Angry drivers have been forced to take a 10-mile grand detour after Jeremy Clarkson and his co-presenters closed part of a Yorkshire village for filming.

Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May were filming with a crew in Farnley Tyas, near Huddersfield, West Yorks, on Wednesday and closed roads through the village.

Residents have slammed the trio for the 'chaos' and said they were forced to take a 10-mile detour while Clarkson and company drove a black Toyota Hilax fitted with a jet engine and made to look like a boat.

Jeremy Clarkson, accompanied by co-presenters Richard Hammond (in the back seat) and James May (in the front passenger seat), drive the boat shaped vehicle through Yorkshire

They accused TV staff of closing off the main road into the village between noon and 5pm on Wednesday with staff also stopping people from driving on key feeder roads.

Locals claim they weren't given any forewarning about the closures which meant motorists they had to divert all the way around Farnley Tyas.

Charles Rapley, 73, slammed productions chiefs and the local council over claims villagers were kept in the dark about filming.

The retired commercial construction manager, who rents a stable at a local livery yard, claimed he along with 20 other horse riders lost out on business on Wednesday.

The trio have been criticised by the residents of Farnley Tyas after their staff closed main roads through the village, forcing them to make a 10 mile detour

He said: 'The livery yard is around 200 yards away from where they closed the road which prevented us from going about our normal business.

'They were filming the Grand Tour there. The road closure allowed them yesterday and today. It's usual total chaos and mismanagement.

'It basically means anyone wanting to come from one side of the village to the other has to take a 10-mile detour - it's not practical and we should not have to do it.

'It has caused considerable disruption to people moving about from one side to the other.

'I understand the council did inform the local school, to me it's the production company that should put notices up or let everyone know.

'I don't care if they are worried about fans turning up, it has disrupted my business and I will be writing to them in that vein - it has caused a lot of people an expense.

Residents claim they weren't given any fore warning about the closure and it has greatly disrupted their work

'We need to move horses and a lot of people who are trying to get in and out are having great difficulty.

'Why have Kirklees allowed this without notifying local residents?'

He added: 'I saw a very strange looking vehicle at the end of the road, it was only travelling around 20mph.

'It looked a bit like a pickup truck and has been converted, with a jet engine on the back and the front looked like the front of a rowing boat.'

The TV presenters were spotted in Farnley Tyas on Wednesday and at Crosland Moor airfield on Thursday as fans flocked to see the famous faces filming their show.

Mr Rapley said he had contacted Kirklees Council and Clarkson's filming company Chump Productions, but not got anywhere.

The council is said to have informed the school nearby about the closure, but the production company is believed to have not put notices up beforehand

He said Kirklees told him road closure orders had been issued and there was nothing they could do.

A spokesman for Kirklees Council said: 'The council carries out statutory procedures to temporarily closure roads to enable activities such as roadworks, events or filming to take place by third parties.

'Where possible diversions are specified which would be suitable for all types of traffic using the roads.

'The third party is responsible for any traffic management and signing for the temporary road closure.'

The former stars of Top Gear are thought to have been filming an episode of their new show The Grand Tour, which airs on internet station Amazon Prime.

A spokesperson for the show said: 'We were filming up in Yorkshire yesterday but with respect would hardly say we caused chaos. We informed the local TV and filming authorities of our plans, we filmed on a quiet section of B road, and we had marshall's holding traffic for short periods.

'We didn't broadcast that we were filming in the area because it can be counterproductive, in safety terms, if some of our more eager, younger fans turn up, trying to photograph us whilst we're driving. We are though, very sorry if any local resident was delayed.'