Botolph Claydon Conservation Area

BOTOLPH CLAYDON CONSERVATION AREA Designated 16th October 1991

Botolph Claydon is situated in rolling countryside in the -Wing Hills Area of Attractive Landscape, two and half miles south-west of Winslow.

For a village of such relatively small size it has a surprisingly large number of attractive listed buildings, extending along both Botyl Road and Orchard Way, the two principal roads in the village.

124.6m

Botolph Farm

Pond

Botyl Cottage 124.9m Botolph House

Pond

ROAD

Pond

BOTYL Botolph Farm

121.8m

Botolph120.2m Claydon

Pond Pumping Station

ORCHARD

WAY

117.3m 119.9m 115.5m TCB Shelter

112.8m

105.6

Corner Cottage

Touchwood

WEIR LANE Path (um) v (covered)

Weir

Pond Cottage

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Aylesbury Vale District Council. Cattle Licence No 100019797 2008 Grid

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Although situated at the junction where the roads from , and meet, development has only occurred along the roads to East and Middle Claydon. This has given the village its characteristic inverse “L” shape.

For the most part buildings are sited close to the roadside behind low hedgerow and between fine mature trees. Only at two points is there any real depth to development extending back from the roadside, namely, at Berwood Farm at the southern end of the village and Botolph Farm, towards its northern end.

Most of the properties in the village are constructed of brick, although some of the older listed properties have the brickwork whitewashed. Amongst the listed buildings, the great majority are timber framed with thatched roofs. One notable exception to this trend is Botolph House in Botyl Road. This large mansion house has an old tile roof and is sited within extensively landscaped grounds. A pond on the opposite side of Botyl Road is also surrounded by a large number of trees. Both to the north of the pond and to the south of Botolph House are fine views across open countryside. A similarly fine view is afforded in a southerly direction immediately to the west of 23 Orchard Way.

The setting of properties along the northern side of Orchard Way is enhanced by the backdrop of fine trees. Similarly, the appearance of Weir Cottage and Bernwood Farm is enhanced by the trees which surround the large pond immediately opposite Weir Cottage; that pond is one of the six such ponds situated in and around the village.

February 2008

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