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{{Short description|Village in Buckinghamshire, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Use British English|date=June 2025}}
{{Infobox UK place
|official_name= Steeple Claydon
|static_image_name= St Michael Steeple Claydon Geograph-2432471-by-Cameraman.jpg
|static_image_caption= St Michael's parish church
|coordinates = {{coord|51.9365|-0.9830|display=inline,title}}
|population= 2278
|population_ref= ([[United Kingdom Census 2011|2011 Census]])
|civil_parish= Steeple Claydon
|unitary_england = [[Buckinghamshire (district)|Buckinghamshire]]
|lieutenancy_england = [[Buckinghamshire]]
|region= South East England
|country = England
|constituency_westminster= [[Mid Buckinghamshire (UK Parliament constituency)|Mid Buckinghamshire]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Location of Mid Buckinghamshire |url= https://members.parliament.uk/constituency/4175/location |website=parliament.uk |date=July 2024 |access-date=17 July 2025}}</ref>
|post_town= Buckingham
|postcode_district = MK18
|postcode_area= MK
|dial_code= 01296
|os_grid_reference= SP6927
|website= [https://www.steepleclaydonparishcouncil.gov.uk/ Steeple Claydon Parish Council]
}}

'''Steeple Claydon''' is a village and [[civil parishes in England|civil parish]] in the [[Buckinghamshire (district)|Buckinghamshire]] district of the ceremonial county of [[Buckinghamshire]], England. The village is about {{convert|4|mi}} south of [[Buckingham]], {{convert|4.5|mi|0}} west of [[Winslow, Buckinghamshire|Winslow]] and {{convert|7|mi}} northwest of [[Waddesdon]]. The [[United Kingdom Census 2011|2011 Census]] recorded the parish population as 2,278.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11129049&c=Steeple+Claydon&d=16&e=62&g=6404034&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1359917865426&enc=1 |title=Area: Steeple Claydon (Parish): Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics |work=Neighbourhood Statistics |publisher=[[Office for National Statistics]] |access-date=3 February 2013}}</ref>

==History==
The [[Toponymy|toponym]] "Claydon" is derived from the [[Old English]] for "clay hill". The [[Domesday Book]] of 1086 records the area (including nearby [[Botolph Claydon]], [[East Claydon]] and [[Middle Claydon]]) as ''Claindone''. The affix "steeple" refers to the steeple of the [[Church of England parish church]], which is prominent in the village. The [[Manorialism|manor]] of Steeple Claydon was once a royal possession. It was given as a wedding gift to [[Robert D'Oyly (Osney)|Robert D'Oyly]] by [[Henry I of England|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 [[Edward IV of England|King Edward IV]] when his grandfather the [[Earl of March]] left it to him. The [[manor house]] has since been pulled down. [[Thomas Chaloner (regicide)|Thomas Chaloner]], a [[regicide]], had a school built in the village in 1656.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=50881#s5 |title=A Topographical Dictionary of England: Claydon, Steeple (St. Michael) |access-date=22 January 2016 |publisher=British History Online}}</ref> This site was later made into the public library.

==Present day==
Steeple Claydon is now one of the largest villages in Aylesbury Vale. It has a public house, a Co-op supermarket, a hairdresser, a [[fish & chips]] shop, a Chinese Takeaway, a dentist, a [[doctor's office|doctor's surgery]] and a garage. The village also has a successful football side, Steeple Claydon Football Club. The village has had some notable residents, including [[Florence Nightingale]], Olympic swimmer [[Craig Gibbons]], professional footballers [[Sam Baldock]] and [[George Baldock]] and Deep Purple founder member and guitarist [[Nick Simper]].

The current Steeple Claydon School is a mixed, [[Community school (England and Wales)|community]] [[primary school]], with roughly 170 pupils ranging in age from four to eleven.

The [[HS2]] Infrastructure Maintenance Depot is planned for Calvert, opening in 2029. <ref>[https://assets.hs2.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/HS2-Calvert-Boards-v2.0_Low-Res_24.05.22-FINAL-1.pdf HS2 Calvert Infrastructure Maintenance Depot]</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Further reading==
*{{cite book |editor-last=Page |editor-first=W.H. |editor-link=William Henry Page |date=1927 |title=A History of the County of Buckingham |volume=4 |series=[[Victoria County History]] |place=London |publisher=The St Katherine Press |pages=226–229 |url= http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=62573}}
*{{cite book |last=Pevsner |first=Nikolaus |author-link=Nikolaus Pevsner |year=1960 |title=Buckinghamshire |series=[[Pevsner Architectural Guides#Buildings of England|The Buildings of England]] |place=Harmondsworth |publisher=[[Penguin Books]] |isbn=0-14-071019-1 |page=242}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Steeple Claydon}}
*[https://www.steepleclaydonparishcouncil.gov.uk/ Steeple Claydon Parish Council]
*[https://www.pitchero.com/clubs/steepleclaydonfc Steeple Claydon Football Club]
*[http://www.steepleclaydonschool.com Steeple Claydon School Website]

{{Aylesbury Vale}}

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[[Category:Villages in Buckinghamshire]]
[[Category:Civil parishes in Buckinghamshire]]

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