Jeremy Clarkson's bitter feud with Chipping Norton residents over Diddly Squat farm
dailystar.co.ukJeremy Clarkson may have won himself a legion of fans of country living with his Clarkson's Farm series but not everyone is so keen.The outspoken TV host has found himself the subject of heavy criticism from locals in Chipping Norton since he first arrived there back in 2016.Jeremy, 61, has been at the forefront of many a showdown with locals over his beloved rural property over the years.But now as he looks to the future he has questioned if he can continue running the property as he has realised he is "not so good" at farming and doesn't have the "mental capacity" for it.While Jeremy has owned the land since 2008, he didn't begin farming it himself until 2019 when the local villager named Howard who had previously run the land retired.Jeremy then renamed the agricultural business Diddly Squat - poking fun at its distinct lack of productivity.The former Top Gear host first sparked the wrath of the locals when his arrival in Chipping Norton attracted an array of tourists wanting to check out his business.He opened the Diddly Squat Farm Shop in February 2020 and immediately caused friction with his neighbours due to the inordinate amount of traffic it brought to the countryside location.However, he infuriated his neighbours even further when he made plans to film The Grand Tour in the Cotswold countryside.Locals became increasingly concerned that the narrow country lanes surrounding the proposed filming location would end up being treated as a race track by car fanatics.They are already exasperated by a recent increase in traffic caused by people visiting celebrity haunt The Soho Farmhouse in Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire.One resident protested: "Our village (Sandford St Martin) has already been deeply affected by a huge.
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