Clayton is located in the county of West Sussex, South East England, three miles south of the town of Burgess Hill, six miles north of the major city of Brighton and Hove, and 42 miles south of London. Clayton lies just west of the East Sussex border, and was historically in the county of Sussex. Clayton falls within the district council of Mid Sussex, under the county council of West Sussex. It is in the BN6 postcode district. The post town for Clayton is Hassocks.
Clayton is in the ceremonial county of West Sussex, the historic county of Sussex, and the administrative county of West Sussex.
Ceremonial County | West Sussex |
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Historic County | Sussex |
Administrative County | West Sussex |
Clayton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of West Sussex, and towards the easternmost extremity of West Sussex.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Clayton is BN6 9PN.
Clayton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the BN6 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the BN6 postcode district.
The post town for Clayton is Hassocks. Clayton is in the BN6 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Hassocks.
The centre of Clayton is located at position 50.90936° latitude and -0.14649° longitude.
Latitude | 50.90936° |
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Longitude | -0.14649° |
The centre of Clayton is located at the grid reference easting 530409 and northing 113846 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 530409 |
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Northing | 113846 |
Position of Clayton relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Clayton to the centre of the town.
Position of Clayton relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Clayton to the centre of the city.