Little Clifton is a village and civil parish in the district of Allerdale located on the edge of the Lake District in the county of Cumbria, England. In 2001, it had a population of 391 and contained 170 households; increasing to a population of 480 in the 2011 Census with 207 households. The village of Little Clifton is 3.5 miles east of Workington. The River Derwent is roughly 1 mile north of Little Clifton.