In this series we are shining a spotlight on different parts of our borough, continuing with Clifton.
Clifton is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Cliftone.
Clifton was historically a chapelry in the ancient parish of Dewsbury. It became a separate civil parish in 1866.
The 16th-century Kirklees Hall near the village is said to contain the reputed grave of Robin Hood in its grounds.
The village is on the route of the Calderdale Way, a 50-mile circular route around the borough.
Each year Clifton holds its annual Scarecrow Festival, where residents display homemade scarecrows around the village.
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