Clayton-le-Dale explained

Country:England
Coordinates:53.7966°N -2.4935°W
Official Name:Clayton-le-Dale
Civil Parish:Clayton-le-Dale
Population:1,228
Population Ref:(2011)
Shire District:Ribble Valley
Shire County:Lancashire
Region:North West England
Constituency Westminster:Ribble Valley
Post Town:BLACKBURN
Postcode District:BB1
Postcode Area:BB
Dial Code:01254
Os Grid Reference:SD6733
Pushpin Map:United Kingdom Borough of Ribble Valley
Pushpin Map Caption:Shown within Ribble Valley

Clayton-le-Dale is a village and civil parish[1] situated on the A59 road near Blackburn, in Lancashire, England. The population of the civil parish as of the 2011 census was 1,228. The village is in the Ribble Valley local government district.

The parish is mainly agricultural. Since the foot-and-mouth crisis in 2001 local businesses have started to diversify; for example Dowsons started making ice cream on their dairy farm[2] and supplying Asda and Booths supermarkets, as well as producing unusual flavours of ice cream including black pudding flavour.[3]

Other examples of diversification in Clayton-le-Dale include tourism, and the development of industrial units in the village with Fairfield Business Park giving home to companies such as Ski & Trek, Evabel Ltd, Paul Case Furniture, and Mellor Cars.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20041130092502/http://www.lancashireparishcouncils.gov.uk/parishes/parish_display.asp?parishid=155 Lancashire Parish Portal
  2. Web site: BBC - Lancashire - Radio Lancashire - Food glorious Lancashire food! . 20 December 2019 . 11 November 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121111104036/http://www.bbc.co.uk/lancashire/content/image_galleries/flavours_of_lancashire_gallery.shtml . dead .
  3. Web site: Lancashire goes loopy for bizarre ice cream flavours - Food Manufacture . 28 February 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070609021047/http://foodmanufacture.co.uk/news/fullstory.php/aid/2217/Lancashire_goes_loopy_for_bizarre_ice_cream_flavours.html . 9 June 2007 . dead .
  4. http://www.clitheroeadvertiser.co.uk/clitheroenews/Grant-boost-for-schemes-to.1508465.jp Grant boost for schemes to help rural recovery – Clitheroe Today