Clifton, Massachusetts (neighborhood)
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Clifton is an unincorporated community, or neighborhood, in Essex County, Massachusetts. It lies across the border of Swampscott, Massachusetts, and Marblehead, Massachusetts. It includes Clifton Street.
The area was named by Benjamin Ware, a locally disliked hotelier who developed Clifton with the intention of creating a resort area. His hotel, "Clifton House", was regaled as one of the finest lodgings in the county.
In 1884, Ware attempted to subjugate all of Marblehead Neck, and the southeastern coastline of the town, along with his resort community, and form the Town of Clifton Village. The Committee on Towns eventually denied his proposal.
Historically, like many other Massachusetts neighborhoods, some residents of the area have identified themselves as being from "Clifton, Mass."
A branch of the Portland division of the Boston & Maine Railroad had a station in Clifton in the 1920s.
Attractions in the area include the Clifton House and the Tedesco Country Club.