Clayton West
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Clayton West is a village in West Yorkshire, England. It has a population of 2,648 (2001 census) [1]. It is 9 miles (15 km) south east of Huddersfield and 7 miles (11 km) north west of Barnsley.
It is in the parish of Clayton West and High Hoyland. An attractive stone-built village, there is also a little light industry and a number of new housing developments.
Facilities in the village include a post office, a village store , four pubs and one school called Kayes First School.
It also has an excellent Scout Group which offers acces to a number of outdoor activities including Archery, Target Shooting, kayaking and much more.
Clayton West is located between the villages of High Hoyland, Scissett and Skelmanthorpe.
The river that runs though the village is called the River Dearne and was part of the 2007 United Kingdom floods.
The village coal mine(pit), "Park Mill", closed in 1989, having been somewhat bypassed by the events of the strike.
The village used to have a train station on a branch of the Penistone Line. However the station along with Skelmanthorpe was closed in 1983. The Kirklees Light Railway now operate trains from the former station.
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