Clayton Vale

Clayton Vale is an area of green space in Clayton, Manchester, 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 been designated a Local Nature Reserve.

Clayton is an area of Manchester, England, 3 miles east of the city centre on Ashton New Road.Historically in Lancashire, Clayton takes its name from the Clayton family who owned large parts of land around the area, including Clayton Vale, through which the River Medlock flows, separating Clayton from Newton Heath.

Clayton Bridge railway station, Manchester, was a railway station that served the locality between 1846 and 1968.