What is Clay Cross?
{{infobox UK place| |country = England |static_image=Clay_cross_298581_fadaa37d.jpg |static_image_caption=The Clock tower is used for adult education |latitude= 53.1637 |longitude= -1.4128 |official_name= Clay Cross |population= 8,573 |civil_parish= Clay Cross |shire_district= [[North East Derbyshire]] |region= East Midlands |shire_county= [[Derbyshire]] |constituency_westminster= [[North East Derbyshire (UK Parliament constituency)|North East Derbyshire]] |post_town= CHESTERFIELD |postcode_district = S45 |postcode_area= S |dial_code= 01246 |os_grid_reference= SK392631 |hide_services= yes }} '''Clay Cross''' is a former mining town in north east [[Derbyshire]], [[England]]. It is six miles south of [[Chesterfield]]. It is the former Roman road ''Ryknield Street''. Near by settlements are ''North Wingfield'', ''Tupton'', ''Pilsley'', ''Ashover'', and ''Tibshelf''. {{Derbyshire}} {{multistub|geo|UK}} [[Category:Villages in Derbyshire]]