Piddington originally comprised a number of scattered farmsteads, a workhouse and manor house.
], a furniture factory was established and the hamlet grew under its influence.
The factory is no more, but a small light industrial area now stands on its site, with places named as Amalgamated Tires & Exhausts business and West Wycombe Motors there.
There are no shops in Piddington - the nearest being in West Wycombe or Lane End.
However, there is a village hall (which hosts many regular events including the annual Piddington Horticultural Society Show) and is the local voting centre, a playing field is located at the bottom of the hamlet, on Princes Street.