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Where is Clayton?

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 on a map

Map showing extent of Clayton as bounding box
Bounding box showing extent of Clayton
Map showing location of Clayton within the UK
Location of Clayton within the UK

Which county is Clayton in?

Clayton is in the ceremonial county of West Sussex, the historic county of Sussex, and the administrative county of West Sussex.

Ceremonial CountyWest Sussex
Historic CountySussex
Administrative CountyWest Sussex

Where is Clayton in West Sussex?

Clayton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of West Sussex, and towards the easternmost extremity of West Sussex.

Map showing location of Clayton within West Sussex
Location of Clayton within West Sussex

What is the postcode for Clayton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Clayton is BN6 9PN.

Where is Clayton in BN6?

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.

Map showing location of Clayton within BN6
Location of Clayton within BN6

What is the post town for Clayton?

The post town for Clayton is Hassocks. Clayton is in the BN6 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Hassocks.

What is the latitude and longitude of Clayton?

The centre of Clayton is located at position 50.90936° latitude and -0.14649° longitude.

Latitude50.90936°
Longitude-0.14649°

What is the easting and northing of Clayton?

The centre of Clayton is located at the grid reference easting 530409 and northing 113846 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting530409
Northing113846

What are the nearest towns to Clayton?

Position of Clayton relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Clayton to the centre of the town.

south
3m
Clayton is 3 miles south of Burgess Hill
south
6m
Clayton is 6 miles south of Haywards Heath
north-east
7m
Clayton is 7 miles north-east of Southwick
south
7m
Clayton is 7 miles south of Cuckfield
west
7m
Clayton is 7 miles west of Lewes
north-east
8m
Clayton is 8 miles north-east of Shoreham-by-Sea
east
8m
Clayton is 8 miles east of Steyning
north-west
10m
Clayton is 10 miles north-west of Peacehaven
south-west
11m
Clayton is 11 miles south-west of Uckfield
north-west
12m
Clayton is 12 miles north-west of Newhaven

What are the nearest cities to Clayton?

Position of Clayton relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Clayton to the centre of the city.

north
6m
Clayton is 6 miles north of Brighton and Hove
east
28m
Clayton is 28 miles east of Chichester
south
41m
Clayton is 41 miles south of City of Westminster
south
41m
Clayton is 41 miles south of London
south
42m
Clayton is 42 miles south of City of London
east
42m
Clayton is 42 miles east of Portsmouth
east
52m
Clayton is 52 miles east of Winchester
east
55m
Clayton is 55 miles east of Southampton
south-west
57m
Clayton is 57 miles south-west of Southend-on-Sea
south
59m
Clayton is 59 miles south of St Albans