Clayton, Staffordshire

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Clayton
Clayton shown within Staffordshire
Population	4,026 (2001 Census)
OS grid reference	SJ849433
District	Newcastle-under-Lyme
Shire county	Staffordshire
Region	West Midlands
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	NEWCASTLE, STAFFS
Postcode district	ST5
Dialling code	01782
Police	Staffordshire
Fire	Staffordshire
Ambulance	West Midlands
European Parliament	West Midlands
UK Parliament	Newcastle-under-Lyme
List of places: UK • England • Staffordshire

Coordinates: 52°59′13″N 2°13′33″W / 52.9868, -2.2257

Clayton is a suburb and a ward in the south of Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire.

1 Today
- 1.1 Education
- 1.2 Religion
2 Transport
- 2.1 Buses
- 2.2 Road

[edit] Today

[edit] Education

Clayton has one secondary school: Clayton Hall Business and Language College. It has been developed on the site of the 19th century Clayton Hall. Clayton Hall Business and Language College has around 948 pupils^[specify] and is attended to by pupils from all over Newcastle-under-Lyme.^[specify] It also has nearby local primary schools including Seabridge and Langdale Infants and Junior Schools.

[edit] Religion

Within Clayton is St James Church which looks like it has a blue/green roof this is because the roof was lined with copper and over the years with weather conditions has become this natural colour. This is a Church of England church where there is a Sunday School for children of any age. The school is held in the church hall at the same time as the main service is taken. Another nearby church is the United Reformed Church (URC). Brownies and Guides are normally held in the annex and Beavers, Cubs and Scouts are held in the den along with Explorers. These are held on a week night and there are two scout groups to go to; on Monday the Spitfires and Wednesday the Harriers. They were named after planes and are used to tell the two groups apart as they are both called 79th URC Scouts. In Explorers the Duke of Edinburgh award can be taken.

[edit] Transport

[edit] Buses

Bus services are operated by First PMT (numbers 98, 99 and 99A) as well as D&G Buses, RML Travel and Bakers.

[edit] Road

The A519 runs through Clayton between Newcastle-under-Lyme and the M6 motorway at junction 15, where the A500 (located on the southern ouskirts of Clayton) runs to Stoke-on-Trent.