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53°42′36″N2°38′13″W / 53.710°N 2.637°W / 53.710; -2.637

Clayton Brook is a large residential estate in Lancashire, between the city of Preston and the town of Chorley. It forms part of the Clayton-le-Woods civil parish, and is in the Clayton-le-Woods North ward of the borough of Chorley.

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History

Reminders of the area's navigable past remain, with the nearby Tramway Lane linking the estate to junction 2 of the M65 and 9 of the M61. Bridge 10 of the canal stretch also remains, albeit ruined and amongst overgrowth, It ran up behind Woodfield where skate board hill is now, that was the tramway with the terminus at the top near Carr Barn Brow where now stand Briary Court, in nearby farmland across the motorway from the summit. [1]

Clayton Brook was built in the late 1970s and early 1980s by the Central Lancashire New Town Development Corporation, which also developed the Walton Summit industrial estate nearby.[ citation needed ]

Clayton Brook pub was demolished in May 2013. [2] Also in 2013 Clayton Brook/Community House won Community Futures for being the best self developed community out of 39 organisations in the Central Lancashire area.[ citation needed ]

Geography

The village is location next to the industrial estate of Walton Summit, one-time terminus of a branch of the Lancaster Canal, it also neighbours Clayton Green, Hoghton and Brindle, and is not far from the small town of Bamber Bridge. Clayton Brook Village as it is often termed, is bounded by the A6 road and the M61 and M65 motorways, and is conveniently near the M6 motorway.[ citation needed ]

Transport

Clayton Brook is served by two bus routes: the frequent 125 service operated by Stagecoach between Preston and Bolton, [3] and the 114 service between Leyland and Chorley. [4]

Housing

There is a good mix of residential properties. Approximately half the 4,000 plus properties are rented, with the landlord now being the housing association group Places for People.[ citation needed ]

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The new village green where the Clayton Brook pub used to be

Amenities

It hosts several primary schools, including Clayton Brook Primary School, Westwood Primary School and St Bede's Primary School.[ citation needed ]

There are three churches in the parish of Clayton Brook, one being Clayton Brook Community Church across from the village centre. The other being St Bede's and St John the Evangelist in Whittle-le-Woods.[ citation needed ]

The village centre is only 10 minutes walk from the large Asda supermarket in Clayton Green. The local wildlife preserve is Cuerden Valley Park (the grounds of Cuerden Hall) - and there are several public footpaths within the vicinity taking walkers to a variety of green destinations.[ citation needed ]

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Community BBQ & Disco 30 June 2013

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References

  1. ↑ H. Potter, The Last Boat to Walton Summit, Pp. 96-98 (Lancashire Canal Trust, 2008) "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 July 2011. Retrieved 7 June 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ↑ "Clayton Brook, Clayton Brook". whatpub.com. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  3. ↑ "125 Bolton to Sharoe Green bus route". 125 Bolton to Sharoe Green bus route | Bee Network | Powered by TfGM. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  4. ↑ "114 | Preston Bus". www.prestonbus.co.uk. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
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