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Clayton is a suburb of
Manchester Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of Salford to the west. The t ...
, England, 3 miles east of the city centre on Ashton New Road.
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in
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, Clayton takes its name from the Clayton family who owned large parts of land around the area, including
Clayton Vale Clayton Vale is an area of green space in Clayton, Manchester, England, through which the River Medlock flows. Redeveloped in 1986, the land has a rich industrial and social history. Today the area is a natural habitat for wildlife and it has b ...
, through which the
River Medlock The River Medlock is a river in Greater Manchester, England, which rises near Oldham and flows south and west for to join the River Irwell in Manchester city centre. Sources Rising in the hills that surround Strinesdale just to the east of Ol ...
flows, separating Clayton from
Newton Heath Newton Heath is an area of Manchester, England, north-east of Manchester city centre and with a population of 9,883. Historically part of Lancashire, Newton was formerly a farming area, but adopted the factory system following the Industrial Re ...
. Clayton was under the township of
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until around 1890 when alterations to the Manchester boundary took place. Other towns added to Manchester around this time were
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,
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, Moston, Openshaw and
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.


Sport

Between 1893 and 1910 Clayton was home to
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, and their precursor club Newton Heath L&YR F.C., after Newton Heath left their North Road ground in the neighbouring district of
Newton Heath Newton Heath is an area of Manchester, England, north-east of Manchester city centre and with a population of 9,883. Historically part of Lancashire, Newton was formerly a farming area, but adopted the factory system following the Industrial Re ...
. Bank Street had a capacity of 50,000 spectators, and was covered on all four sides. Shortly after Manchester United moved to their present ground, in
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,
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, Bank Street was severely damaged in a storm and the remains were demolished soon after.
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opened at Clayton in September 1994 and a car park serving it was constructed on the site of Manchester United's old stadium.


Clayton Hall

Clayton Hall Clayton Hall is a 15th-century manor house on Ashton New Road, in Clayton, Manchester, England. It is hidden behind trees in a small park. The hall is a Grade II* listed building, the mound on which it is built is a scheduled ancient monument, ...
is a 15th-century hall on Ashton New Road, in
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, hidden behind trees in a small park. The Hall is a Grade II*
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, a
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, and is rare example of a medieval
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ed site (). It was originally built for the Clayton family, it passed on into the hands of the Byron family (of which the poet
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was a member) in 1194. They lived there until they sold it to two London merchants, George and Humphrey Chetham, in 1620. Humphrey Chetham is famous for founding Chetham's School and Library in the centre of Manchester. During the
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,
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cavalry were stationed here, before the attack on Manchester. Afterwards, according to legend,
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was said to have spent three nights at the Hall. In 1897 the building was acquired by Manchester City Corporation, ensuring its survival.


Clayton today

Philips Park is on the south side of the River Medlock and Philips Park Cemetery is on the north side. The park has the distinction of being Manchester's first public park and Mark Philips, who was the
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for Manchester, opened it in 1846. It was the first of its kind in the whole of the then Great Britain and Ireland and it set the standard for many others that soon followed in towns and cities throughout Britain. It was designed to have walks, expansive lakes and glasshouses for exotic plants. It is also famous for its annual tulip festival, which is still held every year. Philips Park Cemetery was opened in 1863. The majority of houses in Clayton are council homes. The first council (or then known as corporation) homes to be built took place around the late 1920s, building near the border of Droylsden (Bristowe Street and South Crescent, followed by North Crescent). Many more homes were to be built afterwards, building on a brick works surrounding Clayton Street, a golf course off what is now Folkestone Road West and East and cricket and football grounds off North Road and Vale Street, now known as Lingfield Road. The building associated with the cricket and football grounds still stands today, now used as a
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club. Frank Pritchard, who lived in Clayton as young child in the 1920s, recalls in his book East Manchester Remembered: "... Clayton was rather a posh area. Beyond Bank Street one rarely saw children bare-footed, or with their breeches' behind torn and tattered which were common sights in the streets round where I lived." Alderdale Golf Club (now defunct) first appeared in 1907. The club disappeared in the 1920s.“Alderdale Golf Club”
“Golf's Missing Links”. After a period of general decline from around the mid to late 1980s to around 2004, Clayton residents have since seen some improvements along its main routes, both in terms of housing repairs/modernisation and road reconstructions. In 2009-10 these improvements were extended to some of Clayton's back streets, including the Stanton Street and surrounding areas. Clayton is now home to a large African community contributing to Manchester City Council's program of a diverse & inclusive Clayton.


Church and community

Father Alphonsus is the current
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at St. Willibrord's Church which is part of a new parish, The Parish of the Holy Spirit, along with two other nearby churches, St Bridget's, Bradford and St Anne's, Ancoats. The church had some alterations to its interior in 2006-07 making the back of the church a focal point for various local community assemblies, where various
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fund-raising events are organized, in 2019-2020 there have been further interior improvements with new gas central heating installed meaning that the congregation now worships in a warm environment for the first time in decades. The Church of St Cross was built in the 19th century and designed by
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. Butterfield was known for his budget conscious churches. The building is unique for its patterned brickwork and the richly furnished interior.


See also

* Listed buildings in Manchester-M11 *
Bank Street (football ground) Bank Street, also known as Bank Lane,Shury, p.21 was a multi-purpose stadium in Clayton, Manchester, England. It was mostly used for football matches and was the second home ground of Manchester United Football Club (then known as Newton Heath Fo ...
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Manchester Clayton (UK Parliament constituency) Manchester Clayton was a parliamentary constituency in the city of Manchester. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system. The constituen ...
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John Edward Sutton John Edward Sutton (23 December 1862 – 29 November 1945) was a British trades unionist and Labour Party politician. At the age of 14, Sutton took up employment at Bradford Colliery, Manchester. He became a check-weighman and secretary of th ...
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Edward Hopkinson Edward Hopkinson (28 May 1859 – 15 January 1922) was a British electrical engineer and Conservative politician. He was the fourth son of John Hopkinson, an engineer who was mayor of Manchester in 1882/83.''Obituary: A Great Engineer, Mr Edwa ...
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Shayne Ward Shayne Thomas Ward (born 16 October 1984) is an English actor and singer. He rose to fame as the winner of the second series of ''The X Factor''. His debut single, "That's My Goal", was released in the United Kingdom on 21 December 2005 an ...


References

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