Clayton Brook

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Clayton Brook
Clayton Brook shown within Lancashire
OS grid reference	SD579239
District	Chorley
Shire county	Lancashire
Region	North West
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	PRESTON / CHORLEY
Postcode district	PR5 / PR6
Dialling code	01772
Police	Lancashire
Fire	Lancashire
Ambulance	North West
European Parliament	North West England
UK Parliament	Chorley
List of places: UK • England • Lancashire

Coordinates: 53°42′36″N 2°38′13″W / 53.71, -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. Lying next to the industrial estate of Walton Summit, one-time terminus of a branch of the Leeds-Liverpool Canal, it also neighbours Clayton-le-Woods, 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.

Clayton Brook is served by many bus routes, including the frequent 125/126 service operated by Stagecoach between Preston and Bolton.

There is a good mix of residential properties, approximately half of the 4,000 plus properties are rented with the landlord now being Places for People. Clayton Brook was originally built in the late 1970s and early 1980s. It hosts a public house The Clayton Brook, several primary schools, two churches and other amenities one would expect in a large village. The village centre is only 10 minutes walk from the large Asda supermarket in Clayton Green. The local wildlife preserve is Cuerden Valley Park, and there are several public footpaths within the vicinity taking walkers to a variety of green destinations.

Clayton Brook is known locally for its vast council housing estate and medium rise blocks of flats. There has been much trouble with youth crime and vandalism. To counter this a curfew is now in place whereby no more than three individuals below the age of 18 may congregate in any one place.^{[citation needed]}