Claverdon is a village and civil parish in the Stratford-on-Avon district of Warwickshire, England, about 5 miles (8.0 km) west of the county town of Warwick.

[4][6] In, December 1547, the lordship was granted to John Dudley, Earl of Warwick, after whose execution the manor, in June 1554, was assigned to his widow Joan for life.

Ambrose Dudley, fourth son of the Duke of Northumberland, was created Earl of Warwick in 1561 and received the Warwick estates, including the manor of Claverdon, which he sold in 1568 to Sir John Spencer, a member of a branch of the Spencer family, from whom Diana Princess of Wales was descended.

Whilst there are no large employers in the area, most residents commute to larger towns nearby, there are a number of small businesses locally.

Claverdon Cartridges, supplying shooting equipment and clothing[9] and the 4 star Ardencote Manor Hotel Country Club & Spa.

However, Claverdon has had a parish church of Saint Michael and All Angels since the 1150s[4] with the oldest parts of the present structure dating from the 14th century.

[11] It is said to have been the north-western of the four angle-towers of the great house begun by Thomas Spencer, who died in 1630 and whose monument stands in the church.

Nikolaus Pevsner makes no reference to the Hall[11] which may be a 17th-century house, perhaps earlier, but which was restored in the 20th century and much altered, its walls are rough-cast and the roof tiled.

[4] The large panelled oak door in the Hall opens into an under stairs store, reputed to be a former priest's hole during the Reformation period and from which, many years ago, it is said there was an underground passage which may have led to Stone Building in Manor Lane.

The list of important family names associated with the manor are described in the section under history, most notably a branch of the Spencers of Althorp, Northamptonshire[6] from whom Diana Princess of Wales was descended.

The Rugby Club run two teams on a Saturday and on a Sunday have a thriving mini / junior section which is very successful.

The Recreation Field is shared in the summer by the cricket team who maintain the wicket and outfield through limited club funds.

[citation needed] Other sports clubs and fitness classes, such as badminton use the Church Centre and Dorothea Mitchell Hall.

There are two public houses, The Crown on Henley Street and the Red Lion on Station Road, ¼ mile west of the church.

It may be one of the oldest buildings in the village, as it has some close set studding of the 16th century and a wide fireplace with a moulded lintel and the roof is tiled.

[17] The village lies chiefly at a height of about 400 ft. above sea-level, the soil being Red Keuper Marl overlaid with pockets of clay, gravel, and sand.