Aston Clinton
village in Buckinghamshire, England, UK
Aston Clinton is a village and civil parish in the Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire, England. The village lies at the foot of the Chiltern Hills, between the Wendover and Aylesbury arms of the Grand Union Canal. Surrounding towns include Wendover to the south, Aylesbury to the west, and Tring to the east, just over the county border in Hertfordshire.
History
It is believed that the village started at the crossing of two Roman roads, Akeman Street and Icknield Way, both of which are still main roads in the village. After the fall of the Roman Empire, it became a Saxon settlement and remains of a Saxon cemetery were found during the construction of the Aston Clinton Bypass.
Before the Norman Conquest of England in 1066, the settlement was probably held under patronage of King Edward the Confessor. The village is recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086, where in Old English it was called Estone, which means "eastern estate".
The manor, later to be known as Aston Clinton, was for a short period after 1100 under the control of Edward de Salisbury, who was King Henry I's standard-bearer. In 1217 King Henry III gave it to Sir William de Farendon. However, by 1237 the manor was owned by the de Clinton family, hence the name at that time of Aston de Clinton.
“Aston Clinton” enters the record as village in Buckinghamshire, England, UK. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Aston, Clinton and village can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jul 11, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q2044251. VIAF identifies the subject as 139916860. The Library of Congress control number is no2005106628. Authority coordinates are 51.799, -0.721. 1 of 3 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1066, 1086, 1100 and 1217.
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