- Steeple Claydon
infobox UK place
country = England
latitude= 51.9365
longitude= -0.9830
population= 2,375 [ [http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=792086&c=steeple+claydon&d=16&e=15&g=424402&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1216667457406&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779 Neighbourhood Statistics 2001 Census] ]
official_name= Steeple Claydon
shire_district=Aylesbury Vale
shire_county =Buckinghamshire
region= South East England
civil_parish=Steeple Claydon
constituency_westminster= Buckingham
post_town= BUCKINGHAM
postcode_district = MK18
postcode_area= MK
dial_code= 01280
os_grid_reference= SP698270Steeple Claydon is a
village and also acivil parish withinAylesbury Vale district inBuckinghamshire ,England . It is located about four miles south ofBuckingham , six miles north west ofWaddesdon .The village name 'Claydon' is Anglo Saxon in origin, and means 'clay hill'. In the
Domesday Book of1086 the area (including the nearby places ofBotolph Claydon ,East Claydon andMiddle Claydon ) was known as "Claindone". The prefix 'Steeple' refers to the steeple of theparish church, which is prominent in the village, and was added to differentiate it from the other local places.The manor of Steeple Claydon was once a royal possession. It was given as a
wedding gift to Robert D'Oiley by King Henry I because D'Oyly was marrying one of the king's former mistresses. Later, after changing hands several times it came into the possession of King Edward IV when it was left to him in the will of his grandfather theEarl of March . Themanor house has since been pulled down.Thomas Chaloner, the
regicide , built a school in the village in 1656. [cite web |url=http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=50881#s5 |title=A Topographical Dictionary of England - Claydon, Steeple (St. Michael) |accessmonthday=13 Sep |accessyear=2007 |publisher=British History Online ] This site later became the public library. The current Steeple Claydon School is a mixed, community,primary school , which has approximately 150 pupils from the age of four through to the age of eleven.Today Steeple Claydon is one of the largest villages in the Aylesbury Vale, and it has a very active local
community .The village has 3 pubs, a co-op with cash machine, newsagents, bakery, Post Office, hair studio, fish & chip shop, dentist, doctors and garage.
The village also had notable residents including
Florence Nightingale .References
External links
* [http://www.steeple-claydon.org/ Steeple Claydon Village Website]
* [http://www.steepleclaydon.bucks.sch.uk/ Steeple Claydon School Website]
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