Clayton lies on the boundary between urban and rural Staffordshire, not far from Newcastle's border with the Borough of Stafford.

Towards Trent Vale is the Clayton Wood Training Ground and the football academy of Stoke City F.C.

The neighbouring Catholic primary school of the same name was deemed Good by Ofsted in the most recent inspection.

The church also runs a charity, LinkLine,[3] which provides weekly over-the-phone support and companionship to housebound elderly people in the community.

[4] It has a distinctive blue-green copper roof, originally orange-red in colour, a result of oxidation over time.

[5] It was opened in 1978 and is a purpose-built private healthcare facility with two operating theatres, one minor/endoscopy suite and 40 en-suite bedrooms.Close to Junction 15 of the M6 is a Holiday Inn.

In the neighbouring ward of the Westlands is the A53 (locally known as the 'D-road'), which runs south-west to Market Drayton and Shrewsbury and north-east into the Peak District.