Clipsham

{{Short description|Village in Rutland, England}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}

{{Use British English|date=February 2025}}

{{Infobox UK place

|country= England

|official_name= Clipsham

|static_image_name= Church of St Mary, Clipsham - geograph.org.uk - 188940.jpg

|static_image_caption= St Mary's Church, Clipsham

|coordinates = {{coord|52.736|-0.566|display=inline,title}}

|os_grid_reference= SK969163

|area_total_sq_mi= 2.61

|area_footnotes= {{cite web|url=http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/data_cube_table_page.jsp?data_theme=T_POP&data_cube=N_AREA_A&u_id=10037694&c_id=10001043&add=Y |title=A vision of Britain through time |publisher=University of Portsmouth |accessdate=4 February 2009}}

|population= 120

|population_ref= (2001 Census){{cite web |url=http://www.rutland.gov.uk/ppimageupload/Image27657.PDF |title=Rutland Civil Parish Populations |publisher=Rutland County Council |year=2001 |accessdate=31 January 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071012204902/http://www.rutland.gov.uk/ppimageupload/Image27657.PDF |archive-date=12 October 2007 |url-status=dead }}

|population_density= {{convert|46|/sqmi|/km2|abbr=on}}

|unitary_england= Rutland

|lieutenancy_england= Rutland

|region= East Midlands

|constituency_westminster= Rutland and Melton

|post_town= OAKHAM

|postcode_district= LE15

|postcode_area= LE

|dial_code= 01572

|london_distance= {{convert|88|mi}} SSE

|website=

}}Clipsham is a small village in the county of Rutland in the East Midlands of England. It is in the northeast of Rutland, close to the county boundary with Lincolnshire. The population of the civil parish was 120 at the 2001 census increasing to 166 at the 2011 census.{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11122100&c=Clipsham&d=16&e=62&g=6384734&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1466774339703&enc=1|title=Civil Parish population 2011|accessdate=24 June 2016|publisher=Office for National Statistics|work=Neighbourhood Statistics}}

File:Fantastic topiary at Clipsham yew tree avenue - geograph.org.uk - 1277269.jpgThe village's name possibly means 'homestead/village of Cylp' or 'hemmed-in land of Cylp'.{{Cite web|url=http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Rutland/Clipsham|title = Key to English Place-names}}

St Mary's Church is a Grade II* listed building.{{NHLE |num= 1361803|desc= Church of St Mary|accessdate= 11 October 2015|grade=II*}} Clipsham Hall of {{circa|lk=no|1700}} is a Grade II* listed mansion,{{NHLE |num= 1073244|desc= Clipsham Hall|accessdate= 11 October 2015|mode=cs2}} set in a landscaped park.

The Olive Branch[http://www.theolivebranchpub.com/ The Olive Branch], Clipsham, UK. is one of the very few pubs to hold a Michelin star and in 2008 was chosen as winner of the Michelin Pub of the Year.

The village is well known for its limestone quarries. Clipsham stone,[http://www.clipshamstone.co.uk/ Clipsham Quarry Company website][http://www.stamfordstone.co.uk/home.html The Stamford Stone Company] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070621182938/http://www.stamfordstone.co.uk/home.html |date=2007-06-21 }} operates Clipsham Medwells Quarry part of the Upper Lincolnshire Limestone Formation, can be found in many of Britain's most famous buildings including King's College Chapel (Cambridge), the Examination Schools in Oxford, York Minster, and in repairs to the Houses of Parliament. The earliest recorded use of Clipsham stone was for Windsor Castle between 1363 and 1368. The London Stone is made of it, however, and dates back at least to about 1100.