Close by are the neighbouring towns and villages of Beaconsfield, Farnham Common, Burnham, Gerrards Cross, Stoke Poges, Windsor and Taplow.

King Henry III had a palace here, marked on modern maps as "Cippenham Moat" and very close to the M4 motorway.

A 1925 document (Parishes: Burnham with Lower Boveney, a History of the County of Buckingham: Vol 3 (1925) pp 165–184) described Cippenham as some cottages and other buildings clustering around the green, with several large farms on the outskirts.

During the First World War a vehicle repair depot was established in the grounds of Cippenham Court Farm.

However, they missed out on winning the cup after suffering a 1–0 defeat to Waltham FC in a closely contested encounter.