Charles Clayton (13 July 1813 – 18 October 1883) was an English first-class cricketer and clergyman.
[1] He gained his bachelor's degree in 1836, with Clayton being a recipient of the Browne Medal in 1833 and 1834.
He remained at Cambridge to study for his master's degree, during which time he became a fellow of the college.
He was ordained in the Church of England as a deacon at Salisbury in 1837, before becoming a priest at Rochester in 1838.
He was made an honorary canon of Ripon Cathedral in 1864, while the following year he moved north to County Durham, becoming the rector of Stanhope where he died 21 October 1883.