Cliffe is a small village and civil parish

Civil parish

In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...

 in the Selby

Selby (district)

Selby is a local government district of North Yorkshire, England. The local authority, Selby District Council, is based in the town of Selby and provides services to an area which includes Tadcaster and a host of villages....

 district of North Yorkshire

North Yorkshire

North Yorkshire is a non-metropolitan or shire county located in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, and a ceremonial county primarily in that region but partly in North East England. Created in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972 it covers an area of , making it the largest...

, England. It lies on the A63 trunk road from Selby to Hull and the railway line which also goes to and from those destinations. The railway was opened in 1863 (as the Hull and Selby railway company) and there was a station at Cliffe although it was named after the nearby (larger) village of Hemingbrough. The station, like many others in the area closed in 1967.

Cliffe has a public house, the New Inn, a butcher's shop and a mini-mart.