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The modern parish of Aston Clinton was created in 1934. Of the other medieval manors:- Dundridge; Chivery; St Leonards and Vaches, historically all closely associated with Aston Clinton, only Chivery and Vaches have remained distinct parts of Aston Clinton, which now forms part of Aylesbury Vale District. Dundridge manor became part of the ecclesiastical parish of St Leonards which has itself since 1934 become part of the parish of Cholesbury-cum-St Leonards.
Aston Clinton Civil Parish is bordered by other civil parishes (see gallery below) to the:
- North by: Bierton with Broughton, Hulcott (Bucks) & Tring Rural (Herts)
- East by: Buckland (Bucks)
- South by: Cholesbury-cum-St Leonards & Wendover (Bucks)
- West by: Halton & Weston Turville (Bucks)
St. Michael and All Angels parish church dates from the 13th and 14th centuries.
The Aston Clinton A41 Bypass opened on 3 October 2003.
The car manufacturer Aston Martin took one part of its name from the village combining it with that of its co-founder Lionel Martin. It had great success in the Aston Clinton Hillclimb competition up nearby Aston Hill. A plaque now marks the site.
In the centre of the village is the Anthony Hall, a concert hall which was donated to the village by the widow of Anthony Nathan de Rothschild.
Aston Clinton School is a primary school that takes pupils between the ages of 4 and 11. The school has approximately 275 pupils. The school badge includes the five arrows from the Rothschild coat of arms, because the family built the first schools in the village.
The TV programme Hotel Babylon was filmed in Aston Clinton.
Australian Formula One driver Mark Webber lists Aston Clinton as his home in England where he lives with his partner Ann Neal.
There are several motor vehicle garages in Aston Clinton, Triumph which is for motorbikes only and JP Marques who sold second hand cars, however JP Marques main garage shut and has now been demolished to make way for six new homes and the company has now moved locations further east in the village and now specialises in Minis.
In 2009 a new Household waste and recycling centre was built to the north Aston Clinton, north of the A41, Council Poster, Planning Application. The recycling centre is shown, highlighted in green, on the map below, in the next section.
In 2011 a new industrial park opened in Aston Clinton called Halton Brook Business Park, designed and developed by Horstonbridge which replaced an old dairy, demolished in 2006, that once stood in the same location. Two companies currently occupy Halton Brook, Zethon & DeSoutter Medical. Halton Brook is located on the map below.
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