Clayton, Manchester

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Clayton
Clayton Location within Greater Manchester
Metropolitan borough	Manchester
Metropolitan county	Greater Manchester
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	MANCHESTER
Postcode district	M11
Dialling code	0161
Police	Greater Manchester
Fire	Greater Manchester
Ambulance	North West
List of places UK England Greater Manchester 53°29′07″N 2°10′42″W / 53.485278°N 2.178333°W / 53.485278; -2.178333

Clayton is a suburb of Manchester, England, three miles east of the city centre on Ashton New Road.

Historically in Lancashire, Clayton takes its name from the Clayton family who owned large parts of land around the area, including Clayton Vale, through which the River Medlock flows, separating Clayton from Newton Heath. Clayton was under the township of Droylsden until around 1890 when alterations to the Manchester boundary took place. Other towns added to Manchester around this time were Blackley, Crumpsall, Moston, Openshaw and Gorton.^[1]