Towns & cities · South West England
Lifton
Lifton — village and civil parish in Devon, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Nearest railway station
- Launceston · 5.8 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Lifton is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. Recent population estimates put it at around 976 people. Address: PL16. Wikidata describes it as: "village and civil parish in Devon, UK". Coordinates: 50.6431°, -4.2821°.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Cornwall
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Lifton is a village and civil parish in Devon, South West England near the confluence of the rivers Wolf and Lyd, 1¼ miles south of the A30 trunk road and very near the border between Devon and Cornwall. The village is part of the electoral ward of Thrushel. The population of the surrounding Thrushel ward (which includes the village of Thrushelton to the east of Lifton) at the 2011 census was 1680.
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Background
History
The village was one of the first in the west of Devon to be founded by the Saxons, and was of strategic importance because of its location on a major route close to the border with Cornwall. It was first recorded as Liwtune in the will of King Alfred in the late 9th century Lifton became the centre of an administrative hundred, and was a royal manor, passing into private hands when sold by Queen Elizabeth I to local landowner William Harris of Hayne in the parish of Stowford, Devon, in the late 16th century. Since they had moved here from Kenegie in Cornwall their armorial bearings include a motto in Cornish, which is "Car Dew tres pub tra" ("Love God above everything"). A former inn at…
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- Coordinates
- 50.6431, -4.2821
- County
- Devon
- District
- West Devon
- Parish
- Lifton
- Postcode
- PL16
- Parliamentary constituency
- Torridge and Tavistock
- Population
- 976
- Nearest railway station
- Launceston — 5.8 km
- Official site
- web.archive.org
Sources
- wikidata: Q1887949 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Lifton, Devon (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: The Arundell Arms, Lifton (geograph 3634662).jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Lifton?
- Lifton is in Devon, South-West England, United Kingdom (postcode PL16), in the parish of Lifton.
- Is Lifton a protected site?
- Yes — Lifton is part of the Cornwall National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Lifton free to visit?
- Yes, Lifton is free to enter.
- How do I get to Lifton?
- The nearest railway station is Launceston, about 5.8 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode PL16.