Clayton-le-Woods
Clayton-le-Woods is a large village and civil parish of the Borough of Chorley, in Lancashire, England.
Clayton-le-Woods is a large village and civil parish of the Borough of Chorley, in Lancashire, England. According to the census of 2001, it has a population of 14,528. At the 2011 census the population of Cuerden civil parish was included within Clayton-le-Woods, giving a total of 14,532.
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Worth seeing in and around Clayton-le-Woods
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Preston England Temple
The Preston England Temple is the 52nd operating temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The temple is located in the town of Chorley, 10 miles south of Preston, in Lancashire, England.
3.3 km · church temple in England · Wikipedia - 02Cuerden Hall
Cuerden Hall is a country mansion in the village of Cuerden near Preston, Lancashire, England. It is a Grade II* listed building.
1.5 km · historic site in Lancashire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 03British Commercial Vehicle Museum
The British Commercial Vehicle Museum displays antiquarian buses, early fire engines and other historical and commercial vehicles produced by the British manufacturing industry. The museum is located in King Street, Leyland, Lancashire on part of a site previously occupied by the Leyland Motors factory, the source of many exhibits.
2.2 km · automotive museum in Lancashire, England, United Kingdom · Wikipedia - 04Buckshaw Hall
Buckshaw Hall is a Grade II* listed 17th-century country house in Buckshaw Village, Euxton, some 3 miles north-west of Chorley, England.
2.4 km · manor house in Euxton, Lancashire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 05Euxton Parish Church
Euxton Parish Church is in the English village of Euxton in the borough of Chorley, Lancashire. It is an active parish church in the Diocese of Blackburn and the archdeaconry of Blackburn.
3.4 km · church in Euxton, Chorley, Lancashire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 06St Andrew's Church, Leyland
St Andrew's Church is an Anglican church in Leyland, Lancashire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the Diocese of Blackburn and the archdeaconry of Blackburn.
2.6 km · church in South Ribble, Lancashire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 07St Paul's Church, Farington
St Paul's Church is in the village of Farington Moss, Lancashire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Leyland, the archdeaconry of Blackburn and the diocese of Blackburn.
3.7 km · grade II listed church in Farington, South Ribble, Lancashire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 08St Saviour's Church, Cuerden
St Saviour's Church is in the village of Cuerden, Lancashire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Leyland, the archdeaconry of Blackburn and the diocese of Blackburn.
2.5 km · grade II listed church in Cuerden, Chorley, Lancashire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 09Worden Park
Worden Park is a large area of parkland situated on the outskirts of Leyland, a town in the borough of South Ribble, Lancashire, England. It is less than a quarter of a mile from the town centre.
2.9 km · park in Leyland, Lancashire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 10Farington Cricket Ground
Farington Cricket Ground, known as AO Farington Cricket Ground for sponsorship reasons, is a cricket ground in Farington, Lancashire, England. It opened in 2026 as a second base for Lancashire County Cricket Club.
2.9 km · cricket ground in Farington, Lancashire · Wikipedia
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Getting to Clayton-le-Woods
- Airports
- Liverpool John Lennon (LPL), 42 km · Manchester (MAN), 46 km · Leeds Bradford (LBA), 68 km
- Stations
- Lostock Hall railway station, 3.5 km · Leyland railway station, 1.8 km · Bamber Bridge railway station, 3.3 km · Buckshaw Parkway railway station, 2.6 km · Farington railway station, 3.7 km
- Liverpool → Clayton-le-Woods38 km · quickest by road, 1h 2m · £4.5–6
- Manchester, Greater Manchester → Clayton-le-Woods37 km · quickest by road, 1h · £4.5–6
- Leeds, West Yorkshire → Clayton-le-Woods74 km · quickest by road, 1h 45m · £9–12
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No local-transport research exists yet for Clayton-le-Woods
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Clayton-le-Woods. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inFerries ply to Liverpool from: Dublin twice a day (P & O, 8 hours), though there are faster sailings from Dublin to Holyhead in North Wales.
- Get inBelfast twice a day (Stena Line, 8 hours) Douglas Isle of Man three per day (Isle of Man Steam Packet, 2 hour 45 min); Douglas also has ferries to Heysham near Morecambe.
- Get aroundLancashire is increasingly a cycle friendly place for on- and off-road cyclists.
- Go nextOr hop on a ferry to Ireland or the Isle of Man.
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Next door to Clayton-le-Woods
Clayton-le-Woods is 8 km from Preston, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Leylandtown in Lancashire, England2.7 km
- South Ribblenon-metropolitan district in Lancashire, UK2 km
- Euxtonvillage and civil parish of the Borough of Chorley, in Lancashire, England4 km
- Faringtona village located in South Ribble, United Kingdom1.8 km
- Cuerdenvillage in Lancashire, England, UK1 km
- Whittle-le-Woodsvillage and civil parish of the Borough of Chorley in Lancashire, England1.4 km