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Village in West Yorkshire, England

Clayton West is a village in the parish of Denby Dale, in Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England. It had a population of 4.386 (2021 census) and 2,704 in 2008. It is 9 mile (14 km) south east of Huddersfield and 7 mile (11 km) north west of Barnsley.

There are two tiers of local government covering Clayton West, at parish and metropolitan borough level: Denby Dale Parish Council and Kirklees Council, based in Huddersfield. Kirklees Council is also a constituent member of the West Yorkshire Combined Authority, led by the directly elected Mayor of West Yorkshire. Clayton West was historically a township in the ancient parish of High Hoyland. In 1862 the township of Clayton West was made a local government district, governed by a local board. Townships were also reclassified as civil parishes in 1866. Local government districts were reconstituted as urban districts in 1894. Clayton West Urban District was abolished in 1938, merging with several small neighbouring urban districts to form a larger urban district called Denby Dale. The parish of Clayton West continued to exist until 1974, but as an urban parish it had no administrative functions after the creation of Denby Dale in 1938. In 1951 the parish of Clayton West had a population of 1682. Denby Dale Urban District was in turn abolished in 1974 to become part of the new metropolitan borough of Kirklees, at which point a successor parish of Denby Dale was established.

Clayton West is located between the villages of High Hoyland, Scissett and Skelmanthorpe. The river that runs through the village is called the River Dearne and was part of the 2007 United Kingdom floods.

The village is in the parish of Clayton West and High Hoyland. Facilities include a village store and two pubs. It has a primary school and nursery called Kayes First and Nursery School, which was built in 1862, and was doubled in size in 1981. Kayes First and Nursery School consists of 202 children and 32 staff from Nursery to year 5 (2017 figures). The school is also part of a three tier schooling system with Scissett Middle School and Shelley College (formally Shelley High School). It also has a Scout Group which offers access to a number of outdoor activities including archery, target shooting, kayaking and much more.

In 2007 severe flooding of the river Dearne affected some 420 properties in Clayton West and Skelmanthorpe. Summer flooding has also occurred in the area in 2002, 2004, 2007 and 2008. The textile industry history of the area has resulted in modern day conversions of old textile mill to become residential accommodation. The valley floor also has a high density of residential properties making these areas more prone to flooding.