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 miles
- York 1.9 miles
- Harrogate 17.9 miles
- Castleford 20.6 miles
- Pontefract 21.9 miles
- Yeadon 24.7 miles
- Selby 14.1 miles
- Lofthouse and Robin Hood 23.6 miles
- Goole 21.4 miles
- Horsforth 24.1 miles
- Ripon 20.3 miles
- Kippax 18.5 miles
Neighbouring places
- Rawcliffe & Clifton Without Ward 0.2 miles
- Rawcliffe Parish 0.5 miles
- Clifton Ward 1 mile
- Nether Poppleton Built-up area 1.3 miles
- New Earswick Parish 1.5 miles
- Skelton Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Guildhall Ward 1.6 miles
- Acomb Ward 1.7 miles
- Huntington Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Holgate Ward 1.8 miles
- York Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Heworth Ward 1.9 miles
Example postcodes in Clifton Without
YO30 5QL, YO30 4WR, YO30 6NB, YO30 5ZD, YO30 4RY, YO30 6QN, YO30 5SG, YO30 5QX, YO30 4GP … See all
Transport links
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 24.1 miles
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 34.9 miles
- York Railway Station 1.8 miles
- Poppleton Railway Station 2 miles
Hotels near Clifton Without Ad
- Clementine's Guest House 5 1.2 miles
- The Grand, York 5 1.8 miles
- No.1 by Guesthouse, York 4 1.3 miles
- The Minster Hotel York 3 1.5 miles
- Golden Fleece York 3 2 miles
- Galtres Lodge Hotel 3 1.8 miles
- Hedley House Hotel 3 1.4 miles
- Moxy York 4 2 miles
- Roomzzz York City 4 2.4 miles
- The Churchill Hotel 4 1.4 miles
Schools in Clifton Without
- Lakeside Primary Academy Primary
- Vale of York Academy Secondary
Local points of interest
- Bootham Crescent Stadium 1.1 miles
- National Railway Museum Museum 1.7 miles
- York Racecourse Recreation 3.1 miles
- Wentworth College College 3.2 miles
- University of York University 3.2 miles
- Yorkshire Museum of Farming Museum 4.1 miles
- Sand Hutton Hall Estate 6.9 miles
- Nun Appleton Hall Estate 9.3 miles
- Nun Appleton Priory Historic site 9.3 miles
- Wetherby Racecourse Recreation 11.2 miles
- Castle Howard Estate 12.3 miles
- Castle Howard Country house 12.4 miles