Clayton is located in the county of South Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, one mile north of the town of Thurnscoe, seven miles east of the major town of Barnsley, and 150 miles north of London. Clayton lies just south-east of the West Yorkshire border, and was historically in the county of Yorkshire. Clayton falls within the metropolitan district council of Doncaster. It is in the DN5 postcode district. The post town for Clayton is Doncaster.
Clayton is in the ceremonial county of South Yorkshire, and the historic county of Yorkshire.
Ceremonial County | South Yorkshire |
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Historic County | Yorkshire |
Clayton is situated towards the northernmost extremity of South Yorkshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of South Yorkshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Clayton is DN5 7BZ.
Clayton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the DN5 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the DN5 postcode district.
The post town for Clayton is Doncaster. Clayton is in the DN5 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Doncaster.
The centre of Clayton is located at position 53.56467° latitude and -1.31587° longitude.
Latitude | 53.56467° |
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Longitude | -1.31587° |
The centre of Clayton is located at the grid reference easting 445409 and northing 407779 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 445409 |
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Northing | 407779 |
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.