Croughton, Northamptonshire

Croughton
All Saints' parish church
Croughton is located in Northamptonshire
Croughton
Croughton
Location within Northamptonshire
Population992 (2011 Census)
OS grid referenceSP544335
• London68 miles (109 km) SE
Civil parish
  • Croughton
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBrackley
Postcode districtNN13
Dialling code01869
PoliceNorthamptonshire
FireNorthamptonshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament
WebsiteCroughton Parish Council
List of places
UK
England
Northamptonshire
51°59′50″N 1°12′33″W / 51.99729°N 1.20906°W / 51.99729; -1.20906

Croughton is a village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire, England, about 3 miles (5 km) southwest of Brackley. The 2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 992.[1]

The village is on the B4031 road, about 390 feet (120 m) above sea level, on the south side of an east–west ridge. The parish is 1+12 miles (2.4 km) wide east-west and 2+12 miles (4 km) wide north-south. Its southern boundary is Ockley Brook, which also forms part of the county boundary with Oxfordshire. Ockley Brook is a tributary of the River Cherwell. Croughton is Northamptonshire's second-most southerly village, second only to neighbouring Aynho.

  1. ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Croughton Parish (E04006817)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 2 January 2020.