[1] Robert D'Oyly gave land at Clanfield to the Order of Knights Hospitaller, who built a moated preceptory on the site.

By 1279 the preceptory owned land and property not only at Clanfield but also at Brize Norton, Grafton, Westwell, Oxford and Woodstock.

[2] The preceptory buildings have gone and their moated site is now occupied by Friars Court, a gabled house built in about 1650.

[3] Friars Court is a private house but it is now hired out as an approved venue for weddings and civil partnerships.

In the 15th century a large statue of St Stephen was added to the outside of the tower,[5] a squint was inserted in the south side of the chancel and the present font was made.

[10] The Masons Arms public house is also a 17th-century Cotswold stone building, recently renamed the Clanfield Tavern.