Clifford is a village and civil parish in Herefordshire, England, and 2.5 miles (4.0 km) to the north of Hay-on-Wye.
It lies on the south bank of the River Wye, which here forms the border between Wales and England.
[2]Adventure and romance novelist Rafael Sabatini, whose works include Captain Blood, The Sea Hawk and Scaramouche, several of which were adapted to movies, lived in Clifford from 1931.
[6] Originally the castle protected a settlement housing up to 200 families, although today Clifford is only a small village.
[6] The village parish church, dedicated to St Mary, is built in Norman style.
There is a significant increase in the number of professional and office based jobs that are distributed around the villagers.