he took in agriculture and fruit-growing, and also for his experiments as regards the cultivation of home-grown tobacco.
I know of no other secondary arable farm in this country farmed on the old system, and sown down every year with ordinary grass mixtures, that would continue to grow paying crops unless a very great amount of cake-fed manure, or other artificials, were applied to the turnip break every year.
The former through its Board of Agriculture seems not to be able to rise beyond the conception of urging the farmer to put down more and more artificial manures, while the American Government is urging the farmer to cut the fertilizer bill in two by the adoption of the principles advised in these pages.
journeytoforever.org /farm_library/elliot/cliftonprefs.html   (1979 words)

  
 Niagara Falls Ice Bridge History, Ontario, Canada
They amused themselves all day either watching the tobogganers coast down the ice mound at Prospect Point corner or in trying the fun themselves.
They almost always came from the Canadian side since the road leading from the foot of Clifton Hill down the side of the gorge to the ferry dock could be used.
The shanties were then dragged out onto the ice and positioned along a rough pathway that was created from shore to shore.
cliftonhill.com /niagara_falls_history/niagara_falls_history_icebridge   (963 words)

  
 Clifton and Durdham Downs
In 1676 the Society acquired the Manor of Clifton, then all open country, which included 220 acres of Clifton Down bordering the Avon Gorge.
The Society agreed with the Corporation of Bristol that if the Corporation would buy it, the Society would join with the Corporation in dedicating 440 acres for the use and enjoyment of the citizens of Bristol in perpetuity.
This happened and under the provisions of the Clifton and Durdham Downs Act 1861 the Downs are still administered by a Downs Committee appointed in equal numbers by the City Council and the Society.
www.merchantventurers.com /downs.htm   (113 words)

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