Clifton Without is a civil parish on the northern fringe of the City of York, its name reflecting that it sits outside the old city walls. Today it is a mixed suburban area combining post‑war and more recent housing with modern retail and business zones around Clifton Moor, and is well connected by the A1237 ring road for commuters into the city centre.
Alongside the built‑up parts the parish includes important floodplain and wildlife habitat such as Clifton Ings and Rawcliffe Meadows beside the River Ouse, popular for birdwatching and riverside walks. Historically agricultural land that expanded in the twentieth century, it now balances green space, local schools, community facilities and employment in retail and light industry.
Postcode districts covering Clifton Without
Most populated places nearby
- Leeds 22.1 miles35.5 km
- York 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Harrogate 17.9 miles28.8 km
- Castleford 20.6 miles33.2 km
- Pontefract 21.9 miles35.2 km
- Yeadon 24.7 miles39.7 km
- Selby 14.1 miles22.7 km
- Lofthouse and Robin Hood 23.6 miles38 km
- Goole 21.4 miles34.4 km
- Horsforth 24.1 miles38.9 km
- Ripon 20.3 miles32.6 km
- Kippax 18.5 miles29.7 km
Neighbouring places
- Rawcliffe & Clifton Without Ward 0.2 miles0.4 km
- Rawcliffe Parish 0.5 miles0.8 km
- Clifton Ward 1 mile1.6 km
- Nether Poppleton Built-up area 1.3 miles2 km
- New Earswick Parish 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Skelton Built-up area 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Guildhall Ward 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Acomb Ward 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Huntington Built-up area 1.8 miles2.8 km
- Holgate Ward 1.8 miles2.9 km
- York Built-up area 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Heworth Ward 1.9 miles3.1 km
Example postcodes in Clifton Without
YO30 4WJ, YO30 4UU, YO30 6ZS, YO30 6NB, YO32 2RJ, YO30 4YD, YO30 6QG, YO30 6PG, YO30 5PT … See all
Transport links
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 24.1 miles38.9 km
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 34.9 miles56.2 km
- York Railway Station 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Poppleton Railway Station 2 miles3.1 km
Hotels near Clifton Without Ad
- Clementine's Guest House 5 1.2 miles2 km
- The Grand, York 5 1.8 miles2.9 km
- No.1 by Guesthouse, York 4 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Golden Fleece York 3 2 miles3.2 km
- The Minster Hotel York 3 1.5 miles2.3 km
- Galtres Lodge Hotel 3 1.8 miles2.8 km
- Moxy York 4 2 miles3.2 km
- Roomzzz York City 4 2.4 miles3.9 km
- The Churchill Hotel 4 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Wheatlands Lodge Hotel 3 2.2 miles3.5 km
Schools in Clifton Without
- Lakeside Primary Academy Primary
- Vale of York Academy Secondary
Local points of interest
- Bootham Crescent Stadium 1.1 miles1.8 km
- National Railway Museum Museum 1.7 miles2.7 km
- York Racecourse Recreation 3.1 miles5 km
- Wentworth College College 3.2 miles5.1 km
- University of York University 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Yorkshire Museum of Farming Museum 4.1 miles6.6 km
- Sand Hutton Hall Estate 6.9 miles11.2 km
- Nun Appleton Hall Estate 9.3 miles15 km
- Nun Appleton Priory Historic site 9.3 miles15 km
- Wetherby Racecourse Recreation 11.2 miles18 km
- Castle Howard Estate 12.3 miles19.8 km
- Castle Howard Country house 12.4 miles20 km