[1] The toponym "Claydon" is derived from the Old English for "clay hill".

Later, after changing hands several times it came into the possession of King Edward IV when his grandfather the Earl of March left it to him.

Steeple Claydon is now one of the largest villages in Aylesbury Vale.

It has a public house, a Co-op supermarket, a hairdresser, a fish & chips shop, a Chinese Takeaway, a dentist, a doctor's surgery and a garage.

The village has had some notable residents, including Florence Nightingale, Olympic swimmer Craig Gibbons, professional footballers Sam Baldock and George Baldock and Deep Purple founder member and guitarist Nick Simper.