Claydon, Oxfordshire

Claydon
St. James the Great parish church
Claydon is located in Oxfordshire
Claydon
Claydon
Location within Oxfordshire
Population306 (parish) (2011 Census)
OS grid referenceSP4550
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBanbury
Postcode districtOX17
Dialling code01295
PoliceThames Valley
FireOxfordshire
AmbulanceSouth Central
UK Parliament
WebsiteClaydon Village
List of places
UK
England
Oxfordshire
52°08′49″N 1°19′59″W / 52.147°N 1.333°W / 52.147; -1.333

Claydon is a village and former civil parish, now in Claydon with Clattercot, in the Cherwell district, in Oxfordshire, England. The village is about 6 miles (10 km) north of Banbury and about 417 feet (127 m) above sea level on a hill of Early Jurassic Middle Lias clay.[1]

The village is the northernmost settlement in Oxfordshire and as such is also the northernmost settlement in the entire South East England region. The parish is bounded by Warwickshire to the west and Northamptonshire to the east. The 2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 306.[2]

  1. ^ Crossley et al. 1972, pp. 184–194
  2. ^ "Area: Claydon with Clattercot (Parish): Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 14 February 2015.