Clifton | |
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Location within
Oxfordshire | |
OS grid reference | SP4831 |
• London | 60 mi (97 km) SE |
Civil parish | |
District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Banbury |
Postcode district | OX15 |
Dialling code | 01869 |
Police | Thames Valley |
Fire | Oxfordshire |
Ambulance | South Central |
UK Parliament | |
Website | Deddington Online |
Clifton is a hamlet by the River Cherwell in Deddington civil parish about 6 miles (10 km) south of Banbury, Oxfordshire, England. Clifton is on the B4031 road between Deddington and Croughton, Northamptonshire.
A dependent chapel of Deddington parish church still existed in Clifton in 1523 but seems to have disappeared by the 17th century. [1] A Methodist chapel was built in Clifton in about 1815. [1] It was a small brick building and has since been demolished. [1] The Methodists replaced it in 1869 with a new brick and stucco chapel [1] with plain lancet windows. It was still in use for worship in the 1950s but was disused by 1983 [1] and is now a private house. A new Church of England chapel of Saint James the Great was completed in 1853. [1] The Diocese of Oxford declared the chapel redundant in and sold it for secular commercial use in 1974. [2]
Clifton has a public house, the Duke of Cumberland's Head, which has recently re-opened with a new campsite and travelling caravan park. The Clifton dog actor Sykes (born c.2004), is owned by a local animal trainer. He has appeared as "Harvey" in Thinkbox marketing commercials, TV serials, and films. His advertisement for John Smith's Brewery saw him play "Tonto" against Peter Kay. [3]