Clayton-le-Woods
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| Clayton-le-Woods | |
  Clayton-le-Woods shown within Lancashire |
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| Population | 14,528 (2001 Census) |
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| OS grid reference | |
| Parish | Clayton-le-Woods |
| District | Chorley |
| Shire county | Lancashire |
| Region | North West |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | CHORLEY, LEYLAND |
| Postcode district | PR6, PR25 |
| Dialling code | 01772 |
| Police | Lancashire |
| Fire | Lancashire |
| Ambulance | North West |
| European Parliament | North West England |
| UK Parliament | Chorley |
| List of places: UK • England • Lancashire | |
Clayton-le-Woods is a large village and civil parish of the Borough of Chorley, in Lancashire, England. According to the United Kingdom Census 2001 it has a population of 14,528.[1]
Situated to the north of the town of Chorley, Clayton-le-Woods is only a few miles from the city of Preston and next door to the small towns of Leyland and Bamber Bridge. The villages of Whittle-le-Woods, Brindle and the new Buckshaw Village are also located next to Clayton-le-Woods. Clayton-le-Woods is seen as being a leafy green middle class suburban area where the majority of people are white Britons.
The village is divided in two by Cuerden Valley Park and the River Lostock, the western part bordering Leyland and the eastern bordering Whittle-le-Woods. The village is close to different junctions of the motorway network, junctions 28 & 29 of the M6, junction 8 of the M61, and junction 2 of the M65.
The village has five primary schools in its vicinity, which demonstrates its suburban middle class status. The primary schools are, Clayton-le-Woods CE, Lancaster Lane, Westwood Road, Manor Road and St Bedes RC. A library was built in the village in 1985, located in Clayton Green next to Cuerden Valley Park.[2]
There are a number of pubs, a large supermarket, a sports centre and two hotels all located within the village.
Charcoal burning is still being carried out by coppicing the woods, in the grounds of nearby Cuerden Hall[3] There are also Linen hand weaver's cottages which are located on Sheep Hill Lane[4]
[edit] References
- ^ Clayton-le-Woods CP (Parish). URL accessed 30 June 2007.
- ^ Welcome to the Library and Information Service web site - History of Clayton Green. Lancashire County Council. Retrieved on 2008-02-26.
- ^ Chorley : Clayton-le-Woods
- ^ Lancashire Parish Portal
[edit] External links
- Clayton-le-Woods chorley.gov.uk.
- Parish council, etc
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