Piddington is a hamlet

Hamlet (place)

A hamlet is usually a rural settlement which is too small to be considered a village, though sometimes the word is used for a different sort of community. Historically, when a hamlet became large enough to justify building a church, it was then classified as a village...

 in the parish

Parish

A parish is a territorial unit historically under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of one parish priest, who might be assisted in his pastoral duties by a curate or curates - also priests but not the parish priest - from a more or less central parish church with its associated organization...

 of Piddington and Wheeler End

Piddington and Wheeler End

Piddington and Wheeler End is a small civil parish within Wycombe District Council, Buckinghamshire, England. Within the parish are the main hamlets of Piddington and Wheeler End...

 in Buckinghamshire

Buckinghamshire

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, England

England

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. It is located on the main A40

A40 road

The A40 is a major trunk road connecting London to Fishguard, Wales and officially called The London to Fishguard Trunk Road in all legal documents and Acts...

 between Stokenchurch

Stokenchurch

Stokenchurch is a village and civil parish within Wycombe district in Buckinghamshire England. It is in the Chiltern Hills, about south of Chinnor in Oxfordshire and west of High Wycombe. The village is a popular place to live, due to its rural location and ease of access to London and Birmingham...

 and West Wycombe

West Wycombe

West Wycombe is a small village situated along the A40 road, due three miles west of High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England.The historic village is largely a National Trust property and receives a large annual influx of tourists - being the site of West Wycombe Park, West Wycombe Caves and the...

.

Piddington only dates back to the mid 19th century when it was a hamlet based around a pub called The Dashwood Arms. At the turn of the century, a furniture

Furniture

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 factory

Factory

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 was established and the hamlet grew around it. The factory is no more, but a small light industrial area now stands on its site.

There are no shops in Piddington - the nearest being in West Wycombe or Lane End

Lane End, Buckinghamshire

Lane End is a village and civil parish within Wycombe district in Buckinghamshire, England. It is just south of the M40 from High Wycombe, about two miles west of Booker. The village is twinned with Saint-Pierre-d'Oléron in France....

. However, there is a Village Hall (which hosts many regular events including the annual Piddington Horticultural Society Show) and a playing field.

Piddington featured in an episode of BBC2's Top Gear

Top Gear (current format)

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. Jeremy Clarkson

Jeremy Clarkson

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 was seen to drive a Renault

Renault

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 Espace

Renault Espace

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 through the village on his way to make it into a convertible

Convertible

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, with fellow presenters James May

James May

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 and Richard Hammond

Richard Hammond

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. Clarkson remarked on passing through Piddington "I've got a people carrier, I'm a bit of a Piddington!"