[2] The countryside around Claydon is set among low-lying hills and lies next to the River Gipping.

There is also a bakers and sandwich bar Freshfills, post office, fish and chip shop, hotel, hairdressers, car dealership and travel agency.

There are regular bus connections to Ipswich, Bramford and Stowmarket from the centre of the village.

Nearby villages include Barham, Bramford, Great Blakenham and the hamlet of Akenham.

It was connected to the Government Pipeline and Storage System and supplied RAF Bentwaters and Woodbridge.