North Cliffe
Encyclopedia
North Cliffe is a hamlet
Hamlet (place)
A hamlet is usually a rural settlement which is too small to be considered a village, though sometimes the word is used for a different sort of community. Historically, when a hamlet became large enough to justify building a church, it was then classified as a village...

 in the East Riding of Yorkshire
East Riding of Yorkshire
The East Riding of Yorkshire, or simply East Yorkshire, is a local government district with unitary authority status, and a ceremonial county of England. For ceremonial purposes the county also includes the city of Kingston upon Hull, which is a separate unitary authority...

, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

. It is situated about 3 miles (4.8 km) north of North Cave
North Cave
North Cave is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated to the west of Hull city centre on the B1230 road. South Cave is approximately to the south east....

, 2 miles (3.2 km) west of Newbald
Newbald
Newbald is a civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.It is situated approximately west of the market town of Beverley and covering an area of .The civil parish is formed by the village of North Newbald and the hamlet of South Newbald....

 and 3 miles (4.8 km) south of Market Weighton
Market Weighton
Market Weighton is a small town and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is one of the main market towns in the East Yorkshire Wolds and lies midway between Hull and York, about from either one...

. The hamlet bestrides Cliffe Road. On the eastern side lies the houses, and to the west is a small church/chapel.
Together with South Cliffe
South Cliffe
South Cliffe is a village in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated about north of North Cave, west of Newbald and about south of Market Weighton. It bestrides Cliffe Road....

 it forms the civil parish of North and South Cliffe
North and South Cliffe
North and South Cliffe is a civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately south of the market town of Market Weighton and covering an area of .The civil parish is formed by the villages of North Cliffe and South Cliffe....

.

North Cliffe is the home of The White Rose Polo Club which is a member of the Hurlingham Polo Association
Hurlingham Polo Association
The Hurlingham Polo Association is the governing body for polo in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland. The Federation of International Polo produces the International Rules of Polo through a cooperative agreement with the Hurlingham Polo Association, the Asociación Argentina de Polo , plus...

.
The source of this article is wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.  The text of this article is licensed under the GFDL.
 
x
OK