CLAYTON, STAFFORDSHIRE

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

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Today

Education

Religion

Transport

Buses

Road

Today

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 and is attended to by pupils from all over Newcastle-under-Lyme. It also has nearby local primary and junior schools including Seabridge and Langdale Primary and junior Schools.

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.

Transport

Buses

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

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.