en Clifton, Oxfordshire

Clifton
Clifton
	Clifton Location within Oxfordshire
OS grid reference	SP4831
• London	60 mi (97 km) SE
Civil parish	Deddington;
District	Cherwell;
Shire county	Oxfordshire;
Region	South East;
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	Banbury;
Website	Deddington Online
	List of places UK England Oxfordshire 51°58′59″N 1°17′20″W / 51.983°N 01.289°W

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.

Chapels

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]

Community

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]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Crossley 1983, pp. 143–159.
^ Crossley 1983, pp. 81–120.
^ Sweeney, Mike (9 September 2010). "Dog has its day in Thinkbox campaign for power of TV advertising". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 September 2014.

Sources and further reading

Allbrook, Michael; Forsyth, Robert (2011). A Parish at War; A military record of three Oxfordshire villages; Deddington — Clifton — Hempton. Oxford: Oxford Publishing Ltd. ISBN 978-1-870677-04-2.
Allbrook, Michael; Forsyth, Robert (2012). A Parish at War; A military record of three Oxfordshire villages; Deddington — Clifton — Hempton; The Supplement. Oxford: Oxford Publishing Ltd.
Baggs, A.P.; Colvin, Christina; Colvin, H.M.; Cooper, Janet; Day, C.J.; Selwyn, Nesta; Tomkinson, A. (1983). Crossley, Alan (ed.). A History of the County of Oxford, Volume 11: Wootton Hundred (northern part). Victoria County History.

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[FOOTNOTECrossley1983143–159-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Crossley 1983, pp. 143–159.

[FOOTNOTECrossley198381–120-2] Crossley 1983, pp. 81–120.

[hasitsday-3] Sweeney, Mike (9 September 2010). "Dog has its day in Thinkbox campaign for power of TV advertising". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 September 2014.

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