Botolph Claydon

Botolph Claydon is a hamlet in the civil parish of East Claydon, in Buckinghamshire, England.^[2][3] It is situated about 9 miles (14 km) east of Bicester in Oxfordshire, and 7 miles (11 km) north west of Aylesbury.

Botolph Claydon
Botolph Claydon Location within Buckinghamshire
OS grid reference	SP7324
Unitary authority	Buckinghamshire
Ceremonial county	Buckinghamshire
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BUCKINGHAM
Postcode district	MK18
Dialling code	01296
Police	Thames Valley
Fire	Buckinghamshire
Ambulance	South Central
UK Parliament	Mid Buckinghamshire[1]
List of places UK England Buckinghamshire 51.914362°N 0.935769°W / 51.914362; -0.935769

Anciently the hamlet was called Botyl Claydon. The prefix comes from the Anglo-Saxon word botyl meaning 'house'. The word Claydon is also Anglo Saxon, and means 'clay hill'.

The village hall, formerly library

The village hall, built in 1912, was once the village library and was donated to the villages of East and Botolph Claydon by the Verney Family.^[4]