Clayton is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Its Local Government Area is the City of Monash. Melbourne is the state capital and largest city in the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-largest city in Australia (after Sydney), with a population of approximately 3. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Municipalities of Greater Melbourne City of Banyule City of Bayside City of Boroondara City of Brimbank Shire of Cardinia City of Casey City of Darebin City of Frankston City of Glen Eira City of Greater Dandenong City of Hobsons Bay City of Hume City of Kingston City of Knox City... The City of Monash is a Local Government Area of Victoria (Local Government Area) in Victoria, Australia. ...

Overview

Clayton Road Shops

The main focus for the suburb of Clayton is the shopping strip that runs along Clayton Rd. The local railway station, situated at the northern end of the shopping strip bears the name Clayton. Image File history File linksMetadata Claytonshops. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Claytonshops. ...

History

The area was first occupied for farming in the 1850s and was originally named after a property, "Clayton Vale", owned by John Clayton in the 1860s. A township was orinally gazetted on the main Dandenong Road, in what is now known as Clayton North. In 1862 a primary school was opened at the corner of Dandenong Road and Clayton Road, to serve the whole of the Clayton district. This school changed its name to Clayton North Primary in 1954. John Clayton was also the birth name of the fictional character Tarzan. ... Dandenong is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ...

The construction of the railway to Dandenong and Gipplsand about 1 km south of Dandenong Road in 1878 prompted the start of a second township where the line crossed Clayton Road.

Clayton's rural lands and relative proximity to Melbourne attracted two institutions at the turn of the century: the Talbot Colony for Epileptics on land later occupied by Monash University, Clayton North, and a Women's Convalescent Home. Apart from that, in 1900 the community consisted of farms, three hotels, two churches, a tennis court and a few shops. Market gardens, fruit growing and a municipal abattoir were the leading industries Monash University Monash University is Australias largest university with over 55,000 students. ...

The 1960s saw the rapid disappearance of market gardens as urbanisation and industry advanced. At the western edge of Clayton the Oakleigh High School had been opened in 1955 and a second primary school was opened next year at Clayton South. Melbourne's second metropolitan university, Monash, was opened at Clayton North in 1961 . Primary schools at Westall and Clayton West opened in 1961 and 1962, and high schools at Westall and Monash (Clayton North) in 1963 and 1965. Clayton South is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Clayton West is a village in West Yorkshire, England. ... City_of_Monash, a municipality of Victoria, Australia John Monash, an Australian World War I General This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

Numerous factories, including Wilke Printing, Robert Bosch GmbH and Repco were opened after the Second World War. Clayton South and Westall are closer to the "sandbelt" areas, with the Spring Valley Golf Club and two large reserves. Sanitary landfill sites occupy former sand quarries. The Robert Bosch GmbH is a German company which was started in 1886 by Robert Bosch. ... Repco was a Formula One engine manufacturer from 1966 through 1969. ... Landfill is a waste disposal site for the deposit of the waste onto or into land (i. ...

While the local community was formerly a part of the now defunct 'City of Oakleigh' local council, in 1995 the municipality became the south-western corner for the City of Monash. The City of Monash is a Local Government Area of Victoria (Local Government Area) in Victoria, Australia. ...

Clayton North is home to Monash University, arguably the Number One place of attraction for the region. Clayton North is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Monash University Monash University is Australias largest university with over 55,000 students. ...

This is a list of suburbs in the city of Melbourne, in the State of Victoria, Australia. ... The City of Monash is a Local Government Area of Victoria (Local Government Area) in Victoria, Australia. ...